Medical Technology Keyword
Revision
Match the keyword to the definition
IVF
A scientific method of making a woman pregnant, which does
not involve sex. Conception occurs via sperm and egg being
placed into a test tube.
Artificial Insemination
Sperm is medically inserted into vagina to assist pregnancy. This
could be done using the husbands (AIH) or donor sperm (AID)
Embryo
A fertilised egg.
Fertility
A living thing that has the ability to reproduce. E.g. When a
person is able to produce a child.
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Surrogacy
A woman’s egg is fertilised outside of the womb via IVF. The
embryo is then inserted into a host woman who will carry the
baby and give birth to it. She will then give the baby back to the
couple.
Embryo Research
When embryos are researched on to try to find cures for fertility
problems and genetic disorders.
Hybrid Embryo
An embryo that contains both human and animal material that is
used for research.
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Designer Baby
Babies with gender and characteristics chosen by their parents.
This is currently illegal.
Cloning
The scientific method by which animals and plants can be
created which are an exact copy of the original. This is because
the DNA of the original is used.
Therapeutic Cloning (Stem Cell Cloning)
Cloning of cells that can be used to treat certain diseases and
conditions.
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Reproductive Cloning
The use of cloning techniques to produce a baby. E.g. Dolly the
sheep.
Gene Therapy (Somatic Cell Therapy)
A faulty gene is identified and then replaced with copies of a
healthy version of this gene. E.g. To help people with cystic
fibrosis.
Saviour Sibling
A child conceived using IVF in order to save the life of an
incurably ill sibling. The embryo is checked before it is inserted
to make sure it is a match. The cord blood is used.
Keyword Check
How many keywords can you remember?
Write the correct
keyword next to
the definition on
your sheet.
IVF
Surrogacy
Embryo Research
Hybrid Embryo
Designer Baby
Fertility
Artificial Insemination
Cloning
Embryo
Saviour Sibling
Reproductive Cloning
Therapeutic Cloning
Gene Therapy (Somatic Cell Therapy)
Act It, Make It, Draw It
You are going to work in small groups to play Act It,
Make It, Draw It.
One person from the group is either going to draw, act or make
(using play doh) one of the keywords from this unit.
Whoever is guessing needs to be facing away from the board.
Which group will have the highest score?
Act It
Make It
Draw It
Draw It
Act It
Make It
Draw It
Act It
Make It
Make It
Draw It
Pairs
You are going to play the game of Pairs in groups of three. Two
people will play and one will be the referee.
Instructions:
•Face the cards down on the table.
•Each person will take it in turns to turn two cards over. If they are a
matching keyword and definition you take the pair. If it not matching the
next person has a turn.
•The player with the most pairs at the end of the game wins.
•The referee will check that the pairs are correct using their keyword sheet.
How well do you know the keywords?
There are 13 keywords on your sheet. How many do
you think you know?
Score yourself out of 13.
Are there any you need to focus your revision on?