Lecture 1 Fertilization And Gastrulation Flashcards
Where does fertilization occur?
Distal 1/3 of ampulla
When does cleavage occur
Day 3 (30 hours after fertilization)
When does implantation occur
Day 6
Capacitation
- takes approx 7 hours
- glycoprotein coat and seminal plasma proteins removed from plasma membrane of sperm
Acrosome rxn
Release of enzymes (acrosin) allows passage of sperm through zona pellucida
Hyluronidase
Allows sperm to penetrate corona radiata
Penetration of zona pellucida
Using esterases, acrosin neuraminidase
Zona reaction
- when 1 sperm gets through causes conformational change in zona pellucida meshwork of glycoproteins (becomes rigid)
- release of lysosomal enzymes from cortical granules near oocyte cell membrane
What block polyspermy
Zona reaction
When does morula development occur?
Day 3= 12-32 cells
What days does blastocyst formation occur?
Day 5-7
When does zona pellucida start degenerating and then disappear?
Day 5= begins to degenerate
Day 7= is gone
What does inner cell mass give rise to?
Embryo
What does trophoblast give rise to?
Placenta
What is the final result of week 1?
- 1 layer (embryo)
- inner cell mass
When do assisted reproductive technologies occur?
During week 1
What are some assisted reproductive technologies?
1) in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
2) cryopreservation of embryos
3) intracytoplasmic sperm injection
what does trophoblast give rise to?
- Cytotrophoblast
- Syncytiotrophoblast