embryonic development final

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fertilization

  • ampulla of fallopian tube

  • sperm penetrates egg, forms zygote (single diploid cell)

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cleavage

  • rapid mitotic cell divisions of zygote without growth

  • zygote become solid ball of smaller cells called morula (day 3-4)

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blastocyst

  • fluid enters morula, forms blastocyst (hollow ball of cells)

  • inner cell mass- will become embryo

  • trophoblast- will become part of placenta

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implantation

  • blastocyst embeds into endometrial lining of uterus

  • trophoblast cells being forming placenta and secrete HCG to maintain corpus luteum

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gastrulation

  • inner cell mass reorganizes into three germ layers

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neurulation

  • formation of neural tube from ectoderm (will become brain and spinal cord

  • starts around week 3-4)