U8 S2 Environmental And Medical Issues Flashcards
Conservation
Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
Artificial insemination
Injecting semen into the uterus artificially
Creation
Creating the universe
Embryo
A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception
Environment
The surroundings in which animals/plants live and depend on
Global warming
The increase in the temperature of the Earths atmosphere caused by the greenhouse effect.
Infertility
Not being able to have children
IVF
The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube
Natural resources
Naturally occurring materials which can be used by humans e.g oil, fertile land
Organ donation
Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery
Stewardship
Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation
Surrogacy
When a women bears a child on behalf of another woman.