embryonic development Flashcards
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gametogenesis
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- divide a haploid cell to divide our chromosomes
- process of halving DNA material
- turns a diploid cell into a haploid cell
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gametogenesis
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- divide a haploid cell to divide our chromosomes
- process of halving DNA material
- turns a diploid cell into a haploid cell
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spermatogenesis
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- sperm haploid
- call these gametes
- from 46XY to 23Y or 23X
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oogenesis
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- ova/egg haploid
- call these female gametes
- from 46XX to 23X
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at the moment of conception =
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fertilization –> zygote
- sperm has to get through zona pellucida
- ovum fertilized by spermatozoa and the nuclei of each gamete fuse - haploid gametes become diploid cells
- sex is already determined
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zygote
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the first cell body
- will undergo repeated divisions and specializations of cell tissue (morphogenesis)
- point of fertilization through the first 7 days
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morphogenesis
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- rapid proliferation and differentiation of diploid cells (mitosis)
- divide, specialize and migrate to their location
- occurs immediately and rapidly
- 1 week to morph the zygote into a blastocyst
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morphogenesis for the nervous system
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- neuronal differentiation and migration
- axons need to sprout, grow and migrate
- synaptic circuits need to form
- dendritic connections need to solidify
9
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cell differentiation
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- proteins influence genetic coding
- cells begin to specialize
- given coded differentiation
- 3 basic cell types = ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm
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stem cells
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undifferentiated; capable of differentiating and dividing
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cell migration
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- proteins influence genetic coding
- cells begin to migrate given positional directives
- cells migrate to various areas
- cells cluster, thicken an area
- neuroblasts also migrate, to “lead” neural cells
- migration to the cerebral hemispheres is the longest and most demanding trip
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week 1
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- zygote
- we said that morphogenesis has 1 week to transform a fertilized ovum into a zygote
- zygote= diploid cell.. the 1st cell of the body
- zygote has one week to do these jobs and become a blastocyst
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week 2
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blastocyst
- travel down fallopian tube and implant on uterine wall
- morphogenesis has produced: inner cell mass for the embryo, inner fluid filled cavity, outer cell layer for the placenta, outer membrane (zone pellucida)
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week 2
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blastocyst
- travel down fallopian tube and implant on uterine wall
- morphogenesis has produced: inner cell mass for the embryo, inner fluid filled cavity, outer cell layer for the placenta, outer membrane (zone pellucida)
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week 3
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embryo = inner cell mass from our blastocyst
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embryo jobs
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- flatten and fold
- fold over on itself
- form a disc
- form a primitive streak
- form a neural grove
- cells migrate/line up and specialize
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3 layers of the embryo
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- ectoderm
- mesoderm
- endoderm
- all three form a notochord