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A&P CH20 Pregnancy, Growth, and Development

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amnion   an extraembryonic membrane that encircles a developing fetus and contains amniotic fluid  
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chorion   extraembryonic membrane that forms the outermost covering around a fetus and contributes to formation of the placenta  
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cleavage   the early successive divisions of blastocyst cells into smaller and smaller cells  
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embryo   a prenatal stage of development after germ layers form but before rudiments of all organs are present  
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fertilization   the union of an egg cell and a sperm cell  
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fetus   a human embryo after eight weeks of development  
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gastrula   an embryo at the stage following the blastula, when it is a hollow cup-shaped structure having three layers of cells.  
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neonatal period   the first four weeks of life  
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placenta   structure that attaches the fetus to the uterine wall, providing for delivery of nutrients to and removal of wastes from the fetus  
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postnatal period   the period after birth  
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prenatal period   the period before birth  
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primary germ layers   three layers of embryonic cells that develop into specific tissues and organs, ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm  
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umbilical cord   cordlike structure that connects the fetus to the placenta  
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zygote   cell produced when an egg and a sperm fuse; fertilized egg  
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