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what is the bronchial tree?

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it is the branching system of bronchi and bronchioles, conducting air from the windpipe into the lungs

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what is the function of the bronchial tree?

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the bronchial tree distributes air to the lungs

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what structure is responsible for the primary function of the lungs, exchanging carbon dioxide and oxygen?

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the alveoli

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what are alveoli?

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tiny sacs within our lungs that allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to more between the lungs and bloodstream

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what is the process by which male and female gametes are formed?

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they are formed during a process of cellular reproduction called meiosis

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during meiosis how many times is DNA replicated?

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once

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how many cells are the cells divided into from one circle of meiosis?

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4 separate cells

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what is fertilisation?

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it is the action or process of fertilising an egg or a female animal or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote

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what is a blastocyst?

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it is a thin walled hollow structure in early embryonic development that contains a cluster of cells called the inner cell mass from which the embryo arises

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what does a blastocyst possess which subsequently forms the embryo?

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an inner cell mass

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what is the trophoblast?

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the cells collected in the outer layer of the blastocyst

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what gives rise to the placenta?

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the trophoblast

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what is implanted into the uterine wall?

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the blastocyst

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what is placenta?

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it is a flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant eutherian mammals, nourishing and maintaining the foetus through the umbilical cord

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basically describe placenta

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it is a temporary organ that joins the mother and foetus

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what transfers oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the foetus and permits the release of carbon dioxide and waste products from the foetus?

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the placenta

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what is the upper surface of the placenta like?

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smooth

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what is the under surface of placenta like?

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rough

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what is the placenta composed of?

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it is composed of both maternal tissue and tissue derived from the embryo

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what is the chorion?

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it is the embryonic-derived portion of the placenta

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what is the chorion composed of?

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fatal blood vessels and trophoblasts which are organised into finger-like structures called chorionic villi

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what does the placenta remove?

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waste products, like carbon dioxide

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what does the placenta act to provide?

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oxygen and nutrients to the foetus

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what is the fatal placenta called?

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the chorion frondosum

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what develops from the same blastocyst that forms the foetus?
the fatal placenta
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what metabolises a number of substances and release metabolic products into maternal and/or fatal circulations?
the placenta
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what functions as a fetomaternal organ with 2 compounds ?
the placenta
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what are the 2 compounds of the placenta?
the fatal placenta and the maternal placenta
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what is the maternal placenta called?
decidua basalis
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what does the maternal placenta develop from?
it develops from the maternal uterine tissue
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what are chorionic villi?
they are villi that sprout from the chorion to provide maximum contact area with maternal blood
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what are an essential element in pregnancy from a histomorphologic perspective?
chorionic villi
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what are part of the border between maternal and fatal blood during pregnancy?
villi
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what are the main functional units of the placenta?
the chorionic villi
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why are the chorionic villi the main functional units of the placenta?
they are within which fatal blood is separated by only 3 or 4 cell layers from maternal blood in the surrounding intervillous space
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what is the bilaminar disc?
the bilaminar disc it refers to the epiblast and the hypoblast, evolved from the embryoblast
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what are the 2 balloons that the 2 layers the epiblast and the hypoblast are sandwiched between?
the primitive yolk | and the amniotic cavity
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when is the bilaminar embryonic disc formed?
it is formed when the inner cell mass forms 2 layers of cells, separated by an extracellular basement membrane
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what is the external layer of the bilaminar disc called?
the epiblast
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what is the internal layer of the bilaminar disc called?
the hypoblast
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what do the epiblast and the hypoblast compose?
the bilaminar embryonic disc
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what is the trilaminar disc?
it is an early stage in the development of triploblastic organisms, which include humans and many other animals
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what is the bilaminar disc differentiated further into?
the trilaminar disc
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what is the trilaminar disc?
it is an embryo which exists as 3 germ layers
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what are the 3 germ layers?
the ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm
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what is the ectoderm?
it is the primary germ layer in the very early embryo
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what is the outermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo in early development called?
the ectoderm
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what parts are derived from the ectoderm?
the epidermis nerve tissue and nephridia
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what does the ectoderm emerge and originate from?
the outer layer of germ cells
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what is the mesoderm?
it is a primary germ layer in the very early embryo
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what is the middle layer of cells or tissues of an embryo?
the mesoderm
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what parts are derived from the mesoderm?
cartilage muscles bone
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what germ layer forms connective tissue and muscle throughout the body? with the exception of in the head region where some of these structures have a neural crest origin
the mesoderm
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what is the endoderm?
it is a primary germ layer in the very early embryo
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what is the innermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo in early development?
the endoderm
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what parts are derived from the endoderm?
the lining of the gut and associated structures
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what is the neural tube?
is it a hollow structure in an embryo
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what forms the neural tube?
the brain and spinal cord
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what can defects in the development of the neural tube result in?
congenital abnormalities such as spina bifida
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what is the formation process of the neural tube called?
neurulation
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when does neurulation begin?
it begins when the underlying dorsal mesoderm signals the ectodermal cells above it to elongate into columnar neural plate cells
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what does the embryonic structure the neural tube ultimately form?
the brain and spinal cord
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what is the process of neurulation divided into?
primary neurulation and secondary neurulation
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what is primary neurulation?
it is when the cells surrounding the neural plate direct the neural plate cells to proliferate, invaginate and pinch off from the surface to form a hollow tube
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what is the gut tube?
it is the primitive precursor of both the respiratory and digestive systems
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how is the formation of the gut tube initiated?
it is initiated by ventrally directed invagination of the anterior intestinal portal and the causal intestinal portal, respectively situated at the anterior and posterior ends of the endoderm
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what is the lung bud also known as?
the respiratory bud
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name an embryological endodermal structure
the lung bud
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what does the lung bud develop into?
the respiratory tract organs such as the larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs
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what does the lung bud originate from?
the lung bud forms from the respiratory diverticulum
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what is the respiratory diverticulum?
it is a ventral outgrowth of the foregut endoderm

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