Ovulation through

Implantation
Chromosome & Gene Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubq4eu_TDFc
 Chromosome
Within the sex cells of every man and woman there
are 23 pairs of chromosomes (a thread like structure
which has a string of tiny particles called genes.) As
the sex cell matures the 23 pairs of chromosomes
divide to contain only 23 single chromosomes.
Gene
The part of the chromosome that determines all
the inherited characteristics
 Karyotype
General appearance, including the size, number and
shape of somatic chromosomes
 Where do your genes
come from?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yg89GY61DE
Sperm
Sperm
Sperm carry the genetic blueprint for gender. There are
between 105-106 boys born for every 100 girls.
The male sperm is the smallest cell in the human body and the
female ovum is the largest cell; 90,000 times heavier that the
male sperm.
Everyday a healthy young male produces 100 million sperm
(1000 sperms a second). Each sperm contains a unique
selection of the fathers genetic material.
The male body constantly forms new sperm (from sexual
maturity to a very advanced age). While all of the womens
eggs are formed during the fetal stage.
At ejaculation, 500 million mobile sperm are discharged but
almost half have defects that prevent them from fertilization.
Egg or Ovum
A female cell or egg
 Ovary
Pair of female reproductive
glands producing eggs and
sex hormones.
Twins occur if more than one
egg is released from the
ovary. If both of these eggs
are fertilized fraternal twins
are formed. Identical twins
are formed from the
fertilization of a single egg
that divides into two equal
parts.
Fallopian Tube
Slender tubes (2) that carry the ovum
from the ovaries to the uterus.
Uterus
Hollow organ in which the fertilized ovum is
deposited and the embryo and fetus are developed.
 Ovulation

Two weeks after the onset of menstruation the

follicle containing the egg is discharged at the
surface of the ovary and is caught in the fallopian
tube. For approximately 24 hours the egg awaits
possible fertilization by a sperm. If this does not
occur, the egg begins to disintegrate and dies. Once
this occurs, large quantities of the hormone
progesterone are released into the womans
bloodstream cueing the lining of the uterus to be
shed. This is called menstruation.
https://youtu.be/nLmg4wSHdxQ
 Fertilization
The journey from the vagina to the fallopian tube
(about 6 to 7 inches) takes several hours. If there is
no egg present, the sperm swim back and forth and
can survive for up to five days.
A few hundred sperm reach the destination of the
egg. They all begin to try to penetrate the wall of
the egg. Some perish in this process. Once one
sperm breaks all the way through the ovum wall,
the chemical structure of the egg changes shutting
out all other sperm.
Two cells (egg and sperm) joined to make a single
cell.
Conception
The union of an ovum and sperm resulting in the
beginning of a new life.
https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=BFrVmDgh4v4
Zygote
Once the sperm has penetrated the egg, the tail
separates from the head. This first cell is called the
zygote. (fertilized egg; at least 2 cells)
The head of the sperms (which holds the genetic
make up) travels to the nucleus of the egg and the
genetic blueprints are combined into one.
 Morula
Solid mass of cells ins the early stages of embryonic
development.
Roughly 12 hours after the fusion of the
chromosomes, the first cell division takes place and
continues to divide every 12-15 hours. At
approximately the third day, when there are 16
identical cells, a morula is formed.
Blastocyst
After about 5 days, and once inside the uterus, the
fertilized egg is now a blastocyst.
Implantation
The blastocyst attaches to the uterine wall where
it will develop into an embryo. Implantation
usually occurs eight days after fertilization.