Prenatal Development

The active movements of the fetus that first feels like a flutter is called

Women over the age of 35 may be asked to have an amniocentisis

FAS is a devasting condition that results when a women_____.

A baby's prenatal development occures during three stages

Medical procedure where they fertilize an egg in a petri dish, sometimes called a test tube baby.

First time active movements of the fetus can be felts

The only place fertilization can occur is the ____.

Type of adoption that does NOT allow birth parents visitation.

Which one is NOT a function of the placenta?

When can birth defects be diganosed?

A normal pregnancy lasts from

What is the painful process that babies have to go through if they are born to addicted mothers?

What is the purpose of the amniotic sac?

This type of twin is when a fertilized egg splits completely in two. They will be the same sex.

Morning sickness typicall occurs during the first trimester, week 1-13

Inherited characteristics are determined by______.

Nicotine in cigarettes can have a dangerous effects on a newborn's___________.

If a women is 35 weeks pregnant what stage of prenatl developement is she in?

A pregnant women experiences quickening as the baby drops into the lower pelvis.

What stage of prenatal development only last 2 weeks.

The gene for blues eyes is a dominant trait.

A fetus can kick, sneeze, and cry before birth.

What is the third stage of prenatal development?

What combination of chromosmes resluts in a male baby?

As a baby grows it can no longer stretch out so it curls up into the ______position.

When a developing baby dies during the second half of pregnancy, it is called a _____

A pregnant women should consume folic acid to prevent what time of birth defect?

Humans have 46 chromosomes, 23 from mom and 23 from dad

Type of prenatal testing that uses soundwaves to create an image.

Heredity traits are determined

Whata is the second stage of prenatal development called.

What is the first stage of prenatal development called?

If a women is six weeks pregnant, what stage of prenatal development is she in?

Nourshment and oxygen travel to the fetus through the ____.

Contraception takes place when an egg is fertilized by a sperm