Female Reproductive System
The first week of human development takes place during the journey from the fallopian tube (where fertilization occurs) to the uterus where the embryo implants.
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Lots of growth happens during this time, settling the question of whether there is life, but some disagree about when this human life becomes a person.
TERMS
Cervix - The narrow, lower or outer end of the uterus.
Fallopian Tube - Either of the pair of tubes that carry the egg from the ovary to the uterus.
Fertilization (or conception) - The joining of a man's sperm and a woman's egg to create the first form of human life.
Implantation - The process of attachment of the embryo to the inside of the uterus.
Ovary - One of the paired female reproductive organs that produce eggs and sex hormones.
Uterus - The female reproductive organ where the unborn baby develops during pregnancy.
Vagina - The muscular canal leading from the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus; also termed "birth canal"