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chapter 5 vocabulary Flashcards

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age of viability

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time from when a baby can survive if born early

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AIDS

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a disease caused b ythe himan immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which attacks the body’s immune system

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amniocentesis

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parental test in which a needle is inserted through the woman’s abdomen into the amniotic sac and a sample of the fluid is removed for cell study.

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amnion

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fluid-filled sac that surrounds the baby in the uterus

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cervix

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lower narrow portion of the uterus that connects the uterus to the vagina, or the canal

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diabetes

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disorder caused by the bodys inability to use sugar properly

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dominant traits

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traites that area lways expressed in a persons ecen if only one gene of the pair is inherited fot that trait

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down syndrome

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chromosomal conditions that occur when each body body cell has three copies of chromeosome 21 instead of two copies

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embryo

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medical term used to describe the unborn baby in the embryonic stage of detachment - weeks three through eight of the pregnancy

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embryonic stage

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second stage of prenatal development, lasting 6 weeks

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environmental factors

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factors caused by a persons surroundings

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Fallopian tubes

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two hollow tubes that extend from the right and left sides of the uterus and have finger like projections that reach towards each ovary

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fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)

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group of symptoms that occurs in infants whose mothers drank during pregnancy

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fetal stage

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third stage of parental development lasting from 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 nine until the end of pregnancy

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folic acid

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synthetic form of the B vitamin folate. reduces the baby’s risk for neutral tube defects

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genetic disorder

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defect caused by one or more abnormalities in the genome

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genetic factors

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persons inherited traits passed to him or her through he parents genes at conception

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germinal stage

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first stage or parental development, lasting two weeks after conception

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HIV

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STI that causes the desease AID’s

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my-plate

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food guidance system developed by the us department of agriculture to help people two years of age older make nutritious food choices

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nutrients

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substences found in food that the body needs to grow and function

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obstetrician

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doctors who specialize in pregnancy and birth

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ovaries

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female reproductive glands

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ovum

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female sex cell; also called the egg

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period of gestation

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time between conception and birth, also called pregnancy

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placenta

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organ filled with blood vessels that nourish the baby in the uterus

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pregnanct-include hypertension

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high blood pressure caused by pregnancy

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prenatal development

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development the takes place between conception and birth

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prenatal supplement

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supplement containing folic acid, iron, and other important vitamins and minerals that doctors recommend pregnant women to take

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quickening

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movements of the fetus that can be felt by the mother

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recessice traits

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traits that are not typical expressed in a person unless both genes for the trait are inherited

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premature birth

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when a baby is born too soon

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Rh factor

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protein substance found in the red blood cells of about 85% of the population

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rubella

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virus that can cross the placenta and affect eh baby during the first three months of pregnancy

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sexually transmitted infections

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infectious illnesses contracted partially through sexual intercourse

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sperm

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male sex cell

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testes

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male reproductive glands

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ultrasound

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prenatal test in which sound waves bounce off the fetus to produce an image of the fetus inside the womb

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umbelical cord

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contains three blood vessels that connect the baby to the placenta

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ureus

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organ in which the baby develops and is protected until birth

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zygote

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single cell formed at conception, also known as a fertilized egg

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