Fertilization & Gastrulation & Neurolation Flashcards
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Parts that make up the Human Ovum
Corona radiata Zona Pellucida Nucleus Perivitelline space Plasma membrane
Chemicals happen in this space in the ovum
Perivitelline space
A morpheus cellular proteoglycan network
Zona pellucida
How many chromosomes does a ovum have
23 (haploid)
23X
Parts of the Human Sperm
Head: Acrosome & Nucleus
Neck
Tail: Middle piece, Principle piece, End piece
Has enzyme and takes up anterior 2/3 of human sperm
Acrosome
What is contained within the middle piece of the human sperm
Mitochondrial sheath
Day 0 is
Ovulation
Day 7 is
Fertilization
Where does week 1 occur?
Uterine tube
First step of Week 1
Capacitation
& Passage of sperm through corona radiata
Capacitation is
The removal of the glycoprotein coat & seminal plasma proteins from plasma membrane of sperm
What enzyme do sperm release to penetrate through the corona radiata
Hyaluronidase
Step 2 of week 1
Penetration of zona pellucida
-Zona reaction
Enzymes released to penetrate zona pellucida
Esterases, acrosin, neruaminidase
(Acrosin —> main enzyme
Zona reaction
One sperm binding to egg to stop all from penetrating
Prevent polyspermy
Step 3 of week 1
Fusion of plasma membrane of oocyte and sperm
Head & tail of sperm enter oocyte cytoplasm (mitochondria does not come with)
Step 4 of week 1
Completion of second meiotic division
Formation of male pronucleus
Fusion of male & female pronuclei
Fertilization can take up to
24 hours
What are the results of fertilization
2nd meiotic division is completed Diploid # of chromosome (46) Establish sex of embryo (XX or XY) Metabolic activation of oocyte Cleavage initiation
Results in Morula development
Cleavage
Morula enters uterus on what day
Day 4
When does cleavage occur
30 hr after fertilization
What day is the morula created
Day 3