PHS: KS3 7Bd Gestation and Birth

What do we call the time from fertilisation until birth?

• development period

• gestation period

• creation period

• reproduction period

How many months is the gestation period in humans?

(a)  

What do we call the human baby when it is still a simple ball of cells?

• embryo

• foetus

• baby

• unborn baby

What is the name of the organ which joins the placenta to the foetus?

• umbilical cord

• naval cord

• circulatory cord

• nervous cord

What do we call the unborn baby after the first 8 weeks of pregnancy, when it has the main features of a human?

• embryo

• foetus

• newborn

• unborn

Where does the foetus grow and develop?

• uterus

• vagina

• tummy

• oviduct

Which of the following is not a problem caused by drinking alcohol during pregnancy?

• low birth weight

• increased birth weight

• premature delivery

• still birth

Which of these can reduce the amount of oxygen reaching the unborn baby, leading to problems with the baby's heart, growth rate and brain development?

• smoking

• drinking

• eating too much

• lack of exercise

During birth, which part of the female reproductive system has to widen to allow the baby to leave the uterus?

• cervix

• vagina

• oviduct

• ovary

What do we call the bag of fluid, surrounding the baby, which has to break before birth can take place?

• amnion

• uterus

• cervix

• foetus