Chapter 4

Question 1

During what month does the baby move into head-down position?

Answer 1

Month 8

Question 2

During what month do the baby’s internal organs begin to form?

Answer 2

Month 1

Question 3

During what month is the fetus about 3 inches long?

Answer 3

Month 4

Question 4

During what month are all baby’s organs present but immature?

Answer 4

Month 3

Question 5

During what month do the baby’s breathing movements begin?

Answer 5

Month 6

Question 6

During what month does the fetus acquire antibodies from the mother?

Answer 6

Month 9

Question 7

During what month do the baby’s bones form?

Answer 7

Month 2

Question 8

During what month do the mother’s breasts begin to swell?

Answer 8

Month 2

Question 9

During what month does the mother feel lightening occurring?

Answer 9

Month 9

Question 10

During what month does the mother feel strong fetal movements?

Answer 10

Month 6

Question 11

During what month does the mother’s appetite increase?

Answer 11

Month 4

Question 12

During what month does the mother miss her menstrual period?

Answer 12

Month 1

Question 13

During what month might a mother experience backache, shortness of breath, and/or fatigue?

Answer 13

Month 8

Question 14

During what month is the mother’s uterus about the size of an orange?

Answer 14

Month 3

Question 15

During what stage of pregnancy is the fertilized egg about the size of a pinhead?

Answer 15

Zygote Stage

Question 16

During what stage does the baby begin to add fat beneath the skin?

Answer 16

Fetus Stage

Question 17

During what stage does a sac of amniotic fluid form?

Answer 17

Embryo Stage

Question 18

During what stage does the baby assume the fetal position?

Answer 18

Fetus Stage

Question 19

During what stage does the baby begin to move and “quickening” occur?

Answer 19

Fetus Stage

Question 20

During what stage does the fertilized egg pass through the Fallopian tube?

Answer 20

Zygote Stage

Question 21

During what stage do bones begin to form?

Answer 21

Embryo Stage

Question 22

During what stage does conception take place?

Answer 22

Zygote Stage

Question 23

During what stage can he heartbeat be heard through a stethoscope?

Answer 23

Fetus Stage

Question 24

During what stage do the face and limbs begin to take shape?

Answer 24

Embryo Stage

Question 25

During what stage does the fertilized egg attach itself to the lining of the uterus?

Answer 25

Zygote Stage

Question 26

During what stage does the baby turn upside down, with its head nestles in the mother’s pelvis?

Answer 26

Fetus Stage

Question 27

During what stage does the unborn baby suck its thumb, cough, sneeze, and yawn?

Answer 27

Fetus Stage

Question 28

During what stage does the fertilized egg begin to grow by the process of cell division?

Answer 28

Zygote Stage

Question 29

During what stage does nourishment begin to pass from the placenta through the umbilical cord?

Answer 29

Embryo Stage

Question 30

When is the zygote stage?

Answer 30

The first 2 weeks

Question 31

When is the embryonic stage?

Answer 31

The 3rd through 8th weeks

Question 32

When is the fetal stage?

Answer 32

The 8th or 9th week until birth

Question 33

• 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

Answer 33

amniotic sac

Question 34

• 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”

Answer 34

placenta

Question 35

• 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

Answer 35

umbilical cord