Q1-intro, ovul, fert, implant, and embryonic period Flashcards

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what is the leading cause of infant mortality

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birth defects

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what are characteristics of fetal alcohol syndrome

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thin upper lip, small mid face, short palpebral fissures, flat philtrum

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what occurs during early development phase

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fertilization, implantation, gastrulation, formation of placenta, determination of body axes

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what occurs during embryonic period (broad)

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formation of major organs and systems

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define epigenetics

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heritable changes in gene expression

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define genetic imprinting

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only one allele expressed in parent specific manner

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what disorder occurs when the maternal genes on critical region of long arm of chromosome 15 are deleted

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angelman’s syndrome

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what disorder occurs when the paternal genes in the critical region of the long arm of chromosome 15 are deleted

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prader-willi

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what disorder occurs when a piece of chromosome 5 is missing

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Cri-du-chat syndrome

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what are errors in genetic programming/tissues

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malformation

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what occurs when genetically normal tissues forced into abnormal shaped by mechanical/environmental forces

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deformations

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what happens when already formed tissues experience a specific insult

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disruptions

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what happens when one anomaly leads to another

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sequence

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what is the predominant cause of down syndrome

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when nondisjunction occurs in female gametes

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what is the predominant cause of Turner’s syndrome

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nondisjunction of male gametes

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where does oogenesis occur

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cortex of ovary

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when does the first meiotic division of oogenesis begin

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12th fetal week

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what is the likely diagnosis for someone who has mental retardation, craniofacial abnormalities, epicentral folds and flat face?

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trisomy 21

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what is the likely diagnosis for someone who has intellectual disability, congenital heart defects, low set ears and flexion of fingers

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trisomy 18

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what is the likely diagnosis for someone who has intellectual disability, holoprosencephaly, congenital heart defects, deafness, cleft lip and palate?

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trisomy 13

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Name this stage of mitosis: chromosomes contrast and condense; chromatids begin to join by the centromere

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prophase

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name this stage of mitosis: chromatids become distinguishable

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prometaphase

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name this stage of mitosis: chromosomes line up at the equatorial plate and doubled structure is evident (mitotic spindles are present)

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metaphase

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name this stage of mitosis: centromere divides followed by migration of chromatids of to opposite poles of the spindle

