Chapter 4 Flashcards
During what month does the baby move into head-down position?
Month 8
During what month do the baby’s internal organs begin to form?
Month 1
During what month is the fetus about 3 inches long?
Month 4
During what month are all baby’s organs present but immature?
Month 3
During what month do the baby’s breathing movements begin?
Month 6
During what month does the fetus acquire antibodies from the mother?
Month 9
During what month do the baby’s bones form?
Month 2
During what month do the mother’s breasts begin to swell?
Month 2
During what month does the mother feel lightening occurring?
Month 9
During what month does the mother feel strong fetal movements?
Month 6
During what month does the mother’s appetite increase?
Month 4
During what month does the mother miss her menstrual period?
Month 1
During what month might a mother experience backache, shortness of breath, and/or fatigue?
Month 8
During what month is the mother’s uterus about the size of an orange?
Month 3
During what stage of pregnancy is the fertilized egg about the size of a pinhead?
Zygote Stage
During what stage does the baby begin to add fat beneath the skin?
Fetus Stage
During what stage does a sac of amniotic fluid form?
Embryo Stage
During what stage does the baby assume the fetal position?
Fetus Stage
During what stage does the baby begin to move and “quickening” occur?
Fetus Stage
During what stage does the fertilized egg pass through the Fallopian tube?
Zygote Stage
During what stage do bones begin to form?
Embryo Stage
During what stage does conception take place?
Zygote Stage
During what stage can he heartbeat be heard through a stethoscope?
Fetus Stage
During what stage do the face and limbs begin to take shape?
Embryo Stage
During what stage does the fertilized egg attach itself to the lining of the uterus?
Zygote Stage
During what stage does the baby turn upside down, with its head nestles in the mother’s pelvis?
Fetus Stage
During what stage does the unborn baby suck its thumb, cough, sneeze, and yawn?
Fetus Stage
During what stage does the fertilized egg begin to grow by the process of cell division?
Zygote Stage
During what stage does nourishment begin to pass from the placenta through the umbilical cord?
Embryo Stage
When is the zygote stage?
The first 2 weeks
When is the embryonic stage?
The 3rd through 8th weeks
When is the fetal stage?
The 8th or 9th week until birth
- fluid filled sac forms around the baby
- cushions and protects the embryo
- embryo floats freely in the fluid
- formed from special layers of cells in the uterus
amniotic sac
- rich in blood vessels and attached to the uterus and baby’s umbilical cord
- absorbs oxygen and nourishment from the mother’s blood
- formed from special layers of cells in the uterus
- “afterbirth”
placenta
- connects baby to the placenta
- takes carbon dioxide and other wastes away from the baby to the placenta which releases them into the mother’s bloodstream
- 20 inches long
- Wharton’s jelly keeps it firm
umbilical cord
