the first 3 weeks Flashcards
cleavage
series of mitotic divisions occuring over a three day period
pronuclei forms a
zygote
zygote forms a
morula
layer of cells incarcerating cleavaging cells
zona pellucida
why cants cells going through cleavage expand individually
incarcerated by the zoa pellucida
morula forms the
blastocyst
blastocyst contains
inner cell mass and trophoblast
hatching
enzymatic breakdown of the zona pellucida
why is the ovum a large cell
so that it can undergo cleavage without forming cells that are too small
what is the trophoblast
cells lining the cavity in the blastocyst inside the zona pellucida
first cells to interface with the uterus
trophoblast cells
trophoblast will eventually become
the placenta
trophablast divided into
cytotrophoblast and synsitiotrophoblast
cytotrophoblast cell nuclei
single nuclei per cell
syncytiotrophoblast cell nuclei
multiple nuclei per cell (cytotrophoblastic cells that have joined together)
syncytium
giant multinucleated cells blending together
searches for maternal blood and uterine milk and absorbs nutrient via diffusion
what has been achieved by week 2
fully implanted embryo
lacunae of maternal blood and uterine milk
forms around the embryo and diffuses to help it grow
extraembryonic mesoderm located
inside the cytotrophoblast cells
Heuser’s membrane
thin layer of cells inside the extraembryonic mesoderm
ventral means
toward the belly
dorsal means
toward the back (spine)
formation of the chorionic cavity
ventral extraembryonic mesoderm splits causing small cavities to form in the extracellular matrix which later fuse together to form the chorionic cavity
3 cavities
amniotic cavity, yolk sac, chorionic cavity
amniotic cavity located
dorsally
chorionic cavity located
ventrally
connecting stalk
created as the chorionic cavity grows and pinches off and joins dorsally to the amniotic cavity
chorionic cavity also called
extraembryonic celoem
division of the yolk sac
primary yolk sac breaks of and moves ventrally dude leaving the definitive yolk sac dorsally
definitive yolk sac
only endoderm derived from the hypoblast (hypoblast is typically extraembryonic - this is the only hypoblast part that is found in the embryo)