Lesson 1 Flashcards
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Egg cell
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Reproductive cell from the female the joins with the sperm cell to make new life
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Fertilization
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The joining of a males sperm cell and a female egg cell.
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Sperm cell
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The cell from the male that enters the egg during fertilization
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Uterus
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A pear shaped organ inside the females body where the embryo is protected and fed
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Embryo
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Developing organism from fertilization to about the eighth week of development
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Fetus
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The baby from the end of the eighth week to birth
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Placenta
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A thick, rich tissues that lines the was of the uterus during pregnancy and feeds the fetus
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Umbilical cord
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A tube that connects the mothers placenta to the fetus
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Cervix
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The entry to the uterus
