Unit8, Section 2 - Envirinmental And Medical Issues Flashcards
Conservation
Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
Artificial insemination
Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means
Creation
The act of creating the universe or the universe which has been created
Embryo
A fertilised egg in the first 8 weeks after conception
Environment
The surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend on
Global warming
Increase in temperature the earth atmosphere (thought because by the greenhouse effect)
Infertility
Not being able to have a child/children
In-vitro fertilisation (IVF)
The method of fertilising a human egg in a TestTube
Natural resources
Naturally occurring materials such as oil and fertile land which can be used by humans
Organ donation
Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery
Stewardship
Looking after something so can be passed on to the next generation
Surrogacy
An arrangement whereby a woman best child on behalf of another woman OR where in an egg is donated and fertilised by the husband through IVF and then implanted into the wife’s uterus