Health Ch 9 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
_______ is a hormone that helps the uterus to shrink after birth? | Oxytocin |
The work of pushing the fetus out is called? | Labor |
The six week period after the birth is called? | Postpartum period |
___________ is the surgical method of birth. | cesarean section |
Name the organ that holds the embryo to the wall of the uterus. | Placenta |
Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy describes ___________? | Morning sickness |
Mental retardation caused by mother's use of alcohol during pregnancy. | Fetal alcohol syndrome |
Name the hormone that indicates pregnancy. | Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) |
What is a fertilized egg called? | Zygote |
_________ is the structure that carries nutrients and oxygen to the embryo. | Umbilical cord |
Pregnancy is divided into three periods known as ________. | Trimesters |
Identical Twins are defined as? | Two siblings that develop from the same fertilized egg. |
When a picture of a developing fetus is taken using high-frequency sound waves, it is called? | Ultrasound |
The developing embryo or fetus is enclosed in a bag of thin tissues called the ____________. | Amniotic sac |
Another name for conception is ______________. | Fertilization |
What expenses do new parents have? | Food, clothing, shelter, medical care, child care. |
Name two ways that infertile couples can become parents. | Adoption and Foster |
What kinds of disorders are detected by amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling? | Inherited diseases |
How does smoking harm the fetus? | Can cause premature delivery, slow growth, and low birth weight. |
The legal procedure in which a child is taken into a family is? | Adoption |
A term used to describe medical care during pregnancy is? | Prenatal care |
The actual birth of the baby is know as? | Delivery |
An ______________ pregnancy is where the blastocyst becomes implanted in the fallopian tube. | Ectopic |
High blood pressure, protein in the urine, and swelling are symptoms of what pregnancy issue? | Toxemia |
Stage ______ of labor is the longest. | One |
Why is premature birth dangerous? | Underdeveloped lungs make it difficult for the baby to breathe |
Name two adjustments that parents face during the postpartum period. | Fatigue and irritability |
Any method of preventing pregnancy is called? | Contraception |
The inability to have biological children is called? | Infertile |
__________ is the procedure that includes the removal of a small amount of amniotic fluid from around the fetus and is used for testing. | Amniocentesis |
What is a developing embryo called from the end of the second month of pregnancy until birth called? | Fetus |
__________ is part of the developing placenta. | Chorion |
_______________ is a procedure in which a small piece of the developing placenta is removed and examined for signs of inherited disorders in the fetus. | Chorionic Villus sampling |
After the blastocyst attaches itself to the wall of the uterus is is called an? | Embryo |
The process by which the bastocyst is attached to the wall of the uterus is called? | Implantation |
__________ is the scale that rates a newborn's heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, ability to react to a stimulus, and skin color. | Apgar score |
___________ twins develop from two eggs fertilized by two sperm. | Fraternal |
Same-sex twins develop from the same fertilized egg and have identical inherited traits. | Identical |
Define Miscarriage. | The expulsion of a dead zygote, blastocyst, embryo, or fetus from the uterus. |
The delivery of a live fetus before it is ready to be born is called. | Premature birth |
____________ is the hormone that causes milk to form in the breasts. | Prolactin |
Rh negative means what? | Blood does not contain the Rh factor. |
Rh positive | Blood that contain the Rh factor. |
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