STAGES OF

HUMAN
DEVELOPEMENT
Group 1
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EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT
Human embryonic development, or human
embryogenesis, is the development and formation
of the human embryo. It is characterised by the
processes of cell division and cellular differentiation
of the embryo that occurs during the early stages of
development. In biological terms, the development
of the human body entails growth from a one-celled
zygote to an adult human being.
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A process that follows fertilization.

Fertilization takes place in fallopian tubes of female

reproductive system.

Embryogenesis, the first eight weeks of development after

fertilization, is an incredibly complicated process. It’s
amazing that in eight weeks we’re transforming from a
single cell to an organism with a multi-level body plan. The
circulatory, excretory, and neurologic systems all begin to
develop during this stage.
03 Blastomere

A type of cell
produced by cell
division (cleavage)
of the zygote after
fertilization.
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MORULA
A morula is a microscopic ball or cluster of
cells formed through cell division very early
in the embryonic development that occurs
after the formation of a zygote through
fertilization (the uniting of the sperm and
egg) but before the blastocyst stage.
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Blastula is a hollow sphere

of cells, or blastomeres,
produced during the
development of an embryo
by repeated cleavage of a
fertilized egg.
06 Blastocyst
A blastocyst is a ball of cells
that forms early in a
pregnancy, about five to six
days after a sperm fertilizes
an egg. It implants in your
uterine wall, eventually
becoming the embryo and
then the fetus.

Process of
Differentiation
A process in which one
cell gets differentiated
from the other cells in its
vicinity.
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Implantation
Stage
Implantation is a process
in which a developing
embryo, moving as a
blastocyst through a
uterus, makes contact
with the uterine wall and
remains attached to it
until birth.
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Foetal Stage
After the embryonic stage, the fetal stage begins
and your baby is called a fetus. This stage runs
from the 11th week until birth. Your baby will
grow longer and gain weight quicker. His or her
organs and body parts will continue to develop.
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TWO DIFFERENT WAYS OF HOW

THE EMBRYO DEVELOPS
 Viviparity 10
Retention and growth of the fertilized egg within the maternal body until the young animal, as
a larva or newborn, is capable of independent existence. The growing embryo derives
continuous nourishment from the mother, usually through a placenta or similar structure.
 Oviparity 10
Expulsion of undeveloped eggs rather than live young. The eggs may have been fertilized
before release, as in birds and some reptiles, or are to be fertilized externally, as in amphibians
and many lower forms.