PSYC 2P12 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Blood Test, Developmental Disorder, Abdominal Wall
14 Jan 2016
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Uterus: the pear shaped muscular organ in a womans abdomen that houses the developing baby. Cervix: the neck or narrow lower portion of the uterus. Fallopian tube: one of a pair of slim, pipe like structures that connect the ovaries with the uterus. Ovary: one of a pair of almond shaped organs that contains a womans eggs. Ovum: an egg cell containing the genetic material contributed by the mother to the baby. Ovulation: moment during a womans monthly cycle when an ovum us expelled from the ovary. Hormones: chemical substances released in the bloodstream that target and change organs and tissues. Chromosome: threadlike strand of dna located in the nucleus of every cell that carries the genes, which transmit hereditary information. Dna: material that makes up genes which bear our hereditary characteristics. Gene: segment of dna that contains a chemical blue print for manufacturing a particular protein.
