Module 1 Lecture 2

Question 1

gastrula

Answer 1

an embryo undergoing gastrulation

Question 2

neurula

Answer 2

an embryo whose neural tube is closing to form the CNS

Question 3

potency

Answer 3

a cell’s ability to differentiate into other cell types

Question 4

ectoderm

Answer 4

the superficial tissue that forms things like the CNS and skin

Question 5

mesoderm

Answer 5

the middle tissue that forms muscle and blood

Question 6

Cloaca vs Anus

Answer 6

posterior opening of the digestive tract

Question 6

Mullerian vs Wolffian ducts

Answer 6

embryonic tissue that make male and female sex organs

Question 6

endoderm

Answer 6

the internal tissue that forms the gut and most organs

Question 7

gonad

Answer 7

an organ that produces gametes; a testis or ovary

Question 8

totipotent

Answer 8

Can differentiate into all the cell types required for formation of tissue and organs in developing embryo and extraembryonic tissues

Question 9

pluripotent

Answer 9

can differentiate into all the cell types required for formation of tissues and organs in developing embryo

Question 10

cell fate

Answer 10

the future identity of a cell determined by environment and differential gene expression

Question 11

androgen

Answer 11

hormone for male secondary sex characteristics

Question 11

estrogen

Answer 11

hormone for female secondary sex characteristics

Question 12

sertoli cells

Answer 12

secrete anti mullerian horman

Question 13

Sox9

Answer 13

drives testes formation