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| zygote | a fertilized egg, formed from the fusion of an egg cell with a sperm cell |
| embryo | a multicellular organism that is in the early stages of development |
| cleavage | an early series of cell divisions that occur without growth |
| morula | solid ball of cells |
| blastula | hollow ball of cells with fluid-filled center |
| gastrulation | process in which cells on one side of blastula move inward to form two-layered embryo called the gastrula |
| gastrula | two, or three-layered embryo |
| germ layers | cell layers of the gastrula, which give rise to all tissues and organs |
| ectoderm | outer layer of gastrula-forms nervous system and skin |
| mesoderm | middle layer of gastrula-forms muscle,bone,blood vessels,blood,heart,reproductive system |
| endoderm | inner layer of gastrula-forms digestive, respiratory systems, liver, pancreas |
| cytoplasm | plays a role in differentiation/turns genes on or off |
| development | the change of unspecialized cells into specialized cells, tissues, and organs |
| primitive gut | cavity within the gastrula/becomes digestive tract |
| neural plate | flattened area of ectoderm on upper surface of gastrula |
| neural tube | forms when neural folds come together;becomes spinal cord and brain |
| external development | development of embryo outside mother's body |
| internal development | development of embryo inside mother's body |
