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Chapter 4 Vocab Flashcards

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Sperm

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Male sex cell

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Ovum

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Female sex cell; also called the egg

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Conception

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Union of the ovum and the sperm cells

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Zygote

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A single cell formed at conception; also called a fertilized egg

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Fallopian Tubes

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Two hollow tubes that connect to the uterus and have finger like projections that reach toward each ovary

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Uterus

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Organ in which the baby develops and is protected until birth

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Genetic Factors

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Traits that are passed through the genes

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Chromosomes

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Threadlike structures that carry genes in living cells

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Dominant traits

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Traits that always show in a person even if only one gene of the pair is inherited for that trait

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Recessive trait

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Traits that typically do not show in a person unless both genes for the trait are inherited

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Multiple pregnancy

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Pregnancy in which two or more babies develop

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Fraternal

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Term used to describe children from multiple pregnancies who develop from two or more fertilized ova and differ in genetic makeup

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Chorion

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Membrane that surrounds the baby in the uterus

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Identical

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Term used to describe children from the multiple pregnancies who develop from one fertilized ovum and have the same genetic makeup

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Prenatal Development

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Development that takes place between conception and birth

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Germinal Stage

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First stage of prenatal development, lasting about two weeks after conception

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Amnion

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Fluid-filled sac that surrounds the baby in the uterus

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Placenta

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Organ filled with blood vessels that nourish the body in the uterus

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Umbilical Cord

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Cord that connects the baby to the placenta

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Embryonic Stage

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Second stage of prenatal development, lasting about six weeks

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Embryo

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Medical term used to describe the unborn baby in the embryonic stage of development ( week 3 through 8 of pregnancy )

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Cartilage

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Soft, elastic, flexible tissue that provides structure for the body

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Fetal Stage

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The third stage of pregnancy, lasting from about nine weeks after conception until birth

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Fetus

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Medical term used to describe the unborn baby in the fetal stage of development (week 9 until the end of pregnancy)

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Quickening

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Movements of the fetus that can be felt by the mother

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Age of viability

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Age at which most babies could survive if they were born (28th week of pregnancy)

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Cell

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Smallest unit of like that is able to reproduce itself

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