Development and Inheritance
Chapter 28
Egg to Zygote
• Sperm capacitance
• Sperm penetration
• Meiosis II completion and fertilization
Embryonic Development
• Cleavage and Blastocyst
• Implantation
• Placentation
Hormonal Regulation
Embryonic Development: Gastrula to Fetus
• Embryonic Membranes
• Gastrulation
• Organogenesis
Pregnancy and Effects on the Mother
• Anatomical
• Metabolic
• Physiological
Parturition
• Initiation of labor
• Stages of Labor
– Dilation
– Expulsion
– Placental
• Hormonal Regulation