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15 Cards in this Set
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abortion
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termination of embryo or fetus b4 20th week of pregnancy
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amniotic sac
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fluid filled sac surrounding dev. fetus
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embryo
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Dev. offspring during 1st 2 mos of pregnancy
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fertilization
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Union of an ovum & a sperm
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fetus
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dev. offspring from 3rd month of pregnancy til birth
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gestation
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dev. from conception to birth
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human chorionic gonadotropin(hCG)
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hormone from embrionic cells soon after implantation that maintains the corpus luteum
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implantation
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the embedding of the fertilized egg into the lining of the uterus
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lactation
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Secretion of milk
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oxytocin
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pesterior pituitary hormone that causes uterine contraction and milk letdown from the breasts
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parturition
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Childbirth; labor
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placenta
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Structure that nourishes and maintains dev fetus during pregnancy
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prolactin
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anterior pituitary that stimulates milk production in the breasts
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umbilical cord
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Structure that connects the fetus with the placenta. (contains vessels that carry blood between fetus and placenta)
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zygote
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fertilized ovum
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