Week 14 Flashcards
Geminal period
First 2 weeks after sperm and egg unite
Gamete
A mature male or female cell used for reproduction
Haploid
Having one set of chromosomes instead of the usual complement of 2
Zygote
A single new cell formed at conception
Diploid
A cell containing both sets of chromosomes
Cleavage
Division of cells in the early embryo to form blastomeres
Morula
A solid mass of blastomeres resulting from a # of cleavages in a zygote
Epigenetic modification
Process/reasoning for differences in cells in our bodies. Doesn’t remove or add cells, but it means some genes are turned off and others turned on
Stem cells
Undifferentiated cells that divide and produce any one of a variety of cells
Blastocyst
The stage a fertilized egg reaches after 5-6 days after conception
Inner cell mass
The mass of cells inside the morula that will eventually form the embryo
Trophoblast
The cells that form the outer layer of blastocyst
Embryo
The cell development stage proceeding the fertus
Layers of cells
Endoderm
mesoderm
ectoderm
Endoderm
The inner most layer of tissue of the 3 primary germ cell layers of the embryo. Eventually develops into the digestive system, urinary system and lungs
Mesoderm
The middle layer of the embryo. Transforms into muscle, bone, and the circulatory system.
Ectoderm
The outer layer of the embryo, develops into skin, hair, teeth, and the central nervous system.
Embryonic period
Begins after the blastocyst implants into the uterine wall
Embryonic stages
Trophoblast layer transforms into 2 parts. Developing embryo residing in amniotic sac is the first
Placenta attaches to the inside of the amniotic sac and the umbilical cord of the embryo. Placenta blocks the transfer of many harmful chemicals
Neural tube
The embryo’s precursor to the central nervous system. Develops into the brain and spinal cord via neuralation
Neuralation
The formation of the embryonic nervous system which will develop into the brain and central nervous system
Neurogenesis
The process by which neurons are generated.
Neural migration
The process through which neurons move/grow/connect as the basic neural tube develops into a more mature brain
Embryonic development
Cephalocaudal
Proximodistal