Fertilization Flashcards
What is the process by which male and female gametes fuse?
Fertilization
Where does fertilization normally occur?
Ampulla of the uterine tube
What is capacitation?
A period of conditioning in the female reproductive tract in which the sperm is enabled to fertilize the egg
Where does capacitation occur?
In the uterine tubes
What is the importance of capacitation?
Only capacitated sperm can pass through the
corona cells and undergo the acrosome reaction.
What are the phases of fertilization?
Phase 1:Penetration of the corona radiata
Phase 2: penetration of the zona pellucida
Phase 3: fusion of the oocyte and sperm cell
membranes
The plasma membrane of the sperm is left behind when the sperm enters the oocyte. T/F
T
What are the three ways that the egg responds when the sperm enters it?
Cortical and zona reactions, resumption of secondary meiotic division, metabolic activation of egg
What happens to the zona pellucida when the sperm enters the egg?
It alters its composition and structure to prevent binding of additional sperm
How does the egg prevent polyspermy?
The oocyte membrane becomes impenetrable to other sperm, and the zona pellucida alters its composition and structure
Blastocyst needs to lose this structure
a. Corona radiata
b. zona pellucida
c. corona radiate
d. cumulus oophorus
B
An ectopic pregnancy can be ruled out by the presence of
a. Elevated hCG levels in the blood
b. Gestational sac
B
Protein important during phase 3 of fertilization
a. Egg Integrin
b. Sperm Disintegrin
c. Alpha Fertilin
d. AOTA
D
Invading blastocyst starts to penetrate the endometrium because of the
a. Chorionic Plate
b. Syncytiotrophoblast
c. Cytotrophoblast
d. Extraembryonic mesoderm
B
Implantation is completed when it has invaded
a. Endometrium
b. Inner third of myometrium
c. Maternal blood vessels
d. AOTA
D