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Embryology: Conception to Zygote Formation Flashcards

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Phase of reproduction where two haploid sex cells fuse What do they form?

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Fertilization

Zygote

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The vaginal canal is BASIC/ACIDIC

Prostate gland produces alkanine or acidic sustenances for the semen to protect it?

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Acidic

Alkaline

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In addition to mature, fully motile sperm and unobstructed female reproductive tract, 2 other things are required for successful fertilization

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Capacitation

Acrosome Reaction

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This is the process in fertilization tha ttallows sperm to become mobile enough to attach to cells on the oocyte

It happens in where?

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Capacitation

Uterine Tube

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This is a group of cells surrounding the oocyte, plays a role in the binding of sperm (it’s the epithelium it binds to)

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Corona Radiata

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Before sperm can bind to the corona radiata, the top layers of the _____ of sperm are taken away via the sperm attaching to the…

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Epididymis of sperm

Attaches to the epithelium of the fallopian tube

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During fertilization, after the sperm binds to the epithelium of the fallopian tube and sheds the epididymis, what effect does it have on the sperm?

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The cell becomes highly motile, allowing it to bind to cells on the oocyte

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What adhesion molecules play a role in capacitation?

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E-Cadherins and integrins

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This covers the sperm, and when it breaks down, it releases enzymes for breakdown of ____ allowing the sperm to fuse with enzymes of the egg

This whole process is called the

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Acrosome Cap

Zonapellucida, ECM

Acrosome reaction

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This part of the oocyte hydrolyzes sperm receptors, inactivating so no other sperm can penetrate once one already has

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Cortical Granules

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This is the word used to describe a cell that can differentiate into any cell or extraembryonic structure in our body

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Totipotent

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This is the term used to describe a cell that is capable of differentiating into several cell types, or any embryonic structure

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Pluripotent

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This is the period that begins with 24 hours after fertilization, the newly created diploid cell begins dividing

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Cleavage

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This forms 3-4 days after fertilization, it is a solid ball of cells

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Morula

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This forms 5-6 days after fertilization, it has an inner cell mass, tropho blast, and a cavity

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Blastocyst

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In the blastocyst, this is the outer ring of cells

It forms the _____ contribution to the placenta

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Trophoblast

Embryonic

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This is the innter cluster of cells that forms the embryo in the blastocyst

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Embryoblast

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Are cells totipotent or pluripotent in the embryoblast?

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Pluripotent

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This is the fluid filled space in the blastocyst that lies between trophoblast and embryoblast

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Blastocyst Cavity

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During week 1 of reproduction, the blastocyst implants into the functional layer of the ________

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Endometrium

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What adhesion molecules are important for binding of blastocyst to the uterine wall?

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Integrins

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Once the blastocyst is bound to the uterine wall, what divides to further penetrate into the endometrial tissue?

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Trophoblast

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During weeks 1-2, the trophoblast differentiates into 2 different layers..

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Cytotrophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast

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During weeks 1-2, this is the inner layer of the trophoblast in a developing embryo

