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Developement
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sperms consists of what? | Acrosome, Head, Middle piece, Tail |
| First seven days of development are spent where? | In the ovary and oviduct |
| What does the pill do? | 1.Prevents ovulation 2.Thickens cervix preventing sperm from entering 3.Changes the uterus lining to decrease possibility of implantation |
| Step one fertilization | The sperm makes it's way through the adhering follicle cells |
| Step two fertilization | Acrosomal enzymes digest a portion of the zona pellucida |
| Step three fertilization | Sperm binds to and fuses with egg plasma membrane |
| Step four fertilization | Sperm nucleus enters cytoplasm of egg |
| Step five fertilization | Sperm and egg nuclei fuse to produce a zygote |
| embryonic period | first two months of development |
| After fertilization what does the embryo become? | multicellular |
| What does the zygote undergo? | cleavage |
| Does the cleavage increase in size as number of cells divide? | no volume stays the same! |
| A tightly packed ball of cells is called what? | morula |
| As the morula ball of cells continues to divide what else happens? | the cells secrete fluid into the center of the ball of cells |
| A hollow ball of cells is called what? | blastocyst or blastula |