FINAL EXAM PT 5 Flashcards
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1
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Gigantism
A
high levels of growth hormone
2
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Graves’s disease
A
an autoimmune disease that causes an overactive thyroid
3
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placenta
A
an organ that forms in the womb (uterus) during pregnancy (attaches uterus to umbillical cord)
4
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embryo
A
the baby while it is in the egg (first nine weeks) in the uterus
5
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Crowning
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when you can see the top of your babies head through the opening of your vagina (the babies crown)
6
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Fetus
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after embryo, after nine weeks unborn offspring
7
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Monozygotic twins
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one egg, one sperm=twins
8
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Effacement
A
thinning and shortening of the cervix
9
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10
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Dizygotic twins
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2 eggs 2 sperm= 2 twins
11
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Zygote
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a fertilized cell formed by haploid gametes
12
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Breech Brith
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when the butt, feet or both come out first during labor
13
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Dilation
A
opening of the uterus
