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CH 4 Pregnancy
child birth
Term | Definition |
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Cell | Smallest Unit of life that is able to produce itself. |
Sperm | Male germ cell. |
Ovum | Female germ cell. |
Conception | Joining of the Sperm and Ovum. |
Zygote | A single cell formed by conception. |
Fallopian Tubes | Two hallow tubes that connect to the uterus and have fingerlike projections that reach toward each ovary. |
Uterus | The organ in which the baby develops and is protected until birth. |
Genetic Factors | Traits that are passed through the genes. |
Chromosomes | Threadlike structures that carry genes in living cells. |
Dominant Traits | Traits that always show in a person even if only on gene of the pair is inherited for that trait. |
Recessive Traits | Traits that typically do not show in a person unless both genes for the trait are inherited. |
Multiple Pregnancy | Pregnancy in which two or more babies development. |
Fraternal | Term describing children from multiple pregnancies who develop from two ova and differ in genetic makeup. |
Chorion | Membrane that surrounds the baby in the uterus. |
Identical | Term describing children from multiple pregnancies who develop from one fertilized ovum and have the same genetic makeup. |
Prenatal Development | |
Germinal Stage | |
Amnion | |
Placenta | |
Umbilical Cord | |
Embryonic Stage | |
Embryo | |
Cartilage | |
Fetal Stage | |
Fetus | |
Quickening | |
Age of Viability |