Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
41 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
gamete
|
mature germ cell, either sperm or ovum
|
|
|
ovulation
|
expulson of a mature ovum from the ovary
|
|
|
conception or fertilization |
beginning of pregnancy, when the sperm enters the ovum. Fertilization normally occurs in the uterine tubes |
|
|
zygote |
cell formed by the union of the sperm and the ovum |
|
|
embryo
|
unborn offspring in the stage of development from implantation of the zygote to the end of the 8th week of pregnancy
|
|
|
fetus
|
unborn offspring from the beginning of the 9th week of pregnancy until birth
|
|
|
gestation, pregnancy
|
development of a new individual from conception to birth
|
|
|
gestation period |
duration of pregnancy : 38-42 weeks. |
|
|
implantation
|
embedding the zygote in the uterine lining. Begins about 7 days after fertilization
|
|
|
placenta or afterbirth |
a structure that grows on the wall of the uterus during pregnancy and allows for nourishment of the unborn child |
|
|
amniotic, or amnionic, sac
|
membranous bag that surrounds the fetus before delivery
|
|
|
chorion
|
outermost layer of the fetal membrane
|
|
|
amnion
|
innermost layer of the fetal membrane
|
|
|
amniotic, or amnionic fluid |
fluid within the amniotic sac, which surrounds the fetus |
|
|
Amni/o, amnion/o
|
amnion, amniotic fluid
|
|
|
chori/o
|
chorion
|
|
|
embry/o
|
embryo, to be full
|
|
|
fet/o, fet/i
|
fetus, unborn child
|
|
|
gravid/o
|
pregnancy
|
|
|
lact/o
|
milk
|
|
|
nat/o
|
birth
|
|
|
omphal/o
|
umbilicus, navel
|
|
|
par/o, part/o
|
bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth
|
|
|
puerper/o
|
childbirth
|
|
|
Cephal/o
|
head
|
|
|
esophag/o |
esophagus (tube leading from the throat to the stomach) |
|
|
pelv/o, pelv/i
|
pelvic bone, pelvis
|
|
|
prim/i
|
first
|
|
|
pseud/o
|
FALSE
|
|
|
pylor/o
|
pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
|
|
|
terat/o
|
malformation
|
|
|
ante-, pre-
|
before
|
|
|
micro-
|
small
|
|
|
multi-
|
many
|
|
|
nulli-
|
none
|
|
|
post-
|
after
|
|
|
- amnios
|
amnion, amniotic fluid
|
|
|
- cyesis
|
pregnancy
|
|
|
- e, - is, -um, -us
|
noun suffix, no meaning
|
|
|
- rrhexis
|
rupture
|
|
|
- tocia
|
birth
|
