Prenatal Development

If untreated, hypertension/preeclampsia, can lead to death of the mother, baby, or both.

• true

• false

Which of the following will not be done on the first appointment.

• a due date will be estimated

• doctor will gather general information and health history on each parent

• an ultrasound to guess the sex of the baby.

• doctor will ask about any past pregnancies

The biological transfer of certain characteristics from earlier generations

• environment

• nurture

• none of the other choices

• heredity

Refers to the people, places, and things that surround and influence a person, including family, home, school, and community

• heredity

• nature

• environment

• all of the other choices are correct

The name for the developing baby from about the third week of pregnancy through the eighth week

• zygote

• blastocyst

• fetus

• embryo

The fertilized human egg

• embryo

• fetus

• zygote

• none of the other choices are correct

The stage of development that begins around the 8th or 9th week of pregnancy and lasts until birth

• fetus

• embryo

• zygote

• blastocyst

The tissue that connects the developing baby to the uterus. It is rich in blood vessels that allow nutrients and oxygen to flow to the baby

• placenta

• umbilical cord

• uterus

• blastocyst

Liquid that surrounds and protects the developing baby in the uterus

• blood

• umbilical fluid

• water

• amniotic fluid

A long tube that connects the baby to the placenta and transmits oxygen and nourishment from the mother’s blood to the baby

• placenta

• umbilical cord

• amniotic fluid

• all the other choices are correct