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| what is another name for an egg? |
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| what two things do hormonal messages cause? |
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1. egg to mature
2. uterine linging to thinkin |
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| what are the two main hormones of the women? |
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| what happens to an egg if it isn't fertalized? |
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| the absence of a fertalized egg |
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| where are sperm stored until ejaculation or until they mature? |
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| where are sperm produced? |
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| seminiferous tubules in the testis |
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| what two things does the seminal vesicle's secretion contain? |
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1. fructose sugar
2. alkalines |
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| what neutralizes the acidic substances from the acidic urine left over in the urethra - for a male |
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| what gives energy to the sperm? |
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| what fluid helps the sperm swim faster? |
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| how long do the sperm have to fertalize an egg cell before they die? |
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| what is the tale like thing on the end of the sperm called that propels the sperm to the egg cell? |
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| how are identical twins formed? |
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| if the developing zygote divides into two |
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| do the developing embryos (in a case of identical twins) have the same genetic information as each other? |
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| what is a developing baby called between weeks 3 to 8? |
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| what is a developing baby called between weeks 4 to 40? |
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| name four reasons that amniotic fluid is important. |
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1. keeps the baby warm
2. keeps the baby's rapidly growing body parts from fusing together
3. lets the baby move easily
4. provides cushioning for the baby |
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What is 98% of the amniotic fluid made of?
and what is the other 2% made of? |
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water
salts and cells from the baby |
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| how does the baby contribute to the amniotic fluid? |
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| what month does the baby start contributing to the amniotic fluid? |
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| monozygotic twins are also called what? |
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| what week are identical twins formed? |
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| the first week of pregnancy |
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| what is another name for dizygotic twins? |
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| how are fraternal twins created? |
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| 2 different eggs that were fertalized |
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| how many cenimeters must the cervix dilate to signal pushing and delivering of a baby? |
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| what are the gaps in the baby's skull called? |
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| what is the purpose of the gaps in the baby's skull? |
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| so the baby can fit through the birth canal |
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| what is transverse position? |
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