HS 5 CHAP 5 Flashcards
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It begins with conception
GERMINAL PERIOD
It Ends when fertilized egg implants in uterine wall
GERMINAL PERIOD
Fertilized egg
Zygote
After five days of mitosis
100 cells = blastocyst
It last
Day 0- Day 14 or 2 weeks’ long
Cell division occurs
mitosis
Inner layer
Embryonic disk
(becomes the embryo)
Outer layer of cells
Trophoblast
organ that surrounds the developing embryo and is attached to the wall of the uterus
Development of the placenta
Begins duplication and division within hours of conception
Zygote
Developing organism burrows into the placenta that lines the uterus
Implantation (about 10 days after conception)
Pregnancy can be detected due to new chemicals in the mother’s urine
Organism grows rapidly
EMBRYONIC PERIOD
From 3-8 weeks after conception
Outer cell mass is called
PLACENTA
Structure attached to the uterus
Blood vessels from trophoblast form placenta
Major structures
(organs, limbs, brain)
Provides nourishment and oxygen from
Blood vessels from trophoblast form placenta
Vulnerable to damage from harmful agents
start to develop
From the midline outward
Proximodistal
From head to tail
Cephalocaudal
Developing human organism from about the______
3rd through the 8th week after conception
From 9 weeks post-conception until birth
FETAL PERIOD
Major structures continue to develop
FETAL PERIOD
Developing human organism from the start of the 9th week after conception until birth
Fetus