Gastrulation & Embryonic Germ Layers Flashcards
How many hours after fertilization does repeated mitotic divisions of the zygote occur?
30hrs
At __-cell stage, zygote undergoes compaction (day 3)
9 cell
Morula forms on day __, during the __-__ cell stage
- 4
- 12-32
When does the blastocystic cavity appear?
After the blastocyst enters the uterus, which is typically day 5
What is the term used to describe the degeneration of the zona pellucida, allowing the transition from blastocyst to late blastocyst?
Hatching
What day does the embryoblast reorganize into the epiblast and hypoplast?
During implantation, on day 7
What does the trophoblast differentiate into?
Cytotrophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast
What is the role of syncytiotrophoblasts?
- invade the endometrium
- allows proper development of placenta
What is the role of cytotrophoblasts?
- produce digestive enzymes to degrade/erode the endometrial wall
What day is implantation of the blastocyst into the endometrial wall complete?
Day 10
What day does the amniotic cavity form?
Day 8
What type of cells create the amnion?
Epiblast cells
What is the role of the amnion (considered an extraembryonic membrane)?
- encloses the embryo
- houses amniotic fluid
1 of __ extraembryonic membranes will enclose the embryo by the 8th week
4
Amniotic cavity forms as fluid collects between ___ and ___ cells
Epiblast and Trophoblast
____ ___ develops from lacunae that join and fuse to create ___ ___
- Extraembryonic Mesoderm
- Extraembryonic coelom (chorionic cavity)
What cells form the primary yolk sac (Heuser’s membrane)?
Hypoblasts
What are the features of a late blastocyst?
- contains more cells than a morula
- has an embryoblast, the precursor of the embryo
- has cytotrophoblast cells
What tissue is directly responsible for the degradation of endometrial epithelium during implantation?
Cytotrophoblast
Ectopic pregnancy is most commonly found in the:
Proximal uterine tube
Reorganization of the embroyblast into the epiblast and hypoblast during implantation (formation of bilaminar disc) establishes the __-__ axis
Dorsal-Ventral
What day does implantation occur?
Day 7
What day does the first migration wave of hypoblast cells occur?
Day 8
What is the result of the first migration wave of hypoblast cells?
Formation of the primary yolk sac (Heuser’s membrane)
What day(s) does the second wave of hypoblast cells occur?
12-13
What is the result of the second migration wave of hypoblast cells?
Formation of the secondary/definitive yolk sac; primary yolk sac will degenerate
Yolk sac is source of:
- Hematopoesis
- Primary germ cells (produce gametes)
Chorionic Cavity (extraembryonic coelom) separates embryo with its amnion and yolk sac from the ___
Chorion (outer wall of blastocyst)