conception and fetal development Flashcards
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mitosis produces _____ cells
diploid
mitosis makes ___ and ____ possible
growth
development
______ produces exact copies of original cell
mitosis
____ occurs before conception
meiosis
during meiosis, ____ cells in testes and ovaries give rise to gametes
diploid
the result of meiosis is a ______ number
haploid
a haploid number is half of the amount in _____
mitosis
______ (meiosis/mitosis) produces reproductive cells
meiosis
____ is the process by which female gametes are produced
oogenesis
all ______ that females will produce in her lifetime are present at birth
ova
ovary produces ____ cells before birth
oogonial
the ___ is the female gamete
ovum
an ____ undergoes meiotosis to form an ovum
oocoyte
during oogenesis, the oocyte goes through its first meiotic division at _______
puberty
at ________ the second meiotic division occurs
ovulation
during the second meiotic division of oogenesis, a _____ _____ is produced
mature ovum
_____ _____ in seminiferous tubules produce gamete
germinal epithelium
germinal epithelium in ______ ______ produce gamete
seminiferous tubules
during the first meiotic division in the production of sperm, _________ replicates
spermatogonium
during the second meiotic divison in the production of sperm, 4 ______ are formed
spermatids
the top of the head of a sperm is the _______
acrosome
the rest of the head of a sperm is ______
nucleus
the nucleus of a sperm contains all the _______ _______
genetic material
the middle of a sperm has a ______ for energy
mitochondria