Lesson 6 Flashcards
Ovulation to fertilization
Ovum
Fertilization to implantation
Zygote
From implantation to 5-8 weeks
Embryo
From 5-8 weeks to term
Fetus
The developing embryo and placental structure throughout the pregnancy
Conceptus
The earliest age at which fetuses survive
Age of viability
How many weeks is accepted for the age of viability
24 weeks
How many weight of the fetus is accepted for the age of viability
500-600g
Another name for fertilization
Conception or Impregnation
Union of ovum and spermatozoon
Fertilization
The fertilization occurs in the ??
Ampulla (fallopian tube)
Ovum is capable for fertilization for only about
24 hours (or 48 hours)
The functional life of spermatozoon is also about ??
48 hours (as long sa 72 hourd)
Critical time span for sexual intercourse
72 hours
Ring of mucopolysaccharide fluid
Zona pellucida
The circle of cells
Corona radiata
Ejaculation of 2.5 ml of semen contains
20-200 million sperms
The sperms reach the cervix within 80 seconds and the outer end of the fallopian tube within 5 minutes after deposition
Orgasm
The sperms reach the cervix within 80 seconds and the outer end of the fallopian tube within 5 minutes after deposition
Orgasm
How does the sperm move?
By its flagella
Changes in the plasma membrane of the sperm head
Capacitation
It is released by the sperm and dissolves the protective corona radiata
Hyaluronidase
Multiple sperm enter leading to abnormal growth
Hydatidiform mole