ovum
Unfertilized reproductive cell
An ovum is a female reproductive cell—an egg.
In humans and other mammals, ova develop in the ovaries; fertilization by a sperm cell produces an embryo.
The term appears mainly in scientific and medical contexts: The ovum travels down the fallopian tube.
Plural: ova.
Gel surrounding the nucleus
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- gameteHaploid reproductive cell
meiosis · chromosomes · DNA · oogenesis · haploid · germinal · oocyte · follicle
Reproductive cell in shell
Formation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- inseminationIntroducing sperm for conception
- fecundityReproductive capacity
viability · IVF · egg donation · cryopreservation · egg retrieval · reproductive technology · embryo transfer · fertility treatment
Egg-transporting reproductive duct
- uterusFemale reproductive organ
- endometriumInner uterine membrane
- follicleSkin cavity growing strands
- ampullaSmall sealed medical container
ovarian reserve · theca cells · granulosa cells · stigma · hilum
Organism before birth
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- morulaSolid embryonic cell mass
- blastocystEarly developmental stage before implantation
- gastrulaCup-shaped early embryo
cleavage · differentiation · gestation · fetus · prenatal · germination · maturation · growth
cytoplasm
Gel surrounding the nucleus
gamete · meiosis · chromosomes · DNA · oogenesis · haploid · germinal · oocyte · follicle · mitochondria
egg
Reproductive cell in shell
conception
Formation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- inseminationIntroducing sperm for conception
fecundity · viability · IVF · egg donation · cryopreservation · egg retrieval · reproductive technology · embryo transfer · fertility treatment · egg freezing
fallopian tube
Egg-transporting reproductive duct
- uterusFemale reproductive organ
- endometriumInner uterine membrane
- follicleSkin cavity growing strands
ampulla · ovarian reserve · theca cells · granulosa cells · stigma · hilum
embryo
Organism before birth
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- morulaSolid embryonic cell mass
- blastocystEarly developmental stage before implantation
gastrula · cleavage · differentiation · gestation · fetus · prenatal · germination · maturation · growth · implantation
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- fertilityfertility, fecundity, infertility, conception, reproduction
- Latin Termsa priori, ab initio, ad hoc, ad lib, bona fide
- reproductive anatomypenis, vagina, testes, testicles, ovaries
- sex biologybiological sex, sex chromosomes, Y chromosome, XY, sex determination
- egg biologyegg, eggshell, egg white, egg yolk, yolk
- ovulation testPredicts peak conception timing
- ovulation kitDetects peak fertility days
- ovulation trackerDevice monitoring reproductive cycles
ovule, ovulation, ovulate, ovulatory, ovules, ovular, ovulating, ovulations, ovulated