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Human development and Pregnacy
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
06/21/2011

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spermategensis
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The process of forming male gametes through meiosis is ______
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spermategensis
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The process of forming male gametes through meiosis is ______
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spermategensis
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The process of forming male gametes through meiosis is ______
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oogenesis
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The process of forming females gametes through meiosis is ______
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karotype
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The visualization of the chromosomes is the _____
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46,23
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Somatic cells have a diploid number of ___chromosomes and gametes have a haploid number of ___chromosomes
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homolgous
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Each of the two copies of each type of chromosome is diploid cells is called a _____ chromosome with one being from the mother and one being from the father
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gene
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The different regions on a chromosome coding for different traits is a ____
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meiosis,haploid
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_____is a reduction cell division wiht the chromosome number being halved from a diploid number to a ____number
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prophase I of meiosis
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Genetic variability of the gametes is increased by crossing over of portions of homoglous chromosomes which occurs during ____
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metaphase I
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The homogolous chromsome line up in pairs along the midline of the cell during ____
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anaphase I
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The homologous chromosomes separate opposite ends of teh cell during _____
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spermatogoniu
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Males are capable of sexual reproduction through their entire lifespan because the ___can reproduce themselves by mitosis
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primary speratocyte
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Once a spermatogenic cell is differentiates into a ______,it must undergo meiosis
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second spermatocyte
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The first meiotic division forms cells called _____which have 23 double chromosomes
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spermatids
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The second meiotic division forms cells called ____which have 23 single chromosomes
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spermiogensis
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The process of ____forms sperm cells through differentiation
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oogenia,primary oocytes
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Females are incapable of sexual reproduction through their entire lifespan because of all the ____have differentiated into _____which are arrested in meiosis
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primary oocytes, secondary oocytes
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Approximately once a month, a groupd of ____ are stimualted into further stages of meiosis and try to develop into _____
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secondary oocyte
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Generally, only one _____is ovulated each month
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penetration
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The second meiotic division will not occur unless the ovulated gamete is activated by a sperm cell during ____
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zygote
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The ovum is a transitory phase and the male pronucleus combines with the female pronuleus to form the ____
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capacitation
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____is the term for activationg a sperm cell and making it capable of fertilizing an egg
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zona pellucida
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The ___is a transparent layer of glycoprotien extracellular matrix surrounding the egg cell
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acrosmoal
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The ___ enzymes of the sperm cell are required to digest a pathway through the glycprotein extracellular matrix
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fast block, slow block
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Fertilzation of the egg by multiple sperm cells is prevented by the ____mechanism involving a change in the membrane potential and the ____ mechanism involving a cortical reaction to harden and left off the glycoprotein layer
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zygote,pronucleus,pronucleus
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The new individual called a ___occurs when the male ___and female ____join together
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identical
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____twins occur when a groupd of genetically identical cells completely split into two
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conjoined
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___twins occur when a group of genetically identical cells do not completely split apart and are still partially connected
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fraternal
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____twins occur when 2 separate egg cells are ovulated and each cell is fertilized by a different sperm cell
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morula
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The large solid ball of cells called a ___results from rapid cell division without growth occuring between each cell divisions
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blastocyst
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Differentiation of the solid ball of cells into a hollow ball called a ___is a criticalstage in forming an embryo
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inner cell mass, trophoblast cells
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The ____of the hollow ball will continue to develop into the embryo and the _____will eventually form the placenta with maternal tissue
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implatation
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____occurs when the embryo implants into the endometrial lining
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amnion
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The ____is an extraembryonic membrane that forms a fluid filled cavity surrounding the embryo to protect it from physical trauma
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yolk sac
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The ____is a extraembryonic membrane that forms the initial blood cells of the embryo
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chorion
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The ____is an extraembryonic membrance that extends villi to form the fetal component of the placenta
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allatosis
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The ___is an extraembroinc membrance that forms the structual basis if the umbilical cord
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gastrulation
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During the process called ____,the embryonic disk is transformed into a 3 layered embryo
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ectoderm,mesoderm,enoderm
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The three primary germ layers are the ____,_____,and _____
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placenta
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The ____not only provides nutrients and oxygen and teh developing fetus, it also serves as the source of female sex steriods for teh second and third trimester
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vein,artery
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The umbilical ___brings oxygen and nutrient rich blood to the fetus and the umbilical ___returns carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes to the mother
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ductus venosus
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The ____is a fetal blood vessel that shunts blood from the pulmonary trunk into the inferior vena cava
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ductus arteriosus
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The ____is a fetal blood vessel that shunts blood from the pulmonary trunk into the arotra
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foramen ovale
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The ___is a fetal opening in the heart to shunt blood from the right atrium into the left atrium
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implatation
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Interesting milestones in fetal development include the completion of ___by the end of the second week
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allatosis,yolk sac
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The extra embryonic membranes ____ and ____ are present by the end of the third week
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hear
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Formation of the ____begins by the forth week but will not be fully fuctional until the ninth month
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feta
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All the organ systems are present by the end of the eigth week and the embryo then transitions to ____development
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HCG
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During the first trimester, the corpus luteum is maintained by the hormone ____
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estrogen,progesterone
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A fully functional placenta also serves as an endocrine gland, secreting the sex steriods ____,______
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prostaglandins
Definition
The substance ____actually causes uterine muslce to contract
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oxyotocin
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The posterior pituitary gland secretes the hormone ____in a positive feedback mechanism to enhance uterine contraction
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3 layer smooth
Definition
The myometrium consists of ___muscle
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episiotomy
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A ____is performed to prevent tearing of the perineum during delievery
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lactatio
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The production of milk in the new mother is called _____
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prolactin,oxytocin
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Nursing the newborn with breast milk requires the hormone ____which stimulates the mammary glands to produce milk and ___which causes milk to be expressed
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