BGDA Practical - Fertilization to Implantation
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Introduction
We will study human development over a series of 3 practical classes spanning the overall human prenatal developmental timecourse. In terms of Embryology in this current course, there will be an additional lecture on heart development and a practical on the extra-embryonic tissues formed from the conceptus (placenta and embryonic membranes).
| Practical 3 - Fertilization to Implantation | Practical 6 - Implantation to 8 Weeks | Practical 12 - Fetal Period |
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Practical - Fertilization to Implantation
Aim
This laboratory is an introduction to the earliest event in development, from fertilization of the ovum (egg) by sperm through to implantation.
Key Concepts
Gonad, gametogenesis, ovary, testis, menstral cycle, oocyte development (oogenesis), spermatozoa (sperm) development (spermatogenesis), sperm morphology/motility, meiosis/mitosis, follicle development, ovulation, zona pellucida, polar bodies, hormonal changes, mechanism of fertilization, post-fertilization changes, corpus luteum, zygote, morula, blastocyst, inner cell mass (embryoblast), trophoblast, implantation, GA, ectopic implantation, abnormalities.
Key Reading
- BGDA Practical Class Notes PDF | Online version
- The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology. Moore & Persaud Chapter 1-4
- Human Embryology, WJ. Larsen Chapter 1, 2, 3
Online Practical Help
- Online Practical Pages contain movies (MP4 or Quicktime) that work better using the Firefox browser on your desktop (Internet Explorer may crash)
- Menu this current page is linked on the lefthand menu as BGDA Practical 3 on every page on this site.
- Work through the series of linked online resources with the demonstrator (listed in order after the green BGD icon on each page)
- Online Page Organisation the small green BGD icon is the list of practical pages.
- Page Content has a series of images, text and movies down the page in sequence, a list of terms and a link to a Glossary.
- Highlighted words within the page text link to the Glossary brief description, all additional pages and resources are always shown as "Links:"
- External Links there are links on some pages which may take you to other places outside the current Practical (navigate carefully).
- Finished when we have reached and discussed Week 3 Overview.
Textbooks
UNSW Embryology
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Hill, M.A. (2012) UNSW Embryology (12th ed.). Sydney:UNSW. |
The Developing Human: Clinically oriented embryology
Citation: The developing human : clinically oriented embryology 8th ed. Moore, Keith L; Persaud, T V N; Torchia, Mark G Philadelphia, PA : Saunders/Elsevier, c2011. (links only function with UNSW connection)
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Larsen's human embryology
Citation: Larsen's human embryology 4th ed. Schoenwolf, Gary C; Larsen, William J, (William James). Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, c2009. (links only function with UNSW connection)
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- Links: More Embryology Textbooks
Glossary Links
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- Dr Mark Hill 2013, UNSW Embryology ISBN: 978 0 7334 2609 4 - UNSW CRICOS Provider Code No. 00098G
