Environmental And Medical Issues Flashcards
What is conservation?
Protecting and preserving natural recourses and the environment
What is artificial insemination?
Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means
What is creation?
The act of creating the universe or the universe which has been created
What is an embryo?
A fertilised egg in the first 8 weeks after conception?
What is the environment?
The surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live
What is global warming?
The increase in the temperature of the earths atmosphere (thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect)
What is infertility?
Not being able to have children
What is in-vitro fertilisation?
The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube
What are natural resources?
Naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans
What is organ donation?
Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery
What is surrogacy?
An arrangement whereby a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman OR where an egg is donated and fertilised by the husband trough IVF and then implanted into his wife’s uterus
What is stewardship?
Looking after something so It can be passed on to the next generation
