Unit 2 Vocab HG & D

refraining from sexual intercourse until marriage

• absolute

• abstinence

• abolish

• absent

a prenatal test using a sample of amniotic fluid to check for birth defects

• ultrasound

• chronic villi sampling

• amniocentesis

• antiobiotic

liquid that surrounds and protects the developing baby in the uterus during pregnancy

• amniocentesis fluid

• amniotic fluid

• Absentee fluid

• none of the above

problem's babies are born with which threaten their health or ability to live

• childhood defect

• birth detection

• birth illness

• birth defect

problems of the motor system that can include lack of coordination, stiffness, jerkiness, difficulty with speech, and paralysis

• Cerebral Palsy

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

• Tay Sachs disease

• Down Sydrome

carry the genes that convey hereditary characteristics

• genes

• genetics

• chromosomes

• none of the above

a prenatal test for specific birth defects performed by sampling small amounts of the tissue from the membrane around the fetus

• ultrasound

• amniocentesis

• chronic villi sampling

• chronic village sampling

a gap in the upper lip or palate that causes problems with eating, swallowing, speech and appearance

• clipped lip/palate

• cleft gap

• cleft lip/palate

• none of the above

union of an ovum and sperm, resulting in the beginning of a pregnancy

• labor

• delivery

• conceiving

• conception

affects the respiratory and digestive systems; many children die before reaching adulthood

• muscular distrophy

• cystic fibrosis

• down syndrome

• none of the above