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Pregnancy Vocabulary
Quiz by Kelly Howard
High School
Child Development
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) - Electives
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- Q1___ refers to the baby from 10 weeks of gestation to time of birthfetuszygotebabyembryo30s130.277.J.4.A
- Q2A pregnancy that is not in the uterus. It happens when a fertilized egg settles and grows in a place other than the inner lining of the uterus. Most happen in the Fallopian tube, but can happen in the ovary, cervix, or abdominal cavity.MiscarriageEctopic PregnancyEmbryoAbnormal pregnancy30s130.277.J.4.A
- Q3When the uterus tightens so that the cervix thins and dilates, making way for the baby to go through the birth canal.ovulationcontractionconceptioncesarean30s130.277.J.4.A
- Q4During labor a woman may be offered this to help with her pain. A needle is inserted into space at the end of the spine, to numb the lower body and reduce pain. This allows a woman to have more energy and strength for the end stage of labor, when it is time to push the baby out of the birth canal.vitaminsepiduralestrogenprogesterone30s130.277.J.4.A
- Q5a female hormone produced by the ovaries. This prepares the uterus (womb) for a possible pregnancy each month and supports the fertilized egg if conception occursestrogenepiduralvitaminsprogesterone30s130.277.J.4.A
- Q6part of a woman's reproductive system, these produce her eggs. Each month they release eggs into the Fallopian tubes, where they travel to the uterus, or womb.ovariesplacentauteruscervix30s130.277.J.4.A
- Q7How far along the fetus is, determined by the beginning of the mother's last period. Babies are usually born at 40 weeks, but are considered full-term from weeks 37 to 42prenatalviabilitygestationpreterm30s130.277.J.4.A
- Q8During pregnancy, a temporary organ joining the mother and fetus. This transfers oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the fetus, and permits the release of carbon dioxide and waste products from the fetus. This is expelled during the birth process with the fetal membranes.placentaFallopian tubespretermprogesterone30s130.277.J.4.A
- Q9The release of a single egg from a follicle that developed in the ovary. It usually occurs regularly, around day 14 of a 28-day menstrual cycle.ovulationinfertilitygestationpreterm30s130.277.J.4.A
- Q10Clear, slightly yellowish liquid that surrounds the unborn baby (fetus) during pregnancy. It is contained in the amniotic sac.epiduralAmniotic Fluidcervixultrasound30s130.277.J.4.A