Human Embryology 2 Flashcards
why do eggs need to accumulate resources before fertilization?
- initial cell divisions immediately after fertilizations are done entirely by egg
- doesn’t bring in outside material, so accumulates proteins, energy resources in cytoplasm to prepare
Where does egg arrest in women?
- in prophase 1 as a baby
- in metaphase 2 until reach puberty
Polar body 1 and 2 expulsion occur? Is chromosme count equivalent in 1 vs 2 polar body?
1) after meisosis 1
2) after meisos 2, when egg is fertilized
-no, first polar body will be diploid, second will be haploid
polar bodies contribution to embryonic process?
- different by species, some polar bodies don’t contribute to baby others contribute to the protection of developing fetus
oogenesis general steps:
1) oogonium (2n) becomes primary oocyte
2) primary oocyte (2n) grows & matures undergoes meisosis 1
3) secondary oocyte (1n) + first polar body, they undergo meisos 2
4) fertilization, meiosis 2 complete, get ootid & second polar body
5) differentiation occurs & get ovum
How often is an oocyte released from ovary?
-once a month in post-puberty women
sperm vs egg differences
1) stay in syncytium until maturation complete
2) complete meiosis
sperm vs egg differences
1) sperm stay in syncytium until maturation complete
2) sperm complete meiosis & continually make more cells
3) eggs don’t finish meiosis 2 until fertilization; have a set number of oocytes are born with
oocyte movement overview
1) each month (at ovulation), oocyte released from ovary
2) fimbriae of uterine tube sweep over the ovary (usually the two are separate)
3) oocyte is brought into the ampulla of the uterine tube
4) ovary travels through uterine tube towards the Uterine Cavity
How specifically does oocyte get into the fallopian tube?
1) secondary oocyte has a vesicle sticking out called stigma which pops the wall of the ovary when timbre of tube is close
2) follicular fluid from the 2 oocyte flows into the tube, cilli push secondary oocyte with it, then the fluid pulls oocyte rest of way through tubes to the uterus
how sperm fertilize egg?
-sperm enters at end of vagina, has to go through cervix then all theway to meet egg in middle of fallopian tube (pretty far)
Fertilization and the cervix?
-usually cervix blocked by thick layer of mucus, during ovulation becomes thin layer of mucus so the sperm can break through and enter uterus
Uterus structure and embryonic development?
- uterus structure is important for new embryo
- has uterian glands, dense vascularization, veins, arteries, and spaces inbetween with lacunae
- makes good place to receive embryo
lacunae?
spaces that fill with blood in the uterus to help keep embryo nourished
What are they Female Reproductive organs?
Uterus, Uterine Tubes and Ovaries
What 2 hormones control gametogenesis?
1) Steroid hormones
2) Peptide hormones
- both have similar regulatory loops sperm & oocyte formation
steroid hormones?
- cholesterol derivatives
- include testosterone, estrogen, & progesterone
- act via series of nuclear receptors (receptors that lie within the cell, not membrane-bound)
nuclear receptors?
receptors that lie within the cell, not membrane-bound
Peptide hormones
including:
1) follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
2) luteinizing hormone (LH)
3) gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GNRH).
Why/how release same hormones w/ same feedback loops but get 2 different gametes? What happens if sperm gametes don’t reach testes?
- cell components in ovary & testes are diff
- interpret hormonal signals in diff ways
- all gametes are identical before reach testes/ovaries
- once reach…differentiation occurs
- if male gamete does NOT reach, testes, then will mature into an oocyte, require testes signals to become sperm
The three major naturally occurring forms of estrogen in women are:
1) Estradiol
2) Estriol
3) Estrone
Me stroll cycle and hormone levels?
1) beginning, uterine wall very thin
2) LH surge is signal for uterine wall to become thick & ovulation to occur
3) if embryo received wall will continue to grow, if not receieved go through menstrual cycle returns to thin uterian wall
When does LH surge occur?
- production of secondary oocyte (end of meiosis 1), right before ovulation occurs
- signals for ovulation to happen
sexual intercourse-mediated fertilization?
1) how oocyte & sperm normally meet
2) erect penis inserted into vagina
3) ejaculation of sperm at cervix lets sperm enter uterus & uterine tubes
4) 100 million sperm per ml of ejaculate ( 2 -6 ml; ~400 x10^6)
How much sperm per ejaculation
- 100 million sperm per ml of ejaculate -usually 2 -6 ml so:
- ~400 x10^6 sperms
How long does it take for sperm to meet egg? Sperm lifespan in normal humans?
1) 30min- 2hr to reach egg
2) life span is short, sometimes can maintain viability for couple days is rare
Sperm lifespan in other species?
- if sperm has longer life span, can be released into uterus, then days fertilize egg,
- some species store sperm in inert stage; save for later better procreation states then activate & fertilize
Steps for spermatozoa maturation, activation and fertilization?
1) mature sperm form, stored in epididymis in immobile state
2) activation when ejaculate get mobile sperm
3) Capacitation in proximity to the oocyte
4) Acrosome reaction when meet egg
Capacitation
- destabilisation of acrosomal sperm head membrane allows greater binding between sperm & oocyte
- membrane changes in sperm occur, hyperactivity facilitates passage through corona radiata to access the Zona Pelucida
Acrosome reaction
1) sperm binds zona pelucida (at ZP3) & release hydrolytic enzymes stored in acrosome vesicle
2) these enzymes degrade Zona Pelucida
3) allows sperm movement into perivitelline space, fusion with Oocyte’s plasma
zona pelucida
the thick transparent membrane surrounding a mammalian ovum before implantation
-contains glycoprotein ZP3 on extracellular matrix
perivitelline space
-space between the zona pellucida and cell membrane of an oocyte or fertilized ovum
complications sperm can experience when released into uterus?
1) immune cells can attack sperm (see as foreign)
2) sperm has to move against the flow of liquid trying to push egg from Fallopian tube into the uterus
Oocyte response after fusion with sperm?
1) Oocyte Activation
2) Fast Blockade
3) Slow Blockade
- Oocyte starts fast, needs to block further entry of other sperm or get polyspermy and get fucked up chrom. #
Oocyte Activation
1) once sperm enters oocyte
2) creates blockade against polyspermia
3) completion of Meiosis 1