Values & Choices Final Review

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What is a Cervix?

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Lower part of the uterus which opens or dilates during labor to allow the birth of the baby.

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What is Dilation?

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The process of opening. In labor the cervix dilates to 10 cm in diameter to allow the baby to be pushed out of the uterus and into the vagina.

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What is an Embryo?

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The first part of the life of a developing baby. From when the fertilized egg is a few days old until 8 weeks.

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What is a Fetus?

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The developing baby from the 8th week in the uterus until birth.

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What is Labor?

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Regular contractions of the uterus which dilate the cervix that allows the baby and placenta to be pushed out.

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What is Abstinence?

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Refraining from sexual intercourse.

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What is Conception?

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The beginning of pregnancy when an egg cell from a female meets a sperm cell from a male.

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What is a Contraction?

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The tightening of a muscle/uterus. The uterus contracts during labor.

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What is a Placenta?

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Also called afterbirth. An organ that grows during pregnancy inside the uterus.

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What is Assertiveness?

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Letting others know one's own ideas and feelings respectfully and firmly.