lec 18- early development in mammals Flashcards

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why is studying embryonic development in mammals challenging?

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-mammal eggs are small making them hard to manipulate
-they are produced in small numbers
-development is inside the mother

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why is the mouse an important model organism?

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-short life cycle

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explain mouse life cycle and turning:

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-fertilized egg in oviduct and cleavage occurs
-5 days after fertilization, the blastocyst implants in the uterine wall where gastrulation occurs
-gastrulation is followed by a complicated process called turning in which the ectoderm on the inside of the cup-shaped embryo is brought to the outside and the mesoderm on the outside is brought inside
-organogenesis
-growth and birth

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where does fertilization and the first cleavage occur in mammals?

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in the oviduct

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is the cleavage in mammals the slowest in the animal kingdom?

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yes, in mice it takes 24 hours after fertilization for cleavage to occur

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what happens when the embryo reaches the uterus?

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it implants in the uterine wall and the remainder of the embryonic development occurs there

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how many days after fertilization does implantation occur in humans?

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7 to 11 days

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mammals exhibit rotational cleavages, what are they?

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the 2nd division of the two blastomeres are oriented perpendicular to the first division but at right angles in different planes to each other

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what does the asynchronous cleavages in mammals mean?

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the blastomeres do not all divide at the same time, many stages when the embryo contains uneven number of blastomeres

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what are the steps to cleavage in the mouse embryo?

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-fertilized mouse egg before 1st cleavage
-the polar body is a haploid cell formed during the meiotic events that generate the egg
-after the 3rd cleavage, at the 8-celled stage the blastomeres huddle together
-contact between balstomeres is maximized and they form a compact ball of cells = morula

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what is compaction?

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uncompacted embryos form a loose arrangement with space between the blastomeres

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explain blastocyst parts:

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-after compaction, further cleavages produce a morula that has a small group of internal cells and a large group of external cells

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what does the internal cells do in the blastocyst?

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the internal cells give rise to the embryo proper while most of the descendants of the other cells become the trophoblast

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what does the trophoblast form in the blastocyst?

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it forms the embryonic portion of the placenta and it is required for implantation of the embryo in the uterine wall

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what are trophoblast cells responsible for?

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responsible for filling the interior of the compacted morule with fluid to create blastocoel inside, the inner cell becomes positioned on one side and the embryo is now a blastocyst

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how does water flow into the interior space of the embryo during blastocyst formation?

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sodium creates a gradient that allows water to be pumped in and enlarge the cavity resulting in the ball shaped embryo

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what are the two regions the inner cell mass divides into during implantation and what do they do?

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-the epiblast and the primitive endoderm
-the epiblast develops into embryo proper and the primitive endoderm contributes to the formation of extra-embryonic tissues

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what surrounds the embryo during implantation?

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trophoblast cells which form a trophectoderm

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what does the polar trophectoderm make contact with?

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the epiblast

20
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where is the mural trophectoderm located?

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on the opposite side of the polar trophectoderm

21
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explain implantation in mice:

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-the polar trophoectoderm in contact with he epiblast proliferates and forms extra embryonic tissues that contribute to the placenta
-in mouse, the epiblast elongates and develops a cavity (proamniotic cavity), this gives the embryo a cup-shaped form, this cavity forms in a different way from the blastocyst cavity, in mice it forms by a process called programmed cell death
-the mural trophectoderm undergoes DNA replication without cell division, these cells become the trophoblast giant cells, they invade the uterine wall and help anchor the blastocyst to it

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what happens after implantation in mice?

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the mouse epiblast elongates and develops an internal cavity (proamniotic cavity), giving it a cup shaped form

23
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what marks the beginning of gastrulation?

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-the embryo enlarges, the appearance of the primitive streak at the posterior of the epiblast marks the start of gastrulation
-the primitive streak extends towards the anterior

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what happens during gastrulation?

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-cells converge and move through the primitive streak then migrate outwards to form a layer of prospective mesoderm
-the migrating cells move under the endoderm, gradually displacing it
-the primitive streak lengthens and reaches the bottom of the cup, the node is located at the anterior end of the primitive streak
-at this stage the embryo is inside out, ectoderm is on the inner surface and the endoderm is on the outer, unlike other embryos

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how does the embryo develop in mice?

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-inside out embryo
-embryo grows in size, definitive endoderm forms a layer on the ventral surface of the embryo and the notochord begins to form
-further development result in the notochord, head, gut, and somites to form

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what is turning in the embryo of mice?

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-the ventral side is now curled around the amniotic cavity
-the ectodermal tissues are brought to the outside of the embryo and the green endodermal tissues are brought to the inside

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explain development similarities and differences between mouse and human embryos?

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-the early stages of development till the formation of the epiblast are similar
-the only difference is that the epiblast remains flat shaped
-gastrulation is similar to chicks

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what type of cell populations do es the chick enbryo have during the morula stage?

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distinct outer and inner cell populations

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what defines the embryonic-abembryonic axis in chick embryos?

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the position of the inner cell mass

30
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what can the inner cell mass be isolated to produce?

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embryonic stem cells (ES cells)

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what do ES cells give rise to?

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any of the cell types

32
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does the AP axis form before the primitive streak is visible?

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what do the inhibitory signals from the extra embryonic ectoderm restrict?

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anterior fate in the embryo to the distal region

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what is the endoderm specified as from signals from the epiblast?

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distal visceral endoderm (DVE)

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how does the primitive streak form?

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-the DVE extends and moves to one side where it becomes the anterior visceral endoderm (AVE)
-AVE specifies the end and prevents primitive streak from forming there and signals to epiblast to induce anterior ectoderm
-the primitive streak forms on opposite side of epiblast

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what is left-right symmetry?

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body plan development with respect to the left and right sides

37
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what is situs inversus?

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when organs are located on the opposite side of that to where they normally are

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how does the left right axis form?

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-the node is lined by cilia, the cilia in the center beat in a coordinated manner in the clockwise direction causing a leftward flow of extracellular fluid
-the immotile cila act as mechanoreceptors that release Ca2+ in response of movement of the fluid (to the left means more Ca2+ at the left cilia)
-more Ca2+ means more nodal expression
-or the leftward flow results in accumulation of morphogen which causes more up regulation of nodal