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WEEK 1 LAB

1)What is the protein that sperm bind to on the egg surface:

Zona pellucida lypoprotein ZP3

2)Name the 3 stages of follicle development in the ovary:

i)primordial follicle ii)preantral follicle iii)antral (graffian) follicle --Elide Newton 13:13, 6 August 2009 (EST)

WEEK 2

  1.  What factor do the synctiotrophoblast cells secrete to support the ongoing pregnancy? 

hCG( Human chorionic gonadotropin)

  2. What does the corpus luteum secrete to prevent continuation of the menstrual cycle? 

Hormones progesterone and estrogen

  3. What are the 2 main tissues to be derived from the germ cell layer continuous with the lining of the amniotic sac? 

ectoderm forms 1)the nervous system from the neural tube and neural crest and 2) the epithelial layer of skin covering the embryo

WEEK 4 LAB 3 --Elide Newton 13:40, 13 August 2009 (EST)

What period of human development (in weeks) do the 23 Carnegie stages cover?

The first 8 weeks

What part of the somite will contribute to the vertebral column?

The sclerotome part of the somite forms the vertebral bodies and intervertebral disc.

At what Carnegie stage does the human neural tube normally completely close?

Stage 13