UNIT+4-+EMBRYOLOGY

= ﻿ HOME PAGE- EMBRYOLOGY﻿ = The Embryology Unit focuses on the human body, mainly the reproductive organs and cells. It also focuses on Meiosis, cell division between gametes; and the unit also focuses on the embryo, and the stages and processes it will go through during pregnancy. The Embryology Unit goals is to teach us what goes on in the reproductive organs. Also, the Embryology Unit trys to teach us how are cells grow and divide, and how the baby grows and develops inside the womens body. ﻿ 

** GLOSSARY **

** HUMAN REPRODUCTION- ** Crossing-Over- when homologous chromosomes pair up and form tetrads, they exchange portions of their chromatids Diploid- a cell that contains both sets of homologous chromosomes Epididymis- stores sperm from the seminiferous tubulesHaploid- a cell that contains one set of chromosomes   Homologous- two sets of corresponding chromosomes Fallopian tubes- one of two fluid-filled tubes in human females through which an egg passes after its release from an ovary Follicles- are clusters of cells surrounding a single egg Meiosis- process by which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell Ovlulation- process in which an egg is released from the ovary Penis- external male reproductive organ Scrotum- before birth, the testes descend through a canal into an external sac Seminiferous tubules- within each testis are clusters of hundreds of tiny tubules Tetrad- is when each chromosome pairs with its corresponding homologous chromosome to form a structure Urethra- the tube that leads to the outside of the body Uterus- organ of the female reproductive system in which a fertilized egg can develop Vagina- in the human female reproductive system, a canal that leads from the uterus to the outside of the body Vas Deferens- sperm is moved into a tube