embryology glossary

"teenager' puberty to adulthood

adult adolescence to old age

embryonic/fetal membrane which gives rise to the amniotic fluid surrounding the baby

vessel that carries blood away from the heart

ball-like mass of cells in thge embryonic period with fluid-filled (amniotic fluid) center

child one year to puberty

embronic/fetal membrane that surrounds the amnion

structures in the nucleus of a cell that contain the genes (responsible for heredity) for genetic expression

Deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecular basis for herdity, it is present in chromosomes

a gene that produces a recognizable effect in the organism

external primary germ layer, gives rise to: Nervous Tissue, Epidermis & it's appendages, & Linnings of mouth and anal canal

anytime a fertilized egg attempts to develop outside of th euterus. most common is a tubal pregnancy.

study of human anatomy before birth

fertilization through 8th week (through the 2nd lunar month or 56th day)