Lecturio 1 Flashcards
Identify
What is a morula?
A 16-celled zygote
What does a morula contain?
An outer cell mass that surrounds an inner cell mass
Fluid penetration of zona pellucida
The morula become a blastocyst when fluid forms ___
Blastocyst cavity (a.k.a. blastocele)
Blastocyst become the late blastocyst when
- ____ enlarges
- Inner cell mass move to ___
- Blastocyst cavity
- 1 pole
This is Late Blastocyst
→ Identify
Outer cell mass in morula become ____ in blastocyst
Trophoblast
Inner cell mass in morula become ____ in blastocyst
Embryoblast
Trophoblast in blastocyst become ____
Placenta
Embryoblast in blastocyst become ____
Embryo
Identify. Which day is this?
Day 7
As the embryoblast implants into uterus
→ It differentiates into 2 cell sheets
→ What are they?
The hypoblast and epiblast layer
As the embryoblast __ into uterus
→ It differentiates into 2 cell sheets: The hypoblast and epiblast layer
implants
How is the hypoblast layer formed?
Layer of embryoblast cells that are in contact with the blastocyst cavity
(small and cuboidal)
How is epiblast layer formed?
Formed by cells of inner cell mass that remain