Gastrulation and Fertilization Flashcards
Anatomy of the Human Ovum
Corona Radiata Zona Pellucida Nucleus Perivitelline Space-chemical reactions occur in this space Plasma Membrane
Anatomy of the Human Sperm
Head: Acrosome (contains enzymes important for fertilization), and Nucleus
Neck
Tail: (flagella) Middle piece which contains the mitochondria
Principle Piece
End Piece
What day does ovulation occur
Day 14 same day as the start of the Fertilization or Ovulatory Calendar
Zona Pellucida
protioglycan meshwork
Where does fertilization occur
Occurs in the Ampula (distal 2/3) of the Ovarian Tube
Capacitation
remove the cap or the glycoprotein coat of the acrosome.
occurs in the uterus
Step 1 of fertilization
Capatication
passage of sperm through the corona radiata by releasing hyaluronidase via the acrosome
Movement of the sperm helps as well
tubomucosal proteins
Step 2 of fertilization
Penetration of the zona pellucida
Esterases, acrosin, neuraminidasse released from the acrosome
zona reaction
Zona Reaction
once one sperm gets through this reaction freezes the meshwork and blocks the polysperm
Step 3
Fusion of the sperm with the plasma membrane
sperm enters the oocyte cytoplasm
Step 4
Completion of the second Meiotic division
formation of male pronucleus
and fusion between the mae and female pronuclei
Blastomeres
Beginning of clevage and the cells that are made, 2, 4, 8
Clevage
begins 30 hours after fertilization
increase the cell number but not size,
day 3 generate the morula
and day 4 the morula enters the uterus
Blastocyst
day 5-7
cells go to one side and create the embryoblast (inner cell mass)
Blastocyst cavity (uterian fluid)
Tropoblast
degenerating zona pellucida
Tropoblast
is the stem cells for the placenta
release early pregnancy factor
give rise to Cytotrophoblast
When does implantation occur
day 6 as a blastocyst