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Cytotrophoblast

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During weeks 1-2 of reproduction, this is the epithelial covering of the highly vascular embryonic placental villi
Syncytiotriphoblast
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During weeks 1-2, lakes of blood surround the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, allow it to continue to grow and fuse even furtehr into maternal embryonic tissues
Syncytiotrophoblast
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This is the hormone secreted by the syncytiotrophoblast until the maternal tissues produce enough progesterone
HCG
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During week 2, the embryoblast (bilaminar germ dis) starts epithelizing into...
Epiblast and Hypoblast
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During week 2, epiblast cells differentiate to create the... Note: Epiblast later becomes human tissues
Amniotic Cavity
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During week two, the hypoblast also moves out like the epiblast, and line the cytotrophoblast to form the....
Yolk Sac
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During week 2 (10-13 days), the hypoblast tissue continues to move out and create this connective tissue, between the hypoblast and cytotrophoblast
Mesoderm
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During week 2 (10-13 days) this is generated from tiny spaces in the mesoderm
Chorionic Cavity
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During 12-13 days, the yolk sac pinches off, becomes \_\_\_\_\_\_ The epiblast cells create the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ The ______ surrounds everything, but there is a huge cavity The amniotic cavity starts to become \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Secondary Yolk sac Amniotic Membrane Extraembryonic mesoderm, (connective tissue) Human tissues
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So in sum of second week.....
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During week three, the most important event in your life occurs
Gastrulation
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What appears during the third week? On what end of the embryo do cells cluster within the amniotic cavity to form it?
Primitive streak Caudal
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Why is the primitive streak important for gastrulation?
It establishes axes (caudal/cranial) (left and right) (anterior and posterior
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To form the primitive streak, what type of cells migrate at the midline?
Epiblast
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After establishment of the primitive streak within the amniotic cavity, which is ventral, the amniotic cavity or the yolk sac?
Yolk sac is ventral, amniotic cavity is dorsal
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When epiblast cells migrate to the primitive streak, the cell detach, invaginate and replace the _______ to form the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Further migrating cells differentiate and form the
Hypoblast to form the endoderm Mesoderm
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When epiblast cells migrate to the primitive streak, what occurs Why?
Epithelio-mesenchyme transition Mesenchyme can move, lots of fluid allowing it to
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During the epithelio-mesenchymal transition, the remaining epiblast cells that didn't migrate to form the
Ectoderm
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Once the 3 germ layers are formed during gastrulation, the cells are no longer.... But they are..
Pluripotent Multipotent
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At this point in the picture, what happens to the cells on top of the epiblast? At this point in the picture, what happens to the cells that remain of the epiblast?
Cells on top detach, migrate, and form the mesenchyme The remaining cells form the ectoderm
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The yellow that is directly under the mesoderm in the picture is from what? Is it from the hypoblast So then where is the hypoblast?
No, it's from the cells that migrated through the primitive streak It's the part that doesn't directly underlie the mesoderm
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What does the migrating mesoderm (the red in the picture) become?
Connective Tissue
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The black boundary in the middle is also formed from migrating mesoderm, what structure does it form?
The notochord
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In the picture, the mesoderm that migrates along either side of the notochord is called the...
Paraxial Mesoderm
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In the picture below, what are I and S? Also note the location of the lateral plate mesoderm Also, what is the space above the blue line?
1. I is the lateral plate mesoderm 2. S is the paraxial mesoderm 3. The space is the amniotic cavity
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What is the blue and the yellow in the picture below?
1. Blue is ectoderm 2. Yellow is endoderm
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What does the intermediate mesoderm form most of?
The urinary and reproductive system
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What is the name for the space that exists because of the split in the lateral plate mesoderm?
Intraembryonic Coelom
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What is the function/purpose of the space between the blue (ectoderm) and the outer intermediate mesoderm?
Supports the body wall with muscle and connective tissue
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What does the space between the mesoderms, formed by the lateral plate (the intraembryonic coelom) become?
Abdominal Cavity
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What does the space between the endoderm (yellow) become?
Gut Tube
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This is the term describing the part of the mesoderm that becomes the body wall
Somatopleure
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This is the term for the mesoderm that lines the outer part of the gut tube
Splanchopleure
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As seen in the picture below, the mesoderm folds back over the ectoderm and endoderm. What is the mesoderm on top of the structure in the picture? What is the mesoderm on bottom of the picture?
Somatopleure Splachnopleure
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Identify the colored areas in this picture
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Which contributes most to the development of the notchord, ectoderm, mesoderm, or endoderm?
Mesoderm
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The notochord defines the ___ axis of the embryo It induces the development of these two things
1. Defines the primordial axis of embryo 2. Induces the development of the neural plate 3. Induces development of axial skeleton
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What forms around the notochord? What eventually happens to the notochord?
The vertebral column It regresses and mostly disappears (except for intervertebral discs)
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The notochord loses its epithelial connection and becomes attached to the.. It then loses it's epithelial connections once more and what happens ?
Endoderm Cells at the end compact and it becomes a rod (see picture)
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The paraxial mesoderm forms the....
Somites
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1. These are the striated muscles of the body wall 2. They divide into two parts
Myotomes Epimere and hypomere
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1. During segmentation, what folds in and creates neural tube? 2. What is within the neural tube (ventral to neural tube here)
1. Ectoderm 2. Notochord (ventral to NT here)
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The somites divide into three parts, what are they?
1. Scleratomes 2. Myotome 3. Dermatome
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Which aspect of the somite becomes cartitlage, supportive tissues, vertebrae and ribs
Scleratomes
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Which part of the somite forms muscles of body wall and limbs (trapezius, splenius, lats)
Myotomes
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1. The myotome divides into two parts, called... 2. This is the dorsal part of the myotome 3. This is the ventral part of the myotome
1. Epimere and Hypomere 2. Epimere 3. Hypomere
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This part of the myotome gives rise to the deep back muscles
Epimere
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This part of the myotome forms the ventral muscles and superficial back
Hypomere
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This part of the somite becomes the dermis
Dermatomes
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Identify the lines in this picture
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To form the dermis, the dermatomes join with what?
Somatopleure
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Identify the lines in this picture
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Scleretomes on either side grow towards one another, fuse, surround neural tube, form the...
Spinal Vertebrae
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These divide in half, top and bottoms of different ones fuse with one another, creating ones Why is this beneficial?
Somites It allows muscles to span vertebrae, creating movement Also creates space for spinal nerves to travel
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During neuration, as shown in the picture, what structure is folding out? What does it form?
Ectoderm Neural plate
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During neurulation, what forms due to the rising of the lateral plate? The cells get thicker on at basal end but thinner at apical end
Neural groove and neural fold
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At this point in the picture, the ectoderm is well positioned to form the ___ but not the \_\_\_\_\_
1. Skin 2. Brain
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1. When the neural folds reach eachother, where does fusion begin? 2. What does this fold and fusion eventually form?
1. In the middle, the fuses away from middle in cranial and caudal direction 2. Neural Tube
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What does the neural tube form?
CNS and somatic efferent (motor) neurons
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Within the neural fold, these detach, migrate and become other nervous system processes (afferent neurons, dorsal root ganglia, much of ANS and ganglia, glial cells, many cells in endocrine and other body systems)
Neural crest cells

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