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Haney-MTc#13, 2015
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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