Embryology Flashcards
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An egg after it has been ovulated
ovum
An egg inside the ovary prior to ovulation
oocyte
On an ovum, there is a ________ ____, a layer that forms before ovulation, when the egg is still an oocyte, and its a protective layer made up ___ ___ / __ _____, which help care for the egg.
corona radiata, granulosa cells, follicular cells
The ___ ___ is the next layer in the ovum also called the __ ___ in non mammals, and is a thick translucent matrix of ____, which gives the layer its ____ ___ This layer contains __ ___ proteins like ZP1, ZP2, ZP3, and ZP4. ___ is the protein that allows for ___ ___ ___
zona pellucida, vitelline membrane, glycoproteins, jelly-like coating, sperm binding, ZP3, same species fertilization
The space between the zona pellucida and the plasma membrane
perivitelline space
The nucleus of an ovum is ____ and contains ____.
haploid, organelles
The sperm head contains an organelle called the ____, which is derived from the __ ___. This organelle contains __ __ that are essential dissolving the protective layers of an egg and fertilizing it. The head also contains a __ __
acrosome, golgi apparatus, hydrolytic enzymes, haploid nucleus
The mid piece of a sperm is full of ___ that surround __ __ in the cytoplasm that help move the tail
mitochondria, axial filaments
the tail of a sperm is an ___ ___ surrounded by a cytoplasm and then the ___ ___
axial filament, plasma membrane
When sperm are deposited inside the female reproductive tract, _____ occurs, specifically when the sperm enters the ___ and ___ __. This is the last required step for sperm to be ____ enough for fertilization.
capacitation, uterus, fallopian tubes, mature
The vaginal walls are extremely ____, with a pH of ____. This is detrimental for sperm, but not for __ __, which contains sperm, ____, ___ , ___, etc., which is very alkaline, with a pH of _____. Still, most of the sperm will die there.
acidic, 4.4, seminal fluid, enzymes, prostaglandins, fructose, 7-8.
The _____ ____ is added to each spermatozoa in the _____ of the male reproductive system. It protects the sperm.
glycoprotein coat, epididymus
In capacitation, once the sperm make it through the ___, the enzymes released from the ___ will digest the glycoprotein coat. Then ____ of the apical plasma membrane on the head will occur, making it easier for the sperm to release ___ _ that are needed to digest the barriers needed to fertilize the egg. Then the sperm will become ____, becoming extremely motile
cervix, uterus, destabilization, acrosomal enzymes, hyperactivated
When a sperm and egg fuse to form a diploid organism
fertilization
fertilization usually occurs in the __ __. Only ____ sperm make it to the egg there. The begin to swim through the ___ __, and onto the zona pellucida. __ ___ occurs when sperm are able to bind to __ ____ ____ there.this signifies that the two sperm and egg are the same ___. ZP3 binding triggers the release of the ___ enzyme ____ to break through the ZP
uterine tube, 300, corona radiata, mutual recognition, sperm binding receptors, species , proteolytic, acrosin,
The ___ of the sperm head will then fuse with the ovum of the plasma membrane. When this occurs, __ of the sperm enters into the egg and fuses with its nucleus. All the rest of the sperm is destroyed, including its ____. This is why mitochondria only have ___ DNA. This is when we get a __-
equator, nucleus, mitochondria, maternal, zygote
Fertilization allows the egg to undergo and complete __ __. This produces a __ __ from uneven ____ division. These structure are just discharged through the membrane as they are not ___
meiosis II, polar body, cytoplasm, viable
Fertilization also restores the _____ chromosome number. ___ ____ causes genetic variation through sexual selection
diploid, allele recombination
Fertilization also determines ____, through the chromosome that the _____ carries
sex, sperm
when multiple sperm fusing with the ovum
polyspermy
When the sperm fuses with the plasma membrane, __ ___ along the membrane open and depolarizes the membrane from ___ to ___. This prevents other sperm in the __ ____ from binding to the plasma membrane, but it only lasts for minutes, which is why is it called the __ __
sodium channels, -70, 20, vitalline membrane, fast block
In the slow block, __ __ from the ___ _ are released in to the cytoplasm of the egg and this causes the __ ___. This is when the ___ ___ are released and fused with the egg’s plasma membrane in a process called _____
calcium ions, endoplasmic reticulum, cortical reaction, cortical granuoles, extocytosis
When the cortical granules release their contents in the ___ __, It causes the area to __ and ___ itself from the plasma membrane. this is called the _ ___ or ____ ___.
pervitalline space, swell detach, fertilization envelope, fertilization membrane
cortical granuoles also inactivate the ____ ___, which prevent any remaining sperm from binding to them
zp receptors