Fertilization & Development
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Coitus & Sperm Transfer • 2-3 phases – Erection/engorgement: Parasympathetic reflex – Plateau – Orgasm: Sympathetic reflex • Heart rate, contractility increase (pulse & BP) • Intense pleasure • Ejaculation by male
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Fertilization • Contact of sperm & secondary oocyte occurs in uterine tube – Sperm penetration – Oocyte completes meiosis II – Nuclear fusion
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Fertilization • Sperm penetration • Why so many?
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Fertilization • Oocyte completes meiosis II • Nuclear fusion – 1n + 1n 2n
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Early Development • Cleavage in uterine tube
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Early Development • Implantation – 6-7 days after fertilization – Trophoblast forms placenta – “Inner cell mass” forms embryo – (pp. 1118-1119) 19 Nov. 2008
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Early Development • Implantation – Trophoblast forms placenta – “Inner cell mass” forms embryo
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Early Development • Placenta – Provides large area for exchange of O2, CO2, nutrients, metabolic wastes between fetal and maternal blood
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Pregnancy • Pregnancy lasts 39-40 weeks, – 280 days from last menstrual period – 3 trimesters
• Hormonal changes
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Labor & Delivery • Dilation – Cervix dilates to ~ 10 cm diameter – Effacement – Descent of fetus into birth canal (“Station”)
• Expulsion • Placental stage – “afterbirth” 19 Nov. 2008
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