prenatal development

the period of growth and development from conception to birth

• prenatal development

• neonatal development

• infertility

• embryonic development

the process by which a sperm cell reaches and penetrates an ovum

• conception or fertilization

• reproduction

• placenta

• infertility

male cell needed for reproduction that fertilizes the ovum

• sperm

• zygote

• embryo

• endometrium

female cell needed for reproduction, is fertilized by a sperm cell

• ovum

• ovary

• fallopian tube

• uterus

the single-celled organism that is formed when the sperm fertilizes the ovum

• zygote

• blastocyst

• embryo

• fetus

the fertilized egg that has grown rapidly due to cell division and implants into the endometrium

• zygote

• blastocyst

• embryo

• ovum

female reproductive organs that produce eggs as well as hormones for menstruation and pregnancy

• ova

• ovaries

• fallopian tubes

• uterus

hollow tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus

• fallopian tubes

• ova

• amniotic fluid

• umbilical cord

the organ in a woman's body in which a baby develops during pregnancy

• uterus

• ovary

• cervix

• placenta

the lower, narrow end of the uterus that forms a canal between the uterus and the vagina

• cervix

• ovary

• endometrium

• placenta