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Embryology Flashcards

1
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Between what weeks is the embryonic phase?

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0-3 weeks

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2
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Between which weeks is the embryonic phase?

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4-8 weeks

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3
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Between which weeks is the foetal phase?

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9-40 weeks

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4
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What is spermatogenesis?

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The formation of sperm

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5
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What is oogenesis?

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The formation of the ovum

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6
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By what cellular process do gametes divide?

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Meiosis

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7
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What is the spermatogonium?

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The cell that produces sperm

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8
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What is the oogonium?

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The cell that produces the ovum

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9
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What is the cell formed at fertilisation called?

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The zygote

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10
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Does just one sperm surround the ovum?

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No several

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11
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How many sperm penetrate the egg?

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Just one

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12
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What part of the sperm penetrates the ovum?

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The pro-nucleus

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13
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Why does mitochondrial inheritance come from the mother?

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Because the sperms organelles are pushed out at fertilisation

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14
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What is the first cell in the body?

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The zygote

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15
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Is the zygote diploid or haploid?

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Diploid

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16
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How does the zygote divide?

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By mitosis

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17
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What is the morula?

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Ball of cells that have divided from the zygote

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18
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Why does a cavity develop in the morula?

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To get nutrients to the central core of the cells

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19
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What is the cavity that develops in the morula known as?

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Blastocystic cavity

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20
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What does the morula become?

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A blastocyst

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21
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What is the outer lining of cells on the blastocyst called?

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Trophoblast

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22
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How does the egg or fertilised zygote move along the oviduct?

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Ciliated epithelium moves it along

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23
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How long does the first cell division take?

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36 hours

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24
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If cilia function in the fallopian tubes is faulty what can occur?

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An ectopic pregnancy

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25
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How many days does it take fir the blastula to have formed ready to implant in the uterine cavity?

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5 or 6

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26
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Where does implantation occur?

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In the endometrial layer

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27
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What is the function of the chorion?

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To help the embryo burry into the endometrium
To go on and form part of the placenta
To secrete HCG

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28
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What does HCG hormone do?

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Tells the body to keep producing oestrogen and progesterone to maintain the endometrium
Also is used to test for pregnancy

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29
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How does the chorion aid implantation?

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By creating finger like projections (villi)

30
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What are the 2 layers of the Bilaminar disc called?

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Epiblast

Hypoblast

31
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What cavity lies above the epiblast?

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Amniotic cavity

32
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What cavity lies below the hypoblast?

33
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Why does the allantoic begin to get larger?

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Because more and more waste products are dumped there

34
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Why does the yolk sac get smaller?

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Because the nutrients are being used up

35
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Does maternal and foetal blood ever mix?

36
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How does the transfer of nutrients and waste occur between mum and baby if there blood do not mix?

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By diffusion

37
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What are the main functions of the placenta?

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Foetal nutrition
Transport of waste and gases
Immune ect

38
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Why is the foetal part of the placenta smooth?

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Because it is lined by the amniotic sac

39
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How much does the placenta weigh?

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1/6 of the foetus

40
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By what weeks has the placenta matured?

41
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What are fraternal twins?

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2 ova
2 sperms
2 separate zygotes
Different genetic makeup

42
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What are identical twins?

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When there is 1 ovum
1 sperm
1 zygote initially
Divides into 2 and each develops into a different embryo

43
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Which type of twins can run in families?

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Fraternal

When the mother releases 2 ova

44
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What is gastrulation?

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The formation of the germ layers

45
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What is neurulation?

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Formation of the neural tube

46
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How is the primitive streak formed?

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Formed in the midline of the epiblast

By the dipping in of cells (invagination)

47
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What are the 3 germ layers upper to lower?

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Ectoderm
Mesoderm
Endoderm

48
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Are the germ cells specialised?

49
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Cells from which germ layer continue to divide?

50
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What is the notochord?

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Solid tube of cells formed from the dividing ectoderm

51
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What does the notochord send?

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Signals that induce midline ectodermal cells to form a neural tube

52
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How is a neural tube formed?

A

Signals are sent by the notochord that stimulate the midline of the ectoderm to divide and form a neural tube

53
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What does the neural tube induce?

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The mesoderm to thicken

54
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What 3 parts does the mesoderm separate into?

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Paraxial mesoderm
Intermediate plate mesoderm
Lateral plate mesoderm

55
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What does the lateral plate mesoderm split to form?

A

Somatic and splanchnic mesoderm

56
Q

On which day does the heart start to beat?

57
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What does the ectoderm go on to form?

A

Epidermis of skin

Neural tube

58
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What does the endoderm go on to form?

A

Gut

Respiratory

59
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What does the paraxial mesoderm go on to form?

60
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What does the intermediate plate mesoderm go on to form?

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Urogenital system

Kidneys, reproductive

61
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What does the lateral plate mesoderm go on to form?

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Peritoneum
Pleura
Body cavities

62
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What is the peritoneum?

A

The membrane surrounding the heart

63
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Where do the somites run along?

A

The primitive streak

64
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What do the myotomes form?

65
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What do the dermatomes form?

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Dermis of skin

66
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What do the sclerotomes form?

67
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What 3 sections do the somites divide into?

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Dermatome
Myotome
Sclerotome

68
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What is teratology?

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The study of when things go wrong during foetal development

69
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What are teratogens?

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Environmental factors that cause abnormal development

70
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What genetic factors can cause things to go wrong with foetal development?

A

Too many/few chromosomes
Structural changes in chromosomes
Increased maternal age

71
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When is the highest risk of teratology?

72
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What drug fro? the 60s caused foetal abnormalities?

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Thalidomide

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