Fetal Development Quiz

How many eggs does a woman's body make every year?

• One

• None- women are born with a limited number of egg cells, and their bodies don't make more

• 12

• About 100,000

When can female begin having children?

• Whenever she wants

• When her body starts manufacturing egg cells

• When her ovaries start releasing egg cells

• When her body starts producing sperm cells

Women are pregnant approximately ______ months

• 2

• 15

• 9

• 24

Place the following stages of development in order, from earliest to latest.

A) Fetus; B) Zygote; C) Embryo

• B, C, A

• B, A, C

• C, B, A

• C, A, B

A developing fetus grows in which part of the woman's body?

• Her Fallopian tube

• Her uterus

• Her ovary

• Her stomach

When a woman is in her second trimester, she might be ______ months pregnant.

• 2

• 5

• 7

• 9

What is the main function of the placenta?

• It provides room for the fetus to grow

• It provides nourishment for the uterus

• It stimulates cell division in the developing uterus

• It protects the fetus from physical harm

Which of the following usually occurs during the first trimester?

• The embryo flips upside-down inside the mother

• The embryo begins sleeping and waking

• The embryo's heart begins beating

• The mother can feel the embryo moving around inside her

If you're in the "fetal position," what are you doing?

• You're curled up with your knees against your chest

• You're lying down with your limbs splayed outward

• You're kneeling with your arms wrapped around your shoulders

• You're crouching with your hands on your knees

Which term best describes a fetus in the third trimester?

• Underdeveloped

• Heavy

• Three inches long

• Clusters of cells