This document discusses fertilization and early human development. It begins by defining fertilization as the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote. It then describes the transportation of sperm and eggs, the normal sites of fertilization and implantation, and the phases of fertilization including capacitation, the acrosomal reaction, and penetration of the corona radiata and zona pellucida. Next, it explains the development from zygote to morula to blastocyst over the first week as the blastocyst implants in the uterine mucosa.