Embryology Flashcards
Phases of human development
0-3 weeks, pre-embryonic phase
4-8 weeks, embryonic phase
9-40 weeks, foetal phase
Pre sperm cell
Spermatogonium
Pre egg cell
Oogonium
Zygote
Product of fertilisation
Morula
Solid ball of cells
Blastocyst
Group of cells with inner cell mass, blastocyst cavity and trophoblast outer lining of cells
Cell division timings
Decrease as more divisions occur
Abnormal cilia function
Can result in ectopic pregnancy
When does placenta develop
Day 6
Bilaminar disc
Shape the pre embryonic cells form
Chorion
Trophoblast has villi to implant in epithelium. Secretes Human Chorionoic Godatrophin which is used in pregnancy tests
Decidua basalis
Part of the endometrium deep to the implanted conceptus (with maternal blood vessels)
Myometrium
Smooth muscle around uterus
Bilaminar disc cavities
Amniotic above epiblasts, yolk sac below hypoblasts
Allantoic cavity
Waste products
Main functions of the placenta
Foetal nutrition, transport of waste and gases, immune
Foetal part and surface of placenta
Smooth with foetal blood vessels and end of umbilical cord
Maternal part of placenta
Decidua basalis of endometrium. Rough, with maternal blood vessels
Placenta facts
Matures by 18-20 weeks. Weighs 1/6 of the foetus
what happens in Week 3
Gastrulation (formation of germ layers), neuralation, development of somites and early development of cardiovascular system
Primitive streak
Formed in midline of epiblast, forms axis
Trilaminar disc formation
Epiblast cells migration and displace hypoblast, 3 germ layers formed: ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm. Cells are now specialised
Notochord formation
Ectoderm sinks down, separates a bit into a solid tube of cells