Health Vocab Chapter 9

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medical care during pregnancy

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Prenatal Care

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preventing pregnancy or birth control

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Contraception

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unable to produce children

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Infertile

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take care of children whose parents are unable to do so

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Foster Parents

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union of an egg from the mother and a sperm from the father

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Fertilization

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the united egg and sperm

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Zygote

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a hollow, spherical structure made up of about 500 cells, formed when a zygote divides and grows

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Blastocyst

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the process by which the blastocyst is attached to the wall of the uterus

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Implantation

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name given to the blastocyst after it has attached itself to the wall of the uterus

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Embryo

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the hormone produced by a human embryo at the time of implantation

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

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the organ that holds the embryo to the wall of the uterus

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Placenta

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the cordlike structure that connects the embryo and the placenta

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Umbilical Cord

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bag of thin tissue that encloses a developing embryo

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Amniotic Sac

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the fluid within the amniotic sac, within which the embryo floats

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Amniotic Fluid

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name given to the developing embryo from the end of the second month of pregnancy until birth

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Fetus

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three periods that the nine months of pregnancy are divided into

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Trimesters

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consists of attacks of nausea and sometimes vomiting

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Morning Sickness

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a condition in which the father shares some of the mother’s physical discomfort, such as morning sickness or frequent urination

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Sympathetic Pregnancy

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mental retardation caused by alcohol, which damages the fetus’s brain cells

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Fetal Alchohol Syndrome

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a method for detecting problems during pregnancy that involves the removal of a small amount of amniotic fluid from around the fetus

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Amniocentesis

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allows results to be available by the eighth week of pregnancy. It involves the removal of a small part of the chorion that is examined

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Chorionic Villus Sampling

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a part of the developing placenta

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Chorion

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high-frequency sound waves that are used to make a ‘picture’ of the developing fetus

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Ultrasound

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a hospital room that looks like a bedroom in which the baby is born

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Birthing Room

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the work of pushing the fetus out

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Labor

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the actual birth of the baby

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Delivery

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a way to determine the baby’s need for emergency care

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Apgar Score

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delivery of the placenta after birth

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Afterbirth

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condition that occurs when a blastocyst becomes implanted in the fallopian tube or elsewhere in the abdomen instead of the uterus

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Ectopic Pregnancy

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the expulsion of a dead zygote, blastocyst, embryo, or fetus from the uterus

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Miscarriage

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the birth of a dead, full-term fetus

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Stillbirth

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serious condition characterized by high blood pressure, protein in the urine and swelling caused by fluid staying in the tissues

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Toxemia

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when one’s blood contains a certain group of proteins

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Rh Positive

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when one’s blood lacks these proteins

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Rh Negative

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a surgical method of birth

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Cesarean Section

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delivery of a live fetus before it is ready to be born

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Premature Birth

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special chambers designed to protect premature babies until they are more developed

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Incubator

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the delivery of more than one baby

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Multiple Births

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develop from the same fertilized egg, or zygote

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Identical Twins

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develop when two eggs are released from the ovary and are fertilized by two sperm

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Fraternal Twins

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begins with delivery and lasts about six weeks; a period of adjustment for the parents and their newborn

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Postpartum Period

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causes milk to form in the breasts

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Prolactin

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causes the uterus to shrink and helps breast tissue to eject milk when the baby suckles

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Oxytocin