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Haney-MTc#13, 2015
Term | Definition |
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gonads | ovaries and testes produce ova and sperm as well as hormones necessary for proper functioning of the reproductive organs |
gamete | a reproductive cell, ovum or spermatozoon |
ovum | also called a egg, only lives a few days |
spermatozoon | sperm, also lives only a few days before they die after being discharged into the vagina |
ovulation | the release of an ovum from the ovary |
conception | the union of the sperm cell nucleus with an egg cell nucleus |
implantation | about the seventh day after ovulation, the fertilized ovum attaches to the endometrium |
endometrium | inner lining of the uterus |
zygote | the product of fertilization |
embryo | at the beginning of the third week that the developing offspring is called this |
fetus | the embryo after the eighth week |
fetal | pertaining to the fetus |
amni/o | amnion |
chori/o | chorion |
fet/o | fetus |
gonad/o | gonad |
o/o | ovum |
spermat/o | sperm |
secundi- | second |
-blast | embryonic or immature |
ooblast | is an immature ovum |
spermatoblast | an immature stage in the development of a mature sperm |
amniochorionic | pertains to the two membranes, amnion and chorion |
placenta | formed in the embryonic stage, highly vascular structure that nourishes the fetus |
progesterone | the placenta excretes large amounts of this, is necessary for maintaining the uterus during pregnancy |
pregnancy | the process of growth and development of a new individual from conception through the embryonic and fetal periods to birth |
parturition | the birth of the baby |
obstetrician | specializes in obstetrics the medical specialty that is concerned with the care of the mother and fetus throughout the pregnancy, childbirth, and the time immediately after childbirth |
nat/o | birth |
par/o | false |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-gravida | pregnant female |
-para | woman who has given birth |
-tropin | that which stimulates |
gestation | another name for pregnancy |
prenatal | the time before birth |
quickening | the first recognizable movements of the fetus in the uterus, occurs at about 18 to 20 weeks in a first pregnancy and slightly sooner in a later pregnancies |
extraembryonic membranes | surrounds the embryo |
amnion | one of the extraembryonic membranes |
chorion | one of the extraembryonic membranes |