Glossary Flashcards
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1
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what is embryo
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Unborn baby in the first seven weeks of development
2
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Fertilize
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process where a sperm enters an egg in an animal, or a pollen grain grows into an egg cell
3
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Fetus
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an embryo is called a fetus after seven weeks’ development in the womb
4
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Gametes
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sex cells: sperm and eggs
5
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Gestation
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time during which an embryo and it’s fetus develop a womb
6
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HIV
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Human immunodeficiency virus
7
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Estrogen
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Female hormone released into woman’s blood from her ovaries
8
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Placenta
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A disc of tissues that forms in the wall of a uterus [womb] containing blood vessels of mother and foetus
9
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Progesterone
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female hormone made by the placenta
10
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Testosterone
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Male hormone produced by the testes
