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Principles of Medical Embryology Flashcards

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How long does in utero human development last?

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9 months
(38-40 weeks)
3 Trimesters

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What are the names for each of these time periods?
Weeks 0-3
Weeks 3-8
Weeks 9-40

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Weeks 0-3 Conceptus/Embryo
Weeks 3-8
Embryonic period
Weeks 9-40
Foetal period
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What the time at which the chance of having a congenital defect increases?

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The first trimester is the point at which the chance of having a congential defect increases.
Week 5 is critical.

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What are the 6 phases of embryogenesis?

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  1. Gametogenesis
  2. Fertilisation
  3. Cleavage
  4. Gastrulation
  5. Formation of a body plan
  6. Organogenesis
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What is a gamete?

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A cell with a compliment of 23 chromosomes (half of the typical somatic cell).

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How many chromosomes does a haploid cell have?

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23 chromosomes

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What is the definition of gametogenesis?

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The formation of gametes.

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What processes does gametogenesis consist of that lead to genetic variation?

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Gametogenesis consists of mitosis and meiosis which leads to genetic variation.

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What is the process o meiosis?

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  1. Pairing begins
  2. Pairing of chromosomes
  3. Chiasma formation
  4. Pulling apart of double-structured chromosomes
  5. Anaphase of 1st meiotic division
  6. Cells resulting from 1st meiotic division. Cells contain 23 double-structured chromosomes.
  7. Cells resulting from 2nd meiotic division. Cells contain 23 single chromosomes.
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What is the definition of spermatogenesis?

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It is the formation of male gametes.

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At what age does spermatogenesis occur?

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It occurs at puberty and continues throughout life.

Each cycle takes around 64 days.

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What is the production rate of spermatogenesis?

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Around 6.5 million sperm per gam of testicular tissue/day.

Decreases with age.

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What is the outcome of spermatogenesis?

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22+X or 22+Y

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What is Oogenesis?

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It is the formation of female gametes.

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At what age does Oogenesis occur?

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It starts in development and ends at menopause.

By week 28-30: Primary oocytes begin meiosis but arrest in prophase until puberty.

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When is a female’s reproductive life span determined.

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Reproductive life span is determined in foetal life.

(Females start with 1 million eggs. When they run out of eggs, a person goes into menopause.

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How does Down Syndrome occur?

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This occurs when there is an additional copy of chromosome 21.

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What typically is the cause of there being an additional copy of chromosome 21 which leads to down syndrome?

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Nondisjunction.

75% of nondisjunction cases occur during oocyte formation.

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What is the definition of Fertilisation?

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The union of gametes (Sperm and oocyte) and is the formation of a zygote.

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What is a zygote?

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It is diploid, single cell embryo, with a sex determination (46,XX or 46XY)

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The release of what enzymes allow sperm to penetrate zona pellucida?

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acrosomal enzymes

22
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Sperm penetration triggers completion of what?

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Completion of 2nd meiotic division.

23
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How does sperm penetration stop other sperm cells from entering the egg?

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Sperm penetration causes cortical granules to release their contents, rendering zona pellucida impenetrable to others.

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What is the definition of cleavage?

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It is a period of rapid cell division.

25
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Up until how many cells is it called a zygote?

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16 cells.

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From 16 cells and up what is this bundle of cells called?

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Morula

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What is the definition of gastrulation?

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This is the formation of the germ layers which occurs in week 3.
Body axes established

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What are the 3 layers formed during gastrulation called?

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Ectoderm (Ecto = outer) This is the outer layer and forms e.g. the nervous system, hair, nails and skin
Mesoderm (Meso = middle)
Endoderm (Endo = inner) This forms the lining of the gut

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What is embryonic folding?

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This is where there is a tube-within-a-tube.
Lateral folding occurs, where we are a flat disc and are rolled up.
The head has to be folded down and the tail folded up to form a foetal position.

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What is the definition of organogenesis?

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This is the formation of organs and organ system.

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The basis of the formation of organs and organ systems are all in place by when?

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The end of the embryonic period.

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Organs and organ systems will continue to develop during when?

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The foetal period.

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During what trimester does the baby mainly grow in length?

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The 2nd trimester

34
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During what trimester is the most weight gained?

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3rd trimester

14g at the end of 2nd month to 3500g at birth.

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During the foetal period what are the main processes that occur?

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Growth and weight gain.
Tissues mature and become functional.
Overt sexual differentiation.
Bone laid down; Connections made in CNS.
(Not everything in the baby is fused together).
36
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The terminology and landmarks used in adults are different for those used in foetus’. what are they for both?

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Adults - Superior
- Posterior
- Anterior
- Inferior
Foetus - Cranial = Superior
- Dorsal = posterior
- Ventral = anterior
- Caudal = inferior
37
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From becoming a zygote to a human, are there a large/small number of processes?

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Relatively small number of processes.

The processes interact with each other producing more complex outcomes.

38
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What are the primary cell processes that occur during development?

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Cell division
Differentiation
Cell attachment
Apoptosis
Induction
Cell migration
39
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What is the role of cell division?

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It increases the number of cells

40
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What is the role of differentiation?

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Specialisation
Change in appearance/structure
Adoption of new functions

41
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What is the role of cell attachment?

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Physical/functional linkages

Formation of tissues

42
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What is the definition of apoptosis?

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Programmed cell death

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What is the definition of induction?

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It is the ability of one cell type to cause another to differentiate (directly or at a distance).

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What is the definition of cell migration?

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Movement of cells from one location to another.

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What are the secondary processes that occur during development?

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Axis formation/polarity

Folding/Rotation

46
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What is the role of axis formation/Polarity?

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Which way is up?

Cells need to know where they are in relation to each other and the embryo as a whole.

47
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What is the role of folding/rotation?

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The entire embryo or structures within it folds and rotates.
This gives the embryo its 3D form
It allows the formation of complex organ structures e.g. heart, gut
(Developing heart - starts as a simple tube. In the developing hear, cells will develop faster at the bottom of the heart to form the shape of the heart).
(We fold ourselves up into a tube and then the head is folded down and the tail is folded up).

48
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What controls development?

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Genetic
Epigenetic
Enviromental

49
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How is development genetically controlled?

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Gene expression - tightly regulated in time and space

50
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How is development epigenetically controlled?

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Preferential expression of either the maternal or the paternal copy of a gene.
Epigenetics is a science in it’s very early stages).

51
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Deleted region chromosome 15 contains 2 paternally expressed genes and 1 maternally expressed gene. What is the difference if the maternal or paternal chromosome is deleted?

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Angelman Syndrome
Deletion on maternal chromosome 15 mental retardation; poor motor development
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Deletion on paternal chromosome 15 Mental retardation; Obesity; Hypogonadism (where the external genetalia is much smaller).

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