Health 9 Pregnancy and Childbirth

The joining of sex cells to form a new living thing.

• maturation

• fertilization

• composition

When ovaries release an egg into one of the fallopian tubes.

• menstruation

• maturation

• ovulation

An unborn or unhatched offspring in the beginning stages of development.

• girl

• boy

• baby

• embryo

Protects the embryo.

• amniotic sac

• stomach

• kidneys

A flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant female, nourishing and maintaining the fetus through the umbilical cord

• urethra

• kidneys

• placenta

A tube-like structure that connects a fetus to the mother's placenta, providing oxygen and nutrient-rich blood.

• pregnancy cord

• transitional cord

• umbilical cord

An unborn offspring, more than eight weeks after conception.

• fetus

• embryo

• zygote

Units of heredity that determine which traits, or characteristics, offspring inherit from their parents.

• genes

• jeans

• capillaries

0-13 weeks

• 2nd trimester

• first trimester

• 3rd trimester

Congenital syndrome caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy resulting in birth defects.

• Congenital Alcohol Syndrome

• Fetal Distress Syndrome

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome