With one Ejaculation a Male Releases:
Hundreds of Millions of Sperms into Vagina
List The Path of Sperm Once Released into Vagina.
1.) Vagina 2.) Cervix 3.) Uterus
4.) Fallopian Tube
When Sperm is released into Female What structure does it not go in?
Ovaries
If Ovulation Occurs _____ Hours Before __________, __________ may occur
1.) 72 Hours 2.) Ejaculation 3.) Fertilisation
If _________ Occurs _______ Hours after Ejaculation, __________ May Occur?
1.) Ovulation 2.) 48 Hours 3.) Fertilisation
How Long is the Life Span of an Egg in the Fallopian Tube?
72 Hours
How Long is the Life Span of Sperm in the Fallopian Tube?
48 Hours
Describe the Egg in the Fallopian Tube?
It’s Enclosed in a Jellylike Substance & Surrounded by a layer of Follicle Cells
Several _______ may attach to an Egg and attempt to __________________.
1.) Sperm
2.) Penetrate it’s Outer Layers
What in the Sperm Break Down the Eggs Outer Layers?
The Digestive Enzymes in it’s Head
What Happens After the Sperm Penetrates the Eggs Outer Layer?
Cell Membrane Surrounding the Head of the Sperm Fuses with Egg’s Cell Membrane
After Cell Membrane of Sperm and Egg Fuse:
The Sperm’s Nucleus & Midpiece Enter Cytoplasm of Egg
What Structures of Sperm Don’t Enter Egg?
1.) Tail of Sperm 2.) Head of Sperm
The Outer Layers of Egg are Called the:
Follicle Cells
Usually _____ Sperm is Successful in __________ an Egg.
1.) One 2.) Penetrating
What Changes Occur in the Egg that Prevents Other Sperm from Penetrating Egg?
Electrical Changes in Eggs Cell Membrane
After _____ Enters an Egg, The Egg Completes _________.
1.) Sperm
2.) Meiosis 2
After Egg Finishes Meiosis 2:
The Sperm’s Nucleus Fuses With Egg’s Nucleus
What Forms after Nucleus’s of Sperm & Egg Fuse?
Zygote
How Many Chromosomes does a Zygote Have?
46 (Diploid Number (2n))
An Egg has Enough _____________ to survive about _____ Hours?
1.) Stored Nutrients 2.) 24 Hours
If an Egg has Nutrients to Survive 24 Hours How does it Survive for 72 in Fallopian tube
The Jellylike Substances & Follicles around the Egg Provide Nutrients for another 48 Hours
Describe What Cleavage is:
A Series of Mitotic Divisions that Zygote Begins Immediately after Fertilisation
Where is the Process Cleavage Preformed?
In the Fallopian Tube