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Human Reproduction Flashcards

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Embryo

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Early stage of development durning fertilisation

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Placenta

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An organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy, providing nutrients and removing waste products

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Foetus

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A developing human

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Respiration

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Breaking down of glucose to release energy, so that we can breathe

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Implantation

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Fertilised egg that attaches to the lining of the uterus

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Umbilical cord

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Connects the foetus to the mothers placenta

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artery

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A blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body

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Umbilical vein

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delivers oxygenated blood and nutrients from the placenta to the fetus

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Blood vessels

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Carry blood throughout the body

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Vein

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A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.

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Excrete

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To discharge waste products from the body

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Amniotic sac

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Fluid filled sac that protects a growing foetus

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Amniotic fluid

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Fluid in the amniotic sac that cushions the foetus

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Desiccation

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drying out

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Unicellular

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Made of a single cell

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Multicellular

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Consisting of many cells

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Selectively permeable

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Allows certain molecules or ions to pass through

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Organelles

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Specialised structures that perform distinct functions

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Chromosome

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Carry genetic information

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Genes

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Made up of DNA to determine specific characteristics

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Organic compound

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Compounds that contain carbon

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Mitosis

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Cell division

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Zygote

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The sperm cell and the human egg cell make contact to form a fertilised egg

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Cell differentiation

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the process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function.

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Specialised cell

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Unique structure and functions

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Haemoglobin

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Red blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body

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Tissue

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A group of similar cells that work together

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Cell

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Unit of all living organisms

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Organ

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Collection of tissues that serve a common function

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