Key Words

Lesson 1:

• Developement
• Zygote
• Gametogenesis
• Embryology
• Developmental Biology
• Reproduction
• Differentiation
• Morphogenesis
• Gametes
• Fertilization
• Embryogenesis
• Cleavage
• Blastomeres
• Blastula
• Blastocyst
• Gastrulation
• Germ layers
• Ectoderm
• Endoderm
• Mesoderm
• Organogenesis
• Germ cells
• Somatic cells
• Spermatozoon
• Acrosome
• Protamine
• Axoneme
• Microtuble
• Tubulin
• Denein
• Dense Fibers
• Principle piece
• Middle piece
• End piece
• Fibrous sheath
• Equatorial segment
• Inner acrosomal membrane
• Scrotum
• Seminiferous tubules
• Sertoli cells
• Leydig cells

Lesson 3:

• Prophase
• Leptotene
• Zygotene
• Pachytene
• Diplotene
• Diakinesis
• Metaphase
• Anaphase
• Telophase

Lesson 4:

• Spermatogenesis
• Spermiogenesis
• Spermatogonia
• Spermatocyte
• Spermatid
• Blood testis barrier
• Basal/Adluminal
• Gap/tight junctions
• Caput/corpus/cauda
• Androgen binding protein
• Forward motility protein
• Prostate
• Ductus deferens
• Seminal vesicle
• Epididymis

Lesson 6:

• Oocyte
• Ooplasma
• Oogenesis
• Egg
• Germinal vesicle (GV)
• Zona pellucida (ZP)
• Cortical granules (CG)
• Periviteline space
• Follicle
• Folliculogenesis
• Primordial follicle
• Atresia
• Theca interna
• Theca externa
• Antrum
• Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
• Luteinizing hormone (LH)
• Menstrual cycle
• Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
• Follicular fluid
• Granulosa
• Cumulus oophorus
• Meiotic arrest
• Polar body
• Primary follicle
• Preantral follicle
• Dominant follicle
• Corpus luteum
• Estrogen
• Progesterone

Lesson 7:

• Meiotic arrest
• Diplotene
• Lampbrush chromosome
• Maturation promoting factor (MPF)
• Cytostatic factor (CSF)
• p34
• Cyclin
• pp39mos
• Catalytic unit
• Regulatory unit
• Reinitiation of meiosis
• c'AMP
• Polar body
• Capacitation
• Acrosome reaction
• Hyaluronidase
• Acrosin
• Sperm parameters

Lesson 8:

• ZP1, ZP2, ZP3
• Sugar binding proteins
• Oligosaccharides
• O-linked, N-linked
• Glycoproteins
• Lectin
• Galactosyltransferase
• Attachment, Binding
• Human-hamster assay
• Cortical granules
• Block to polyspermy
• Zona hardening
• Cortical reaction

Lesson 9:

• Second messenger
• Integrins/disintegrins
• Decondensation
• Activation
• Oscillations
• Sperm factor
• Pronucleus
• Syngamy
• Signal transduction

Lesson 10:

• In vitro fertilization (IVF)
• Subzonal insertion (SUZI)
• Partial zona disecion (PZD)
• Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
• Testicular sperm aspiration (TESA)
• Assited zona hatching (AZH)
• Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)
• Ultrasound monitoring
• Swim-up
• Insemination
• Oocyte pick up

Lesson 11:

• Cleavage
• Blastomere
• Morula
• Animal/vegetal pole
• Compaction
• Holoblastic
• Meroblastic
• Isolecithal
• Merolecithal
• Telolecithal
• Blastula
• Blastoocyst
• Blastocoel
• ICM-inner cell mass
• Trophoblast
• Gastrulation
• Epiblast
• Hypoblast
• Primitive streak
• Mesoderm
• Endoderm
• Ectoderm
• Determination
• Differentiation
• Commitment
• Notochord

Lessons 13 + 14:

• Parthenogenesis
• Parthenotes
• Genogenotes
• Androgenotes
• Chimera
• Clone
• Microinjection
• Teratocarcinoma
• Teratoma
• Hydatiform mole
• Totipotent
• Pluripotent
• Embryonic stem cells (ES)
• Genomic imprinting
• Methylation
• Nuclear transfer
• Dolly, Cumulina, Tetra, Hooper