UNIT 2 FERTILIZATION Flashcards
Transmits the nutrients and oxygen to the fetus via the umbilical cord. Removes waste and carbon dioxide.
PLACENTA
Implantation to 5-8 weeks
EMBRYO
Connects the lungs to the descending aorta
DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS
Age at which the fetus can survive outside the uterine cavity a 24 weeks, 500-600 grams
AGE OF VIABILITY
It happens 8-10 days after ovulation
IMPLANTATION
Fertilization to Implantation
ZYGOTE
Opening between the right and left ventricle of the fetus
FORAMEN OVALE
It si the first indicator of pregnancy
HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN
Fluid produced by amniotic membrane. Protects the fetus from pressure
AMNIOTIC FLUID
Developing embryo & placental structures through out pregnancy
CONCEPTUS
Cells at the oute part of the ring which becomes the placenta and membranes
TROPHOBLAST
The 16th cell stage of ova
CLEAVAGE
An enzyme released by sperm cell with the capacity to digest zona pellucida and corona.
HYALURODINAZE
Fluid innermost of membrane
AMNIOM
Settles down into soft folds
INVASION