How long is the pre-embryonic period?
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First 2 weeks
What is the first stage in the pre-embryonic period?
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The zygote
1 cell, diploid
Where does the zygote form?
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In the uterien tube
What are the 4-5 divisions the zygote goes through called?
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Cleavage divisions
What do the divisions of the zygote form?
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The morula
What is the second stage in the pre-embryonic period?
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The morula
What determines the morula?
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If it consists of AT LEAST 16 cells
16-32
True or False:
The Morula is bigger than the zygote.
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What does the morula develop into?
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The Blastocyst
What is the third stage in the pre-embryonic period?
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The Blastocyst
How long does the Blastocyst last?
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5 days
What is the fluid filled cavity in the blastocyst called?
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The Blastocoel/Blastocyst cavity
What is the inner mass of cells called in the blastocyst?
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The embryoblast
What does the embryoblast eventually differentiate into?
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The Embryo
What is the outside ring of cells in the blastocyst called?
The Trophoblast
What is the trophoblast made of?
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Trophoblast cells
What will the trophoblast defferentiate into?
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The Chorion
What does the chorion do?
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Provide nurtients to the developing embryo
What is Implantation?
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When the blastocyst moves from the uterine tube and attaches to the endometrium of the uterine wall
What occurs after implantation?
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The embryoblast differentiates into a bilayered embryonic disc
What are the 2 divisions of the embryoblast after differation?
After implantation
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What does the epiblast form?
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What does the Hypoblast form?
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When do the extraembryonic membranes start to form?
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After implantation