Issues 3- Study questions(3-4)
What is the average length of a full term baby?
19.9 inchs
About how long does it take the zygote to get to get to the uterus?
2-5 days
How many chromosomes does a sperm cell have ?
23
How many chromosomes does an egg cell have ?
23
About how many genes are in out body?
25,000
About how big is the fetus after the first trimester?
3 1/2 inches
How many chromosomes does a fertilized egg cell have ?
46
The way someone acts.
Behavioral traits
The term that describes the dividing cell into multiple cells before implantation
Blastocyst
What are the first two things to start forming in an embryo ?
Brain and heart
Units inside our cells that contains our DNA
Chromosome
Methods to prevent pregnancy
Contraception
What is the most common form of heart disease?
Coronary heart disease
Blastocyst implants in Fallopian tubes
Ectopic pregnancy
The name given to the cells after implantation
Embryo
"XY" is the genetic code for a female human being.
False
Men and Woman always have the same symptoms of heart disease.
False
The average length of a full term baby is 7.52
False
Joining of the sperm and egg cell. Also called conception.
Fertilization
Birth defects from the mother's actions
Fetal alcohol syndrome
The term used to describe the developing baby from the end of the second month until birth.
Fetus
The instruction manual for our bodies. They build all the proteins that make our body function.
Gene
Passing of traits from parent to child.
Heredity
Inability to have children
Infertile
Another name for contractions.
Labor
The expulsion of a fetus from the uterus before it is full term
Miscarriage
The tissue that holds the embryo to the uterune wall.
Placenta
What occurs by the end of the 2 me trimester
Respond to sounds
Birth of a dead, full term baby
Stillbirth
What occurs at the end of the first trimester?
Thyroid produces hormones.
High blood pressure in the mother
Toxemia
A notable feature or quality in a person .
Trait
Connects the developing baby to the mother.
Umbilical cord
What chromosome does the sperm carry ?
X
The --- is the term used to describe the cell after the sperm and egg have united.
Zygote
