Embryology Flashcards
What is fertilization?
when sperm and oocyte come (egg) together to form a zyogote
Key hormones in ovulation
Luteinizing hormone Follicle Stimulating Hormone Estrogen Progesterone HCG (human chorionic gonadatropin)
Luteinizing hormone
- produced in pituitary gland
- triggers ovulation and development of corpus luteum
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
- produced in pituitary
- stimulates the growth of eggs and release of the mature egg
Estrogen
- made in ovaries
- helps uterus grow and prepares body for delivery
Progesterone
- released by ovaries
- prepares the endometrium for pregnancy; causes lining to thicken
HCG
- produced by cells in the placenta
- stimulates the corpus luteum to produce progesterone to maintain the pregnancy.
Early division is known as
cleavage
What is a morula?
Forms when a zyogte continues to divide until it becomes 16 cell
What is the morula become
a blastocyst/blastocyte
Key components of blastocyst
- trophoblast is single layer of large flattened cells which become the placenta
- embryoblast is the inner cell mass that gives rise to the embryo
What do trophoblast become in week 2?
-divides into Cytotrophobolast and synctiotrophoblast
What does the embryoblast become in week 2?
-divides into Epiblast and hypoblast
What does the extraembryonic mesoderm become?
-divides into Somatic and splanchnic layers
the embryoblast cell
become hypoblast which becomes yolk sac and epiblast which gives rise to germ layers and forms amniotic cavity
What is the lacunar stage and why is it important
arteries and veins from mother start growing to decidua basalis bringing blood
What is gastrulation?
process in which an embryo transforms from a one-dimensional layer of epithelial cells (blastula) and reorganizes into a multilayered and multidimensional structure called the gastrula
Two functions of the primitive streak
established bilaterally symmetry and determines the site of gastrulation
How are germ layers formed
Through gastrulation
Two factors that contribute to the cell differentiation and positioning
-primitive streak and primitive groove
Ectoderm
- Neural tissues: spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and brain
- epithelial tissues: skin, linings of the mouth, nostrils, sweat glands, hair and nails, and tooth enamel
Endoderm
- pharynx
- GI tract
- respiratory system
Mesoderm
- paraxial mesoderm: skeleton (except skull), dermis, and connective tissue
- intermediate mesoderm: genitourinary system, ducts, and accessory glands
- lateral plate mesoderm: connective tissue of viscera and limns, serous membranes of pleural, pericardium and peritoneum, blood and lymph cells, cardiovascular lymph systems