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Growth and Development

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begins at the time of conception or fertilization and continues until the birth   prenatal stage of development  
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the science of the development of the offspring before birth   embryology  
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Most often occurs in the outer one-third of the oviduct   fertilization  
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in about 3 days a solid mass of cells is formed   morula  
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when the embryo reaches the uterus, it is a hollow ball of cells   blastocyst  
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during the 10 days from fertilization the blastocyst completes ________ in the uterine lining   implantation  
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"bridge" "anchor" "barrier"   placenta  
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length of pregnancy   gestation period  
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by day 35 of gestation   baby heart beat, eyes, limb buds  
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by month 4 all _______ are complete and in place   organs  
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unspecialized cells that reproduce to form specific lines of specialized cells   stem cells  
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three layers of stem cells develop that embryologist call the __________   primary germ layers  
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inside layer   endoderm  
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outside layer   ectoderm  
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middle layer   mesoderm  
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study of how the primary germ layers develop into many different kinds of tissues is called _________   histogenesis  
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the process of birth, or __________, is the point of transition between the prenatal and postnatal periods of life.   parturition  
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A _________ birth is on in which the fetus fails to turn head downward and consequently the feet are born first.   breech  
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cesarean section   c-section  
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period from onset of uterine contractions until dilation of the cervix is complete   stage one  
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period from the time of maximal cervical dilation until the baby exits through the vagina   stage two  
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process of expulsion of the placenta through the vagina   stage three  
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stage one lasts from   6-24 hours  
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stage two lasts from   few minutes- hour  
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stage three lasts from   15 minutes after birth  
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same fertilized egg, same genetic code   identical twins  
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two different ova and two different spermatozoa   fraternal twins  
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implantation outside the uterus   ectopic pregnancy  
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most common type of ectopic pregnancy   tubal pregnancy  
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placenta grows to closely to the cervical opening   placenta previa  
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separation of the placenta from the uterine wall, immediate death to fetus   abruptio placentae  
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toxemia of pregnancy, hypertension after the 24th week   preeclampsia  
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loss of an embryo or fetus before the 20th week   miscarriage  
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loss of fetus after 20 weeks   stillbirth  
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birth defects also may be caused by exposure to environmental factors called _______   teratogens  
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childbed fever, syndrome of postpartum mothers characterized by bacterial infection that progress to septicemia and possibly death   puerperal fever  
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breast inflammation   mastitis  
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begins at birth and lasts until death   postnatal period  
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begins at birth and lasts about 18 months   infancy  
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first 4 weeks of infancy   neonatal period  
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extends from the end of infancy to sexual maturity or puberty   childhood  
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teenage years   adolescence  
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full closure of growth plates   adulthood  
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study of aging   gerontology  
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rare inherited condition in which a person appears to age rapidly   progeria  
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degenerative joint diseases   osteoarthritis  
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loss of memory and other functions of conscious thinking   dementia  
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old eye   presbyopia  
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lens becomes cloudy   cataract  
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increase in pressure within the eye   glaucoma  
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about what percent of taste buds remain in an individual at age 75   40%  
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leads to blockage of the coronary arteries   atherosclerosis  
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fatty accumulations in blood vessels calcify, hardening the arteries   arteriosclerosis  
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