embryo 1 (wk8) Flashcards
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what type of cell do we start off as
totipotent cell
fetus vs newborn
- Fetus - an organism that breathes no air, does not use the
digestive tract and lives in a sterile environment - Newborn - an air-breathing organism with a functional GI tract that quickly becomes colonized by microbial flora
what is produced in the ovaries
oocytes (female haploid gametes)
estrogen and progesterone
what happens in the uterine tube (fallopian tube)
§ Receives oocyte from ovaries
§ Site where sperm fertilizes the oocyte
where does the embryo develop
its also the same place where the placenta and membrane develop
uterus
placenta
site where the maternal and embryonic vasculature exchange substances
what is meosis
diploid (germ cell) –> haploid gamete
meiosis
§ A diploid cell (germ cell) undergoes meiosis to produce a
unique haploid gamete
- Unique–>crossing-over between maternal and paternal chromatids during prophase I to end up with “mixed” chromatids
- “mixed” = some paternal, some maternal genes
what is needed to complete meiosis
sperm
- Meiosis is not completed in an oocyte until the sperm penetrates
the oocyte
§ Spermatic pronucleus and the oocyte pronucleus fuse, thus completing fertilization
how is fertilization completed
- Combination of spermatic and oocyte genetic material–>diploid cell
zygote
single diploid cell
combine sperm and oocyte
simple meiosis
meiosis in humans is a division process that takes us from a diploid cell—one with two sets of chromosomes—to haploid cells—ones with a single set of chromosomes. In humans, the haploid cells made in meiosis are sperm and eggs.
prepuberty in ovaries
stop at meiosis I
- A person with ovaries is born with a certain number of diploid oocytes that have been “paused” during the first stage of meiosis – do not continue meiosis until after puberty
post puberty in ovaries
fertilize vs non fertilize
do meiosis II if fertilized
- After puberty, the ovaries release an ovum each cycle into the uterine tubes
§ The oocyte will not complete meiosis II unless fertilization occurs
§ Fertilization typically occurs in the ampulla of the uterine tube
where does fertilization occur
in the ampulla of the uterine tube
what is ovulation
release of a secondary oocyte from ovarian follicle
what is cumulus oophorus
Ovulated secondary oocyte together with zona pellucida, is externally covered with granulosa cells – cumulus oophorus
how is corona radiata formed?
Cumulus oophorus will rearrange and form corona radiata
where does the sperm cell penetrate into>
zona pellucida
- Sperm cell penetrates the zona pellucida and “injects” its genetic material into the oocyte
§ Afterwards, the zona pellucida becomes impenetrable to other sperm cells (can’t have “double fertilization”)
how long for meiosis II to occur when sperm enters oocyte
§ After approximately 24 hours, the oocyte completes meiosis II and the zygote completes the first cell division
* This is the end of day 1, week 1
what is the corona radiata
cells that surround the oocyte, found outside of the zona pellucida
how do sperm get into the oocyte
- attracted to corona radiata and then break barrier to get to zone pellucida
- when get to zone pellucid, trigger acrosome reaction. sperm secrete digestive enzymes to break down glycoprotein membrane of zone pellucid to get into plasma membrane
- get into plsama membrane and fuse with oocyte. sperm releases its nucleus into the cytoplasm of the oocyte
what are the 2 gametes
oocyte and sperm
gamete
- Gamete – a haploid germ cell
§ Oocyte – gamete from ovaries
§ Sperm – gamete from testes