Embryonic Development Flashcards
Sequence of Events of Spermatoza in Female Tract
- Immediate Transport
- Cervix
- Uterus
- Oviduct
- Fertilization
When do semen pass through the uterotubual?
After uterus before oviduct
What happens during immediate transport?
- Retrograde loss
- Phagocytosis
- Entrance into cervix/uterus
What happens during when semen passes through the cervix?
- Remove of nonmotile sperm
- Removal of some abnormalities
What happens when semen passes through uterus?
- Capacitation initiated
Phagocytosis via macrophages in uterus
What happens when semen passes through the oviduct?
- Capacitation completed
- Hyperactive motility
What happens during fertilization?
- Acrosome reaction
- Spermatozoon penetrates oocyte
- male and female pronuclei form
What proteins is the zona pellucida made of?
3 - ZP1, ZP2, ZP3
What does fertilization signify?
End of meiosis II
What forms the placenta?
Trophoblast (outer cells)
What becomes the embryo?
Inner cell mass
What are embryo cells called?
Blastomere
3 Germ Layers of Gastruation
Ectoderm
Mesoderm
Endoderm
What is the ectoderm?
Outer layer, skin + nervous syster
What is the mesoderm?
Middle layer - organs + bones
What is the endoderm?
Inner Layer - lining of hollow tubs + organs
What is plasmotation?
Formation of placenta
What is an Allantois
4th placental membrane - umbilical chord + urinary bladder
What is used to detect early pregnancy?
Human chorionic gonadotropin
After fertilization, what is it called day 1 through week 8?
Embryo
After fertilization, what is it called from week 9 - birth?
fetus