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Unit 2 Flashcards

1
Q

The liquid that surrounds and protects the developing baby in the uterus

A

Amniotic fluid

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2
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The process of the sperm fertilizing the egg

A

Conception

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3
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the developing baby from about the third week of pregnancy through the eighth week

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Embryo

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4
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The developing baby from around the eighth or ninth week of pregnancy until birth

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Fetus

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5
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Female reproductive cell

Egg

A

Ovum

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6
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A tissue that connects the developing baby to the uterus

A

Placenta

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7
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Male reproductive cell

A

Sperm

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8
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A long tube that connects the baby to the placenta

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Umbilical cord

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9
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The fertilized egg

A

Zygote

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10
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A tiny thread like structure in the nucleus of every cell

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Chromosome

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11
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The stronger gene

A

Dominant

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12
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The weaker gene

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Recessive

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13
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A unit that determines a human’s inherited characteristics

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Genes

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14
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The inability of a man or woman to contribute to conception

A

Infertility

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15
Q

A substitute

A surrogate mom becomes pregnant to have a baby for another woman

A

Surrogate

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16
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The process of withdrawing a sample of the amniotic fluid surrounding the unborn baby using a needle

A

Amniocentesis

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17
Q

Testing for specific birth defects by sampling small amounts of tissue from the membrane that surrounds the baby

A

Chorionic villi sampling

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18
Q

When the developing baby dies before the twentieth week of pregnancy

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Miscarriage

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19
Q

To be born before 37 weeks

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Premature

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20
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When the baby dies after the 20th week of pregnancy

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Stillbirth

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21
Q

A test that uses sound waves to make a video image of an unborn baby

A

Ultrasound

22
Q

Abnormalities caused by the mom consuming alcohol during pregnancy

A

Fetal alcohol effects

23
Q

An incurable condition found in some children of moms who consumed alcohol during pregnancy

A

Fetal alcohol syndrome

24
Q

Harmful substances that the mom takes while she is pregnant

Can have harmful effects on the baby

A

Teratogens

25
Q

A condition that results from not having enough red blood cells

A

Anemia

26
Q

A doctor who specializes in pregnancy and childbirth

A

Obstetrician

27
Q

A payment that cant be changes

A

Fixed payment

28
Q

A payment that can be changed

A

Flexible payment

29
Q

A mixture of milk or milk substitutes, water, and essential nutrients fed to babies

A

Formula

30
Q

Time taken off by a mom after the baby is born

A

Maternity leave

31
Q

Time taken off by the dad after the baby is born

A

Paternity leave

32
Q

The time following the birth of a baby

A

Postnatal

33
Q

A facility that provides a more homelike environment for labor and delivery

A

Alternative birth center

34
Q

The birth of a baby

A

Delivery

35
Q

A registered nurse with advanced training in pregnancy and birth

A

Nurse midwife

36
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A person who has special training in the care of pregnant women and uncomplicated deliveries
No nursing degree

A

Lay midwife

37
Q

Method of giving birth in which pain is reduced through the elimination of fear and the use of special conditioning exercises

A

Prepared childbirth

Natural childbirth

38
Q

The lower part of the uterus

A

Cervix

39
Q

Delivery of a baby through a surgical incision in the Mom’s abdomen

A

Cesarean birth

40
Q

The tightening and releasing of the muscles of the uterus

A

Contraction

41
Q

Widen/open the cervix

A

Dilation

42
Q

The thinning of the cervix

A

Effacement

43
Q

An open space found on the baby’s head where the skull bones haven’t fused together

A

Fontanels

44
Q

Specialized tongs made from bands of surgical steel which are made to fit the baby’s head

A

Forceps

45
Q

A person’s unique emotional makeup

A

Temperament

46
Q

An instinctive automatic response

A

Reflex

47
Q

A system of rating the physical condition of a newborn baby

A

Apgar scale

48
Q

The act of forming emotional ties between parents and child

A

Bonding

49
Q

High calorie high protein breast milk that the mom first makes

A

Colostrum

50
Q

A special enclosed crib where the oxygen supply, temperature, and humidity can be closely controlled

A

Incubator

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