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Attendance

--Mary Nicolas 23:38, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

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Lab One Questions

Cell Division lecture

Fertization- First diploid cell

SMH

Picture

Early zygote.jpg







Lab Two Questions

1. Syncytiotropoblast cells secrete:

• Progesterone which maintains the integrity of the uterine lining.

• Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) which prevents the degeneration of the corpus luteum.

• Human placental lactogen (HPL) which modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus

2. The corpus luteum secretes progesterone (signalled by hCG secreted by the trophoblast cells of the blastocyst) which consequently maintains the endometrium which provides an area rich in blood cells so that the zygote can develop.

Lab Three Questions

1. What Carnegie stages occur during week 3 and week 4?

Week 3: stages 7, 8 & 9

Week 4: stages 10, 11 & 12

2. What is the change in overall embryo size form the beginning of week 3 to the end of week 4?

2.6mm - 4.6mm (from 0.4mm in week 3 to 3-5mm in week 4)


3. Approximately when do the cranial (anterior) and caudal (posterior) neuropores close in the human embryo?

Cranial- stage 11 (days 23-26)

Caudal - stage 12 (days 26-30)


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