Migration of the Conceptus

The egg is fertilized in the distal end of the uterine tube, and the pre-embryo begins cleavage as it migrates to the uterus.

Ovary Maturing follicle Corpus luteum Ovulation

Secondary oocyte First polar body

Sperm Cell Fertilization (0 hours)

Zona pellucida Sperm pronucleus Egg pronucleus Second polar body *Zygote

Cleavage Blastomeres 2-celled stage (30 hours) 4-celled stage 8-celled stage Morula (72 hours) Blastocyst Implanted blastocyst (6 days)

Ectoderm Mesoderm Mesoderm

Structure of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.

Dermal Papilla Tactile Corpuscle (touch receptor

Blood Capillaries Hair Follicle

Sebaceous gland Hair receptor Apocrine Sweat gland Hair bulb

responsibly for exchange of oxygen, nutrients and waste products between the dermis and the epidermis. *Provides hair with its sole source of nutrition. nerve ending in the skin that is responsible for sensitivity to light touch. In particular, they have highest sensitivity (lowest threshold) when sensing vibrations lower than 50 Hertz. They are rapidly adaptive receptors. provide oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the body and remove carbon dioxide and waste materials. A hair follicle is a mammalian skin organ that produces hair. Hair production occurs in phases, including growth (anagen), cessation (catagen), and rest (telogen) phases. Stem cells are responsible for hair production. Produce an oily secretuion called sebum. *Oil producing gland associated with hair follicles Entwine each follicle and respon to hair movements Produce secretion by exocytosis. Scent glands that respond especially to stress and sexual stimulation. *Secrete sex phermones. Forms the base of the hair follicle. In the hair bulb, living cells divide and grow to build the hair shaft. Blood vessels nourish the cells in the hair bulb, and deliver hormones that modify hair growth and structure at different times of life. In response to cold, fear, touch, or other stimulii, the SNS (sympathetic Nervous system) stimulates this muscle to make the hair stand. They are nerve endings in the skin responsible for sensitivity to pain and pressure. They are a type of nerve ending in the skin that is responsible for sensitivity to light touch. In particular, they have highest sensitivity. The motor nerve fibers help stimulate the Erector pili muscle.

Sensory Nerve fibers Piloerector muscle (arrector pili) Lamellated (pacinian) Corpuscle (pressure receptor) Motor nerve fibers Cutaneous blood vessels Merocrine sweat gland Hypodermis (subcutaneous fat) Sweat glands that function in evaporative cooling; widely distributed over the body surface; open by ducts onto the skin surface. It consists of mostly adipose tissue and is the storage site of most body fat. It serves to fasten the skin to the underlying surface, provides thermal insulation, and absorbs shocks from impacts to the skin.
The dermis regulates temperature and supplies the epidermis with nutrient-saturated blood. It contains most of the skin's specialised cells and structures such as blood vessels, hair follicles, nerve endings, lymph vessels and sweat glands.

Dermis

Epidermis

acts as the body's major barrier against an inhospitable environment, by preventing pathogens from entering, making the skin a natural barrier to infection.

Sweat pores Hair

sweat pores is actually to cool your body. When you're too hot your body releases sweat as an attempt to cool you down. This is the primary function of sweat pores. Hair provides thermal regulation and camouflage for many animals; for others it provides signals to other animals such as warnings, mating, or other communicative displays; and for some animals hair provides defensive functions and, rarely, even offensive protection. Hair also has a sensory function, extending the sense of touch beyond the surface of the skin. Guard hairs give warnings that may trigger a recoiling reaction.

Strata and Epidermal Layers: cell types of the Epidermis Stratum corneum Strum lucidium stratum granulosum Stratum spinosum Stratum Basale Dermal Layers: Dermis Papillary Recticular Hypodermis Layer: Only one and called the Hypodermis or Subcutaneous