I have some health (class) questions....quick pleasE?

a. What is a gateway drug?
b. Explain the term 'empty calories'
c. What is the developing baby called from the 8th week until birth?
d. Where does fertilization take place?
e. What type of white blood cells are involved with inflammation?
f. What is amniocentesis?

please answer quick!

A- A habit-forming substance whose use may lead to the abuse of drugs that are more addictive or more dangerous.
B- Empty calories, in casual dietary terminology, are calories present in high-energy foods with poor nutritional profiles, typically from processed carbohydrates or fats. An "empty calorie" has the same energy content of any other calorie but lacks accompanying micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals, or amino acids as well as fiber as found in whole grains but less so in white flour. Michael Jacobson, head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, coined the term in 1972.
C-From the 8th week until birth (around 38 weeks), the developing organism is called a fetus.
D-Fertilization takes place in the ampulla.
E-Basophil: A type of white blood cell involved in inflammation and allergic reactions.
F-A procedure in which a small sample of amniotic fluid is drawn out of the uterus through a needle inserted in the abdomen. The fluid is then analyzed to detect genetic abnormalities in the fetus or to determine the sex of the fetus.

I can help you with d.

Fertilization takes place in the ovaries

Do you really think it will help you for us to do YOUR homework? I think not..

a. a gateway drug is a drug you take that leads to the use of other, more dangerous, addictive drugs.

b. empty calories are calories found in things like soda and sweets. They are calories that provide no nutritional value.

c. fetus I think?

maybe you should pay attention in class or do your homework because the point is to figure them out yourself...

Girl - google it and start studing on you own--we all have to do our own work PLEASSSE I am not your MOMMY

a.gateway drug such as weed...leading to use of other more hard drugs, shrooms and heroin ect.
b. calories that dont provide your body with any energy
c.fetus
d.falopian tubes
e.?
f.?
word u should be doing this urself anyway...

b.) empty calories are those consisting mainly of sugars, fats, and sodium, and they are devoid of any meaningful nutrients (vitamins, minerals, etc.).

c.) the prenatal organism from the eighth week after conception until the time of birth is referred to as a "Fetus."

d.) fertilization occurs in the fallopian tubes, and this union of sperm and ovum results in a "zygote."

F.) amniocentesis is a procedure in which a sample of amniotic fluid for analysis is removed, intra-abdominally, via a syringe. amniocentesis is used as a diagnostic for the detection of genetic birth defects, such as trisomy 21 (Down's Syndrome).

a: it is a habit forming drug b.Foods that contain a high number of calories or fat without providing valuable nutrients are referred to as "empty calories." c. fetus e. basophil f. where a needle is placed into the uterus to check the chromosones in a fetus