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Human Development and Genetics

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The period from fertilization of the egg until birth is called?   Gestation  
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When one of the millions of sperm joins the egg to combine DNA and form a Zygote is called?   Fertilization  
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Fertilization usually takes place in the?   Fallopian tubes  
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A change or maturation of the sperm that takes place as it is swimming through the uterus and fallopian tubes is called?   Capacitation  
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During fertilization the acrosome becomes more?   Fragile  
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Since the acrosome is more fragile this allows the acrosome to burst and do what to the egg?   Digest the egg membrane  
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Once a perm enters the egg the membrane changes to ______ another sperm from entering?   Block  
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The diploid receives _ from mom and _ from dad for a total of _ chromosomes?   23, 23, 46  
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There are how many pairs of autosomes given to the diploid during fertilization?   22 pairs  
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During fertilization there is only one pair of sex chromosomes given __ for females __ for males?   XX females XY males  
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Mitotic dividing of the zygote is called?   Cleavage  
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The point when the mass become hollow is called?   Blastocyst  
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The hollow space that is filled with fluid?   Blastocoele  
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The trophoblast is the _______ layer of cells?   Outer  
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The inner layer of cells is called?   Innermass  
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The bonding of zygote to the uterine wall 5-8 days after fertilization is called?   Implantation  
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Embryonic membrane that froms the fetal portion of the placenta is called the?   Chorion  
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The chorion originates as the what?   Omnion  
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The innermass is made up of what?   Stem cells  
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The developing human from implantation to the 8th week is called the?   Embryo  
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The plate of cells within the blastocyst is called?   Embryonic disc  
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Germ layers form after 14 days how many layers will be formed?   3  
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Outer epidermis and its derivcatives, nervous system, lens, cornea, internal ear are all created in this layer?   Ectoderm  
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Middle dermis, bone, cartilage, muscle, kidneys, blood are all formed in this layer?   Mesoderm  
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Inner GI mucosa, respiratory mucosa, liver, thyroid and pancreas are all formed in this layer?   Endoderm  
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These membranes are distinguished from the embryo at 20 days what are they called?   Embryonic membranes  
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This sac gives rise to the first blood cells and sex stem cells what is it called?   Yolk sac  
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The yolk sac later becomes part of the what?   Umbilical cord  
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The thin membrane that surrounds the embryo is called?   Amnion  
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The amnion contains a fluid called what?   Amniotic fluid  
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The amniotic fluid contains what?   Urine, sloughed off cells  
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Sampling of amniotic fluid is called?   Amniocentesis  
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What is the trophoblast called as it develops?   Chorion  
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The projections from the chorion into the endometrium that become the fetal part of the placenta are called?   Chorionic Villi  
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At how many weeks does the embryo take form with the head and limbs and beating heart?   4-5 weeks  
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At what week are the organ systems established in the embryo?   8 weeks  
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Fetal growth occurs during what weeks?   9-40th  
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The maternal and fetal tissue structure that separates fetal and maternal blood is called?   The placenta  
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The placenta is formed by how many weeks?   12  
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What size is the placenta?   7 inch and flat  
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The placenta produces hormones to maintain pregnancy what hormones are these?   Human chorionic gonadotropin  
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hCG is excreted in urine for what type of test results?   Pregnancy tests  
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Pregnancy tests are more accurate with?   Testing blood  
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What inhibits uterine contractions?   Relaxin  
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Relaxin also permits ________ of the pubic symphysis and ligaments?   Stretching  
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The placenta being birthed after the fetus is called?   Afterbirth  
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What connects the fetus to the placenta?   Umbilical cord  
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The umbilical cord transfers blood _____ and _______?   back and fourth  
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There are 2 arteries and they carry blood ______ from the fetus and 1 vein that carries blood _______ the fetus?   away and toward  
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Another name for birth is?   Parturition  
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The sequence of events that occur during birth is called?   Labor  
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What stage of labor are you in if you are dilating and effacing, the amniotic sac breaks, the mucus plug is released?   First stage  
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What stage of labor is the delivery of the infant?   Second stage  
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What stage of labor is the delivery of the placenta?   Third stage  
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As soon as birth occurs the fetus is now called an?   Infant  
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The cord is clamped, nose and mouth aspirated when are these things done?   At birth  
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What stimulates medulla which starts respiration?   CO2  
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Breathing promotes pulmonary circulation which closes the what?   Foramen ovale  
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Most of our characteristics are determined or influenced by what?   Genetics  
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If a genes information is used for something such as making a protein it is said to be?   Expressed  
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What may occur as liver immaturity does not excrete billirubin well?   jaundice  
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The actual physical genetic makeup is called?   Genotype  
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The appearance of how the alleles are expressed is called?   phenotype  
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The 2 or more possibilities for the expression of a pair of genes is called?   alleles  
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When both alleles are the same this is called?   Homozygous  
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When the 2 alleles are opposite this is called?   Heterozygous  
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Dominant vs recessive genes only matter in _____________ alleles?   heterozygous  
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The gene that is expressed of the 2 is called?   Dominant  
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The gene that is not expressed of the 2 is called?   Recessive  
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The recessive gene is not lost just not expressed, but can be __________ on to offspring?   Passed on  
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A diagram to illustrate how genes are expressed is called?   Punnett  
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The punnett gives all ___________ of expression?   Possibilities  
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How many human genes are there?   20,000-25,000  
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Every gene has been mapped according to the what?   Human genome project  
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The diseases that are a result of malfunctioning DNA are called?   Genetic disease  
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