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1
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What term is given to the developing baby from when fertilisation occurs to the end of week 3?

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Conceptus

2
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What term is given to the developing baby from week 4 to week 8?

A

Embryo

3
Q

What term is given to the developing baby from week 9 to birth?

A

Foetus

4
Q

What are the 6 phases of embryonic development?

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Gametogenesis
Fertilisation
Cleavage
Gastrulation
Morphogenesis
Organogenesis
5
Q

What occurs in gametogenesis?

A

Formation of germ cells (sperm, ovum)

6
Q

What occurs in fertilisation?

A

Formation of zygote

7
Q

What happens in cleavage?

A

Rapid cell division

8
Q

What happens in gastrulation?

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Formation of germ layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm)

9
Q

What happens in morphogenesis?

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Folding of embryo forms 3D human-like shape

10
Q

What will the ectoderm go on to produce?

A

Skin

Nervous system

11
Q

What will the mesoderm go on to produce?

A

Organs

12
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What will the endoderm go on to produce?

A

Lining of gut

Lung bud

13
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What is the zona pellucida?

A

Tough protein coat surrounding oocyte to give it protection

14
Q

In cleavage, zygote divides into morula and then further into blastomeres. How many celled blastomeres are totipotent (can give rise to any cell/structure)?

A

8-cell blastomeres are totipotent

15
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What is the amazing thing about development, according to Veronica Van Heyningen?

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The amazing thing about development is not that it sometimes goes wrong, but that it ever succeeds.

16
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What are the 4 components of Tetralogy of Fallot?

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Pulmonary stenosis
Right ventricular hypertrophy
Overriding aorta
Ventricular septal defect