Topic 2 Human Reproductive Anatomy: Pregnancy Trimesters

Question 1

• Pregnancy is split into trimesters, 3 months each. Organs of the fetus develop in the first trimester, which is known as the critical development period. During pregnancy, it is important that the mother maintains adequate calcium levels, or the developing fetus will resorb it from the mother’s skeleton. Also note that the fetus is very active during the second trimester and the uterus grows enough for the pregnancy to be noticeable. The fetus has a final growth of ~1.6 feet/7 lbs during the third trimester.

Answer 1

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