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chapter 51-3.
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gestation | the process of carrying young from fertilization to birth |
| blastocyst | the modified blastula stage of ammalian embryos |
| implantation | the process by which the newlt fertilized egg in the blastcyst stage embeds itself in the lining of the uterus |
| pregnancy | the period of time between implantation and birth |
| trimester | one of the three equal periods of about 12 weeks into which the human gestation period is divided |
| embryo | organism in the early stage of development of plants and animals; in humans a developing individual referred to as from the second to eigth week of pregency |
| amniotic sac | sac formed by the amnion |
| chorionic villi | projection of the chorion that extend into the uterine lining |
| placenta | structure that attaches a developing fetus to the uterus and enables the exchange of nutrients, wastes and gases between the mother and the fetus |
| umbilical cord | structure that connects an embryo and then the fetus to the placenta and through which blood vessels pass |
| human chorionic gonadotropin | hormone that is secreted by the placenta and stimulates ovulation and secretation of progesterion and testosterone |
| fetus | developing human during the period from eight week of fertilization until birth |
| labor | process by which the fetus and the placenta come out of the uterus |
| afterbirth | remains of the placenta and the membranes which are expelled from the mothers body following birth |