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Health Chapter 17 Flashcards

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The reproductive cell from the female that joins with a sperm cell is called

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Egg cell

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The joining together of a male sperm cell and a female egg cell

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Fertilization

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The cell from the male that enters the egg cell during fertilization is called

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Sperm cell

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A pear shaped organ in the females body where the embryo is protected and nourished

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Uterus

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The developing organism from fertilization to about the eighth week of its developement

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Embryo

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The developing organism from the eighth week until birth

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Fetus

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A thick rich tissue that lines the uterus during pregnancy and that nourishes the fetus

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Placenta

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A tube that connects the mothers placenta to the fetus

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Umbilical cord

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The entry to the uterus

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Cervix

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The passing of traits from the parents to their children

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Heredity

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Threadlike structures found within the the nucleus of a cell that carry the codes of inherited traits

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Chromosomes

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The basic units of heredity

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Genes

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A disorder caused partly or completely by a defect in genes

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Genetic disorder

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The sum total of a persons surroundings

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Environment

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Steps taken to provide for the health of the pregnant mother and her baby

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Prenatal care

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Abnormalities present at birth that cause physical or mental disability or death

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Birth defects

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Events that need to happen in order for you to grow into a mature adult

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Developmental tasks

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The first year of life

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Infancy

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Children between the ages of 1 and 3 who are learning to walk

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Toddlers

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Children between the ages of 3 and 5

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Preschoolers

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The time when you start to developing physical characteristics of adults of your gender

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Puberty

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Age measured in years

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Chronological age

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Age determined by how well various body parts are working

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Biological age

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Age measured by your lifestyle and the connections you have with others

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Social age

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