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Teratology
The study of abnormal development; involve both genetic and environmental factors.
Germinal period
Sperm fertilizes the egg creating a zygote that undergoes rapid cell division and implants into uterus.
Fertilization to 2nd week
When does the germinal period occur?
Embryonic period
Initial development of all major structures and establishment of organ systems
3rd week to 8th week
When does the embryonic period occur?
Fetal period
Differentiation and growth of organs and tissues
9th week to term (38th week)
When does the fetal period occur?
Gametogenesis
The process of the formation and development of male and female primordial germ cells (PGC) into gametes (spermatozoa and ooctye)
Lining of yolk sac
Where do primordial germ cells originate?
Diploid (2N)
Are primordial germ cells haploid or diploid?
Occupy gonads and mature into gametes
What do PGC migrate to do?
Meiosis
Does gametogenesis occur via mitosis or meiosis?
Diploid (2N) to haploid (N)
What does the chromosome number start and end with in Gametogenesis?
Spermatogonia to spermatids
What does spermatogenesis start and end with?
Puberty
When does spermatogenesis begin?
Spermatogonia stem cells
In spermatogenesis, primordial germ cells give rise to?
More spermatogonia or primary spermatocytes
In spermatogenesis, Spermatogonia multiply within the testes by mitosis to generate what?
Mitosis
In spermatogenesis, spermatogonia multiply within the testes by (mitosis or meiosis) to generate either more spermatogonia or primary spermatocytes.
Secondary spermatocytes
Primary spermatocytes divide by meiosis and enter a prolonged Meiosis I to form?
Meiosis I (2N > N)
Primary spermatocytes become secondary spermatocytes by entering a prolonged?
Spermatids
Secondary spermatocytes undergo meiosis II to form haploid?
Meiosis II (N > N)
Secondary spermatocytes become haploid spermatids by?
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing hormone (LH)
What hormones regulate spermatogenesis?
Sertoli cells
(stimulated by testosterone)
Where does FSH bind?
Support cells for spermatogenesis
What is the function of sertoli cells?
Leydig cells
Where does LH bind?
Stimulates testosterone production
What is the function of Leydig cells?
Spermatids to Spermatozoa (mature sperm)
What is spermiogenesis?
Formation of acrosome, nuclear condensation, formation of neck, middle, and tail, cytoplasmic shedding (residual bodies)
What 4 morphological changes occur during spermiogenesis?
Primordial germ cells
Spermatogonia
Primary spermatocyte
Secondary spermatocyte
Spermatid
Spermatozoa
List the 6 steps of spermatogenesis/spermiogenesis.
Oogonia to mature oocytes
What is oogenesis?
Reduced by half (2N to N)
What happens to the chromosome number during oogenesis?
Primary oocytes
Which step of oogenesis is present before birth?
Prophase of meiosis I
What stage of meiosis are oogonia halted in to form primary oocytes?
Oogonia stem cells
In oogenesis, primordial germ cells give rise to?
Mitosis
Oogonia undergo several rounds of (mitosis or meiosis)
Follicular cells
Oogonia undergo several rounds of mitosis arranging into clusters surrounded by?
Follicular cells
What type of cells surround clusters of oogonia in the ovaries?
Support cells for oogenesis
What is the function of follicular cells?
7 million, 5 months
Oogonia continue to divide reaching maximal number of how many? At around how many months?
Cell death
After 5 months, many oogonia undergo what?
Primary oocytes
By 7 months, the majority of oogonia have degenerated leaving a small amount of what?
Surface of the ovary
Primordial follicles are located near the what?
Primary oocyte and follicular cells
What makes up a primordial follicle?
At birth
When are all primary oocytes arrested in prophase of meiosis I?
Diplotene/resting stage
Primary oocytes enter what stage until puberty?
Diplotene/resting stage
What is the period between birth and puberty where primary oocytes are arrested in prophase of meiosis I?
Chromatin looks lacy
How can you identify the diplotene/resting stage?
400-450
How many oocytes end up releasing during ovulation in a lifetime?
1 follicle
At puberty, out of the 15-20 primordial follicles that initiate maturation each month, how many normally reach full maturation?
FSH and LH
Which 2 hormones regulate the preovulatory growth of follicles each month?
Secondary oocyte and first polar body
During puberty, a primary oocyte completes meiosis I creating what?
Primordial germ cells
Oogonia
Primary oocyte
Secondary oocyte
What are the 4 steps of oogenesis?
Diploid
Are primary oocytes haploid or diploid?
Haploid
Are secondary oocytes haploid or diploid?
Metaphase of Meiosis II
Before ovulation, which stage are secondary oocytes halted in?
Until fertilized
How long do secondary oocytes remain arrested during ovulation?
Smooth muscle contractions
What helps to expel secondary oocytes?
Ampulla of uterine tube
Where does fertilization typically take place?
Capacitation and acrosome reaction
What 2 processes must sperm undergo in order to initiate fertilization?
Capacitation
Surface proteins removed from acrosome allowing acrosome to react with corona radiata and zona pellucida
Removal of surface proteins on sperm to expose acrosome
What is capacitation?
Acrosome reaction
Binding to and release of enzymes to penetrate zona pellucida and facilitate fertilization
Release of enzymes from acrosome
What is the acrosome reaction?
Penetration of corona radiata
What occurs in phase 1 of fertilization?
Penetration of zona pellucida
What occurs in phase 2 of fertilization?
Zona pellucida
Which barrier of the oocyte is broken down by the acrosome reaction?
Zona pellucida
What is number 1 pointing to?

