Chapter 4 - Pregnancy Flashcards
1
Q
What supplies the embryo with food and oxygen?
A
The placenta and umbilical cord
2
Q
What is the name of the unborn baby?
A
An embryo
3
Q
What is the name of the baby after it has grown all its organ?
A
A foetus
4
Q
What happens if the mother smokes, takes (illegal) drugs, or drinks alcohol?
A
The baby doesn’t fully develop and is born prematurely
5
Q
What does the uterus do when the baby is ready to be born?
A
It starts contractions
6
Q
Which way is the baby born?
A
Head-first
7
Q
What does the mothers milk contain?
A
Antibodies which get rid of diseases
