Week 1 / Intro

The union of male and female gametic nuclei.

• Fertilization

• In Vitro Fertilization

• Ectopic pregnancy

• Membrane Depolarization

Either of a pair of tubes that transport the ova from the ovary to the exterior

• Spermatozoa

• Embryo

• Oviduct

• Oocyte

A specialized technique by which an ovum, especially a human one, is fertilized by sperm outside the body, with the resulting embryo later implanted in the uterus for gestation.

• Fertilization

• Ectopic pregnancy

• In Vitro Fertilization

• Cortical granules

The development of a fertilized ovum outside the uterus, as in a Fallopian tube.

• Ectopic pregnancy

• Membrane Fusion

• Sperm Binding

• Zygote

An unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization

• Blastocyst

• Zygote

• Pronuclei

• Embryo

A cell in an ovary which may undergo meiotic division to form an ovum.

• Embryo

• Oocyte

• Zygote

• Blastocyst

The thick transparent membrane surrounding a mammalian ovum before implantation.

• Acrosome

• Cortical

• Zona Pellucida

• Blastocoel

A general term for a cavity or chamber.

• Antrum

• Morula

• Blastocoel

• Pronuclei

As the sperm approach the egg, they bind to the zona pellucida in a process known as

• Membrane Fusion

• Spermatozoa

• Sperm Binding

• Membrane Depolarization

Sperm cells go through a process known as the ____________________________ which is the reaction that occurs in the acrosome of the sperm as it approaches the egg.

• Gamete Fusion

• Acrosome Reaction

• Morula

• Membrane Fusion