Skip to practical collection
MEDIVEERSETHE PRACTICAL HUB
Back to AnatomyMBBS / Embryology · 8 / 25
ANATOMY / REFERENCE GALLERY1 / 1 reference
fertilization: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.
100%
1
Corona radiata

Locate corona radiata on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.

Zoom in, then drag to inspect. Keyboard: + / − to zoom, arrows to pan, 0 to reset. Tap the numbered markers to explore parts.

fertilization: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.

Image: OpenStax / University of Hawaiʻi adapted teaching figures; original contributors credited at source · Source / original · CC BY 4.0 — figure credits at source

Numbered markers and focused views are Mediveerse learning overlays; the original reference is linked above.

Fertilization

Fertilization & implantation

Fertilization

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

Restores the diploid chromosome complement and initiates embryonic development.

Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.

01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Sperm crosses oocyte coverings
  2. Gamete membranes fuse
  3. Oocyte completes second meiotic division
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

Tap a number to open its reference, zoom in and locate the structure. Numbers stay the same across views. This key follows landmarks visible in the reference images.

Related features & study points (1)

Additional relations, attachments or microscopic details to revise alongside this plate. These are separate from its numbered image landmarks.

  • Pronuclei
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

01How do you identify fertilization?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Sperm crosses oocyte coverings. Gamete membranes fuse. Oocyte completes second meiotic division.

02Where does fertilization usually occur?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Usually in the ampulla of the uterine tube, not in the uterine cavity.

03Differentiate capacitation and acrosome reaction.
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Capacitation is functional maturation in the female tract; the acrosome reaction releases material enabling sperm interaction with oocyte coverings.

04Which structures should you point out on this reference?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Corona radiata; Zona pellucida; Pronuclei. Restores the diploid chromosome complement and initiates embryonic development.

Read the references.

Credited anatomical plates, microscopy and university teaching references. Individual image credits appear below the viewer. Historical plates can use older terminology; use the lesson text for current names.