Topic 5 - Early Human Development Flashcards
How many weeks is the pre-embryonic period and when?
first 2 weeks
What is part of the pre-embryonic period?
- Zygote
- Morula
- Blastocyst
Zygote
- how many cells?
- diploid or haploid?
- 1 cell
- Diploid
What does the Zygote undergo?
undergoes rapid mitotic divisions called cleavage divisions
what are cleavage divisions?
rapid mitotic divisions
Morula
how many hours?
72
Morula
- describe its physical appearance
- how many cells? what are the cells called?
- same size as what?
- solid ball of 16-32 cells (Cells called blastomeres)
- SAME size as ovum/zygote
what is the same size as a zygote?
morula
Blastocyst
how long is the duration?
5 days
Describe the blastocyst
- fluid filled cavity develops = blastocoel/blastocyst cavity
- inner cell mass
- trophoblast (made of trophoblast cells)
go into detail about the inner cell mass of the blastocyst
cells divide and differentiate (undergo changes to
become more specialized) to form the embryo
go into detail about the trophoblast of the blastocyst
cells will divide and differentiate to form chorion - provides nutrients to developing embryo
what does the blastocyst do?
- moves from where?
- attaches to what?
- what is that called?
- how many days after ______?
blastocyst moves from uterine tube and attaches to endometrium of uterine wall = implantation
5 - 7 days after fertilization
describe the blastocyst after implantation
- inner cell mass forms a 1 layered (bilayered) embryonic disc composed of:
- epiblast
- hypoblast
epiblast
will undergo mitosis to form
- amnion - with a fluid filled amniotic cavity
- 3 germ layers of the embryo
hypoblast
will undergo mitosis to form the yolk sac
how long is the duration of the Embryonic period?
3rd week to the end of the 8th week
describe the embryonic period
- how many layers
- what does it form?
- how were the layers formed?
- 3 germ layers are now present forming the embryo (Each layer was formed from mitosis and differentiation of epiblast cells):
- Ectoderm
- Mesoderm
- Endoderm
Ectoderm
what will it form?
will form the nervous system and the epidermis