General Embryology
General Embryology
General Embryology
Embryology Lecture I
Sanjaya Adikari
Department of Anatomy
Our life begins as one cell formed by the
cells
Haploid Haploid
(23) (23)
Diploid Diploid
(46/23 pairs) (46/23
pairs)
Diploid
Human chromosomes
Homologous pair
Mitosis
Meiosi
s
Gametogenesis
Female
Oogenesis
Ovary Ovum/oocyte
(primodial
germ cells)
Male
Spermatogenesis Spermiogenesis
Testis Spermatid Sperm
(spermatogonia)
Ovarian cycle
Uterine cycle
Hormonal cycle
FSH
0 14 28
hCG
FSH & LH
Fetus
Oestrogen Uterus
Progesteron
Dating of pregnancy & the age of
fetus
/POA
General
Embryology Lecture II
Sanjaya Adikari
Department of Anatomy
Early development of embryo
Cleavage
Blastocyst
Day 05 After 1 wk
Inner cell mass
(embryoblast) Amniotic cavity
embryonic plate
Epiblast
Hypoblast
Syncytiotrophoblast
Blastocyst cavity
Cytotrophoblast
embryonic pole
exocoelomic cavity
(primitive yolk sac)
abembryonic pole
exocoelomic membrane
Bilaminar disc….cont.
/Epiblast
/Hypoblast
Extra-embryonic mesoderm
Amniotic cavity
Connecting stalk
Extra-embryonic coelom
(chorionic cavity)
Gastrulation
Trilaminar disc (3 weeks)
Ectoderm
Intra-embryonic
mesoderm
Endoderm
Notochord
Neural tube & neural crest cells
Neural tube
Intermediate mesoderm
Ventral mesentary
Derivatives of germ layers
Ectoderm
CNS including neural crest cells
Peripheral nervous system
Sensory epithelium of ear, eye and nose
Skin (epidermis) and its appendages (hair, nails, sebaceous
glands and sweat glands)
Secretory component and ducts of mammary gland
Pituitary gland
Secretory acini and ducts of parotid salivary gland
Enamal of teeth
Lens of the eye
ndoderm
ning epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract
ecretory acini and ducts of submandibular and sublingual salivary glands
veolar parenchyma and the lining epithelium of the respiratory tract
ver parenchyma
pithelium of the gall bladder
xocrine pancreas
pithelium of the urinary bladder and urethra
arenchyma of the thyroid and parathyroid glands
pithelial lining of the tympanic cavity and auditory tube
pithelium of the palatine tonsil
assel’s corpuscles of thymus
Mesoderm
Paraxial mesoderm
Sclerotome
Myotome
Dermatome
Intermediate mesoderm
Somatic mesoderm
Splanchnic mesoderm
Branchial mesoderm
Somites
Limb bud
Twins
identical
Totipotent Pluripotent Unipotent
15 fail to get fertilized
70 get implanted
70
42 survive by the time of first
missed menstruation
Sanjaya Adikari
Department of Anatomy
Placenta and the umbilical
cord
Syncytiotrophoblast
Blastocyst cavity
Cytotrophoblast
Primary villus
Secondary villus
Tertiary villus
Placental
barrier
2 1
Cotyledon (15-20)
Chorionic villi
Lacunar/intervillous spaces
Decidual plate
Chorionic plate
Macroscopic appearance of placenta
Placenta – fetal surface
Placenta – maternal surface
Umbilical cord
Wharton’s jelly
References
Chandrasekera