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anaphase

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name this stage of mitosis: chromosomes uncoil and lengthen, nuclear envelope reforms and cytoplasm divides
telophase
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define primordial follicle
primary oocyte + follicular cells
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_______ are spermatogonia that undergo a limited number of mitotic divisions
Type A spermatogonia
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______ are spermatogonia that undergo division to form primary spermatocytes
type B spermatogonia
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what do theca internal cells secrete and what is it converted into (and by who)
secrete androstenedione and is converted to estrogen by granulosa cells
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what do theca externa cells do
they are fibroblasts that form part of the stroma of the ovary
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what happens to the egg after ovulation if it does NOT get fertilized
it will die and become the corpus albicans
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what is the zone pellucida created by (the interaction between what?)
interaction between primary oocyte and granulosa cell
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what type of follicle immediately precedes ovulation
graafian follicle
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where does fertilization typically occur
ampulla of uterine tube
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________ is a reaction that removes glycoproteins from the plasma membrane that is overlying the acrosome (making sperm fertile)
capacitation
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what reaction must occur for sperm to get through the zone pellucida
acrosome reaction
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what reaction occurs in order to prevent polyspermy, in which a calcium wave spreads out
cortical reaction
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what reaction occurs by the occyte when it releases cortical granules making the zone pellucid impenetrable
zona reaction
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what day does the morula form
day 3
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where does the trophoblast come from
cells of the blastocyst wall (
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what does the trophoblast form
fetal membranes and the placenta
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where do embryonic stem cells typically reside
inner cell mass
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what maintains the uterus in the secretory phase during implantation
progesterone and estrogen that is secreted by the corpus luteum
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define hydatiform mole
trophoblast with only paternal genes that secretes high levels of hCG (that comes from the syncytiotrophoblast)
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what is the most common location for an abdominal ectopic pregnancy
rectouterine cavity (pouch of douglas)
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_____ is when the placenta covers the internal os
placenta previa
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______ is when the placenta grows through the endometrium to the myometrium
placenta accreta
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______ is when the placenta grows into the myometrium
placenta increta
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_______ is when the placenta grows into the perimetrium
placenta percreta
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________ is when the placenta separates partially or totally from the uterine wall
placenta abruptio
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what does the trophoblast differentiate into
cytotrophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast
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what does the inner cell mass differentiate into
epiblast and hypoblast
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what does the amniotic cavity grow within
epiblast
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hypoblast is______ while the epiblast is _______
ventral; dorsal
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what day does the lacunae form in the syncytiotrophoblast
day 9
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when do maternal blood vessels enlarge into sinusoids
9th day
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what cells form the primitive yolk sac
hypoblast cells
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what occurs in order for uteroplacental circulation to occur and on what day
sinusoids and lacunae fuse on day 11-12
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where does the extra embryonic mesoderm form
between inner surface of cytotrophoblast and outer surface of primitive yolk sac
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when does the primitive yolk sac diminish
after the large chorionic cavity forms within the splanchnic and somatic layers of the extra embryonic mesoderm
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what day does the cytotrophoblast form villi
13th day
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when does the secondary (definitive) yolk sac begin
on day 13 when the hypoblast cells migrate along the exocoelomic cavity
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what 2 cavities are formed during the "week of 2s"
amniotic cavity and yolk sac
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what secretes gonadotrophins
anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
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what surge at the middle of the cycle leads to ovulation
LH surge
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what type of cell do granulosa cells become after ovulation
lutein cells
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what are the stages that the endometrium goes through
follicular, secretory/progestional and menstrual
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what type of pregnancy is it when the blastocyst develops in the ovary proper
primary ovary pregnancy
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what 2 layers does the embryoblast divide into
epiblast and hypoblast
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_____ occurs when the forebrain is small, 2 lateral ventricles are merged into single ventricle and eyes are close together (hypotelorism)
holoprosencephaly
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_____occurs when there is insufficient mesoderm t is formed in the caudal-most region of the embryo (hypoplasia and fusion of lower limbs, vertebral abnormalities, renal a genesis, imperforate anus, abnormal genitalia)
caudal dysgenesis (sirenomelia)
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____ occurs when remnants of the primitive streak persist in the sacrococcygeal region and contain all 3 germ layers
sacrococcygeal teratomas
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______ occurs when the positioning of all organs is reversed in a mirror image
situs inversus
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______ occurs when there is discordant organ positioning with respect to symmetry with at least one organ (lateral defects because of failure to properly establish L-R axis) and have higher risk of midline malformations and congenital heart failure
situs ambiguous or heterotaxy
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______ occurs when the neural tube fails to close in the cranial region and most of the brain fails to form
anencephaly
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______ occurs when there are abnormally dense collections of capillary blood vessels that form most common tumors in babies; facial lesions may be focal or diffuse)
capillary hemangioma
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what genes form the anterior-posterior body axis prior to and during gastrulation
Homeobox or HOX
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what end of the embryo to epiblast cells migrate through the primitive streak
caudal
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what is the first thing the mesodermal cells go through the primitive streak to form
notochordal process (then the plate in the midline of the cranial end of the embryo)
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when does the notochordal plate become the notochord
when it detaches form the endoderm
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what does the notochord develop into?
Nucleus pulposus
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define vasculogenesis
blood vessels form from blood islands
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what induces mesoderm cells to form hemangioblasts in vasculogenesis?
FGF2
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what induces hemangioblasts to form blood cells in the center of the island and peripheral vessels
VEGF
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what is the formation of blood vessels sprouting from blood vessels
angiogenesis
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what is the main stimulator in the proliferation of endothelial cells that line vessels (in angiogenesis)
VEGF
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when does the capillary system become established in the embryo?
when the heart begins to beat
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what is the order of neurulation?
ectoderm dorsal to notochord forms a crest, then a plate, then a groove, then the neural tube
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what gives rise to the CNS
neural tube
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when does cranial closure of the neural fold at the cranial end occur
day 25
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when does caudal closure of the neural fold occur
day 28
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what disorder involves the vertebral arch missing, no neural protrusions and tufts of hair associated with the skin
SB occulta
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what disorder involves meninges protruding out of the NT
SB meningiocoele
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what disorder involves the spinal cord and meninges protruding out of the NT
SB myelomeningiocoele
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how do neural crest cells migrate
laterally away from the neural tube
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what gives rise to the PNS
neural crest
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what gives rise to the anterior pituitary gland
surface ectoderm
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what gives rise to the posterior pituitary gland
neural tube
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what disorder is a congenital anomaly of an a ganglionic segment of intestine due to the neural crest cells inability to colonize the colon?
Hirschsprung's disease
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what gradients ventralize the mesoderm to form the intermediate and lateral plate mesoderm
BMP and Wnt
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what does the paraxial mesoderm give rise to
notochord and somites
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what do the ventral and medial walls of somites form
sclerotomes
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what do sclerotomes form
axial bone and cartilage (and CT of limbs)
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what cells form myotome
dorsomedial and ventrolateral cells
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what does myotome split into
epaxial (back) and hypaxial (lateral and ventral body wall) muscles
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what does lateral plate mesoderm split into
somatic (parietal) and splanchnic (visceral) mesoderm
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what is splanchnic mesoderm associated with
endoderm
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what is somatic mesoderm associated with
ectoderm
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what does the intermediate mesoderm give rise to
excretory ducts of urinary system and gonads