Pregnancy

Question 1

Gestational Age

Answer 1

Age of the baby starting from the day after the woman’s last menstrual cycle.

Question 2

Conception Age

Answer 2

Age of the baby starting from when it was conceived

Question 3

Ovulation

Answer 3

Release of the eggs from the ovary

Question 4

Fallopian Tube

Answer 4

A path connecting the ovary to the uterus

Question 5

Cleavage

Answer 5

The splitting of a 1-cell embryo to a multicellular organism

Question 6

Implantation

Answer 6

The process of the embryo attaching to the lining of the uterus

Question 7

Placenta

Answer 7

An organ developed during pregnancy that connects to the baby with the umbilical cord, providing nutrients and oxygen

Question 8

Endometrium

Answer 8

The layer of tissue lining the uterus

Question 9

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Hormone

Answer 9

A chemical that thickens the uterus lining

Question 10

Umbilical Cord

Answer 10

A path for nutrients to travel from the placenta to the fetus

Question 11

Lanugo

Answer 11

Soft hair coving a fetus while developing

Question 12

Vernix Caseosa

Answer 12

A protective coating that protects the baby from the amniotic fluid

Question 13

Moro Reflex

Answer 13

A reflex to help the baby grab something incase it starts falling

Question 14

Surfactant

Answer 14

A fluid that prevents the lungs from collapsing

Question 15

Colostrum

Answer 15

The first milk produced which is filled with a lot of nutrients

Question 16

Braxton-Hicks contractions

Answer 16

A process done to “train” how to give birth to the baby