Embryology Flashcards
What is mitosis
Somatic cell division of a diploid cell
What is the point of mitosis
Replace dead and injured cells with the production of two identical cells
What is meiosis
Reproductive cell division of haploid cells
What is fertilisation
Fusion of male and female gametes
How long is sperm viable for
48 hrs
What is a fertilised ovum called
Zygote
What is a morula
Mass of 16-32 blastineres
What does the placenta provide
Gas, nutrients, waste products
What does the trophoblast differentiate into
Syncytiotrophoblast
Cytotrophoblast
Trilaminar embryonic discs for what three primary germ layers
Ectoderm
Mesoderm
Endoderm
What do ecotoderm cells do when the neural fold turns into the neural tube
Develop into the brain and spinal cord
Mesoderms develop into
Somites
Each Semite consists of
Myotome
Dermatome
Sclerotome
What does myotomes develop into
Skeletal muscles of the neck,trunk,limbs
Dermatomes form
Connective tissue, dermis of the skin