Chapter 3.5 Becoming You Flashcards
1
Q
The union between the egg and the sperm is called ______ or ______
A
CONCEPTION or FERTILIZATION
2
Q
For a few days, you floated weightlessly in your mother’s small, dark womb, or _____
A
UTERUS
3
Q
The ____ kept you attached to the wall of the uterus and allowed exchanges between your blood and your mother’s blood, it was designed to keep your blood and your mother’s blood in separate vessels
A
PLACENTA
4
Q
The _____ ____ connected your developing body to the placenta and uterus. Oxygen and nutrients from your mother’s blood moved from the placenta to your body through the ____ ____
A
UMBILICAL CORD
5
Q
Your ___ or navel—- is the place where the umbilical cord connected to you
A
UMBILICUS
