Ch 3 Prenatal Development Flashcards
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Embryology
Study of prenatal development
Gametes
Sex cells
New organism is produced when they unite and fuse together
Male gamete
Sperm
Produced in testes
Survive for several days
Female gamete
Secondary oocytes (potentially mature ova)
Produced from ovaries
Survive several hours
Zygote
Cell resulting from union and fusion of gametes
Fertilized egg
Contains chromosomes (dna) from both parents
From repeated mitotic cell division it develops into new organism (cleavage);
Gamete differ from other Somites body cells, they contain
Haploid chromosome number
“N”
In humans n=23
A single set of chromosomes
Diploid chromosome number
2n
In nucleus of somatic cells
In humans this number is 46 (2 sets of 23)
Meiosis
Process of cell division in which diploid cells in testes and ovaries are converted into haploid gametes
End result is 4 cells
Meiosis I
Meiosis II
Gamete splits and goes to separate cells
Splits into 4
-not identical
-each separate
-law of probability of combo of genes
Down syndrome
Meiosis malfunction
Trisomy 21
Congenital defects that could affect mouth and teeth
Prenatal development consists of ___ lunar months and is divided into 3 successive periods. Which are?
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1)Preimplantation
2)Embryonic
3)Fetal Period
Preimplantation period
Wk 1
Fertilized egg (zygote) niche into wall of endometrium
Zygote develops into morula after mitosis
Morula into blastocyst
7-10 days blastocyst implants and consists of
-trophoblast
-embryoblast
Morula
Solid ball of cells
Mitosis ongoing and fluid secretions
Blastocyst
Vesicle developed from morula
Undergoes implantation after 7-10 days and turns into trophoblast and embryoblast
Trophoblast
Layer of peripheral cells
Develops into placenta
Embryoblast
Small inner mass of embryonic cells
Develops to embryo
Embryonic period
Wk 2-8
First 3 weeks=proliferation, migration and some differentiation
Following 4 weeks=differentiation of all major external and internal structures
Vulnerable period for the embryo
Physiological processes occurring during Embryonic period (5)
- Induction
- Proliferation
- Differentiation
- Morphogenesis
- Maturation
Induction
Embryonic period
Group of cells induce other groups of cells to take different path
Proliferation
Controlled cellular growth, by genes
Differentiation
Taking on different structure to take on diff function
Morphogenesis
Development of specific tissue structure and shape
Maturation
Attaining adult size and function
Most predominant
2nd week of development
Creation of bilaminar embryonic disc
-flattened circular plate of bilateral cells
Consists of epiblast layer and hypoblast layer