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Chapter 4
Chapter 4 Vocabulary
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11th Grade
10/10/2011

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Conception
Definition
sperm fertilizes the egg
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ovum
Definition
femal cell; egg
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Uterus
Definition
womb; organ where fetus develops
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Fallopian tubes
Definition
connects ovary to uterus
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Sperm
Definition
male cell
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ectopic pregnancy
Definition
the baby starts to grow somewhere other than the uterus (fallopian tubes)
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chromosomes
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tiny thread-like structure in nucleus of every cell
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gene
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determines the inherited traits
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Genome
Definition
complete blueprint for creation of a person
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DNA
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complex molecules that make up genes
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infertility
Definition
inability to conceive a child
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prenatal development
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the baby's development during a pregnancy; 40 weeks
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zygote
Definition
fertilized egg
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implantation
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zygote attaches to thickened uterine lining and begins to grow
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amniotic sac
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filled with fluid around the embryo
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amniotic fluid
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surrounds, protects, and cushions the fetus
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placenta
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tissue connects developing baby to the uterus
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umbilical cord
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a long tube that connects the baby to the placenta; takes carbon dioxide and waste products away
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Fetus
Definition
developing baby
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miscarriage
Definition
when the developing baby dies prior to the twentieth week
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stillbirth
Definition
if the baby dies after the twentieth week
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recessive inheritance
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both parents carry the same gene
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dominant inheritance
Definition
one parent carries "the gene"
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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an incurable condition found in some children of mothers who consumed alcohol during pregnancy
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Fetal Alcohol Effects
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abnormalities caused by the mother consuming alcohol during pregnancy
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