EGG ANATOMY

Question 1

protective hard shell made almost entirely out of calcium carbonate and minerals. consists of multiple layers that are built on top of a fibrous shell membrane

Answer 1

EGGSHELL

Question 2

non-calcified layer that sits around the shell to protect it. also called as the “cuticle” since the calcium crystallizes as nanosphere cuticles. it is the protection against infections, harmful radiation, and water

Answer 2

BLOOM

Question 3

contains the albumen

Answer 3

SHELL MEMBRANES

Question 4

a.k.a egg white. 90% water mixed with proteins and some minerals and vitamins.

Answer 4

ALBUMEN

Question 5

structure inside the egg that keeps the yolk in place. consists of two spiral bands of protein fibers

Answer 5

CHALAZA

Question 6

expanded upper end of flask shaped mass of white yolk in a birds egg

Answer 6

NUCLEUS OF PANDER

Question 7

resides in the vitelline membrane that separates the yolk from albumen. it is a protein barrier that prevents microbial infection

Answer 7

EGG YOLK

Question 8

a.k.a blastoderm, a tiny spot on the yolk’s surface. earliest stage of the embryo of a fertile egg.

Answer 8

GERMINAL DISK