Vocab Flashcards
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Egg cell
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Reproductive cell from the female that joins with a sperm cell that makes a new life
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Fertilization
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Joining together of a male sperm and a female egg cell
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Sperm cell
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The cell from the male that joins with the egg cell during the fertilization
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Uterus
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A pear shaped organ inside a females body where the embryo is protected/nourished
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Embryo
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The developing organism from fertilization to about the eight week of its development
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Fetus
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Developing organism from the end of the eight week until birth
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Placenta
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A thick, rich tissue that the walls of the uterus during pregnancy and that nourishes the fetus
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Umbilical cord
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A tube that connects the mothers placenta to the fetus
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Cervix
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Entry to the uterus and begins to dilate
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Heredity
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Traits from parents to children
