FINAL Flashcards
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fertilization and implantation occur
preimplantation period
period involving embryo growing to fetus
fetal period
2nd week to 8th week of prenatal development
embryonic period
action of one group of cells on another that leads to the establishment of the developmental pathway in the responding tissue
induction
controlled cellular growth and accumulation of byproducts
proliferation
change in identical embryonic cells to become distinct, both structurally and functionally
differentiation
development of specific tissue structure or differing form due to embryonic cell migration and inductive interactions
morphogenesis
attainment of adult function and size due to proliferation, differentiation and morphogenesis
maturation
originates directly from epiblast layer
ectoderm
future dermis, muscle, and bone
mesoderm
layer of cuboidal cells in the embryo
endoderm
considered by many to be the fourth embryonic layer
neural crest cells
prenatal organ that joins pregnant women and developing embryo
placenta
furrowed, rod-shaped thickening in middle of embryonic disc
primitive streak
have the potential to proliferate and differentiate into diverse types of connective tissue-forming cells
mesenchyme
location of future primitive mouth of embryo
oropharyngeal membrane
location of future terminal end of embryo’s digestive tract
cloacal membrane
specialized group of cells differentiates from the ectoderm
neuroectoderm
elimination of groove between 2 adjacent swellings of tissues or processes on embryo surface
fusion
mesoderm additionally differentiates and begins to divide into paired cuboidal aggregates of cells
somites
study of microscopic structure and function of cells and tissues
histology
smallest living unit of organization
cell
collection of similarly specialized cells
tissue
independent body part formed from tissues
organ