Vocab For Health Test Flashcards
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Egg cell
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The reproductive cell from the female that joins with a sperm cell is an egg cell.
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Fertilization
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Is the joining together of a male 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 cell during fertilization is an sperm cell
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Uterus
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Is a pear-shaped organ inside a female’s body where the embryo is protected and nourished.
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Embryo
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Is the developing organism from fertilization to about the eighth week of it’s development.
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Fetus
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The developing organism from the end of the eighth week until birth.
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Placenta
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Is a thick,rich tissue that lines the walls of the uterus during pregnancy and that nourishes the fetus.
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Umbilical cord
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A tube that connects the mother’s placenta to the fetus.
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Cervix
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The entry to the uterus