Corona radiata
What is number 2 pointing to?

Oocyte and second polar body
Phase 3 of fertilization forms what?
Ooctye and sperm cell membranes
What fuses together in phase 3 of fertilization?
Sperm binding and polyspermy
In phase 3 of fertilization, the oocyte and sperm cell membranes fuse causing cortica and zona reactions preventing what from happening?
Male pronucleus fuse with female pronucleus forming diploid zygote, Restoration of diploid number of chromosomes, Determination of genetic sex, Initiation of cleavage
What are the results of fertilization?
Zygote/Fertilized cell
Week 1 starts with what?
Blastomeres
A zygote undergoes multiple mitotic divisions (cleavage) to form what?

Compaction
Cell divisions result in successively smaller blastomeres that remain confined within the space available within the zona pellucida resulting in what?
Zona pellucida doesn't expand (cells must fit within a confined space)
What causes compaction of blastomeres?
8
How many blastomeres are present when compaction begins?
16
How many blastomeres are present in a Morula?
3 days
How many days after fertilization does a morula form?
Inner and outer cell mass
The morula is defined by what?
Embryoblast
What does the inner cell mass of the morula give rise to?
Trophoblast/Placenta
What does the outer cell mass of the morula give rise to?
Blastocele
Fluid enters inner cell mass forming a single cavity called what?
Blastocyst
Fluid enters inner cell mass forming single cavity called blastocele resulting in formation of a definitive what?
Uterine wall
A blastocyst attaches to what?
Implantation
The blastocyst attaches to the uterine wall and recipricol interactions between invading trophoblast cells and endometrial cells of the uterus result in what?
Trophoblast cells (outer cell mass of blastocyst) and Endometrial cells (uterine wall)
Interactions between which 2 cell types allow for implantation of blastocyst into the uterine wall?
Blastocyst
What is the name of the entire cell shown?

Inner cell mass
What is number 1 pointing to?

Blastocele
What is number 2 pointing to?

Outer cell mass
What is number 3 pointing to?

Embryoblast
What is number 1 pointing to?

Trophoblast
What is number 2 pointing to?

Partially embedded in the endometrium of the uterus
At the end of week 1, the blastocyst is where?
Ectopic pregnancy
What happens when the blastocyst implants outside of normal uterine location such as the uterine tubes, ovary, abdomen, or cervical?
Cytotrophoblast and Syncytiotrophoblast
In week 2 of development, the trophoblast divides into what 2 layers?
Inner layer of mononucleated cells
What is the cytotrophoblast?
Outer multinucleated zone with no defined cell boundaries
What is the syncytiotrohpoblast?
Epiblast (top) and hypoblast (bottom)
In week 2 of development, the embryoblast forms what 2 layers?