Chapter 3 Flashcards
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Embryology
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The study of the early prenatal development of the body, basis of developmental biology
2
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What is a zygote
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Fertilization of the egg (ovum) by a spermatozoon each contributing half of the nuclear chromosomes
3
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What can be describes as conceptus
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The zygote and each of the subsequent stages up to the birth
4
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When does the embryonic period end
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When the various organs and organ systems are established
5
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What does the fetal period entail
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An increase in size and functional differentiation of organs
6
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Neonate is
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A newborn animal
7
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Partutition is
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Birth
8
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Cleavage
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The first mitosis division, shortly after fertilization
9
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Morula
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The cluster of small cells resulting from cleavage
