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WorksheetsPrenatal Development Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
In which week of pregnancy does a woman begin her period?
1
2
3
4
In which week of pregnancy has the woman’s uterus has shed its lining through her period and is now preparing a lush new bed of blood-rich tissue designed for a growing fetus?
(a)
In which week of pregnancy are the eggs are ripening in one of the ovaries and preparing to release one?
(a)
In which week of pregnancy does the sperm meet the ovum within the fallopian tube and the miracle of life begins?
(a)
In which week of pregnancy does implantation occur?
(a)
The circulatory system (the first system to function) begins working in this week of pregnancy...
(a)
The heart begins beating in this week of pregnancy...
(a)
The baby is the size of a grain of rice this week.
(a)
An ultrasound can be done to hear the baby’s fluttering heartbeat during this week...
(a)
Cartilage and bones begin to form during this week
(a)
Baby is officially called a fetus during this week
(a)
This is the last week of the 1st trimester and nearly all of baby’s organs and structures are formed by the end of this week.
(a)
The mother should be able to feel the baby moving by this week; if she hasn’t felt it move by this week she may want to let the doctor know.
(a)
By the end of this week pads are forming on the baby’s fingers and toes (fingerprints!)
(a)
This week marks the halfway point through the pregnancy.
(a)
The baby is about 1 pound this week!
(a)
The structures of the spine – 33 rings, 150 joints, and 1000 ligaments begin to form during this week
(a)
The brain kicks in with brain wave activity for the visual and auditory systems this week!
(a)
This week marks the end of the 2nd trimester!
(a)
This week marks the beginning of the 3rd trimester and the baby weighs about 2 pounds!
(a)
All 5 senses are functional by this week.
(a)
By this week the average sized baby is about 5 ½ pounds by now!
(a)
This is considered the final week of pregnancy; but some babies don’t want to come out just yet and some women may be overdue!
(a)
What is the waxy substance called that grows on the baby and protects it from the saturation of the amniotic fluid?
Lanugo
Vernix
Vaseline
Sloppy Goop
What are the fine downy hairs that grow on the baby called?
Vernix
Lanugo
Fuzzies
Peach fuzz
This “object” seals the woman’s cervix and protects the uterus from bacteria entering.
Bacterial plug
Goo plug
Mucous plug
Baby plug
_______________ ___________ is the fluid that surrounds the baby while it is in the uterus.
Amniotic fluid
Vernix fluid
Umbilical fluid
Uterine fluid
The _______________ ________ connects the baby to the placenta; and is the source of nutrition from mother to baby.
Placental cord
Belly button
Amniotic cord
Umbilical cord
Can babies cry in the womb?
yes
no
maybe
What is the female egg called?
Fetus
Embryo
Ovum
Sperm
What is the male reproductive cell called?
Swimmers
Tapoles
Sperm
Eggs
What does a woman shed during her period?
Nothing
A placenta
The lining of her uterus
The lining of her cervix
Where does sperm meet egg for the miracle of life to begin?
Fallopian tube
Cervix
Penis
Vagina
Does the mother or father’s genes predict the gender of the baby?
Mother's
Father's
This is what the “baby” is called when the sperm and egg are combined.
Blastocyst
Fetus
Embryo
Combination
When a blastocyst burrows itself into the lining of the uterus this is called
Burrowing
Blatosizing
Implantation
Fertilization
For the first 11 weeks the baby is called a(n)….
Fetus
Blastocyst
Embryo
Peanut
After week 11 the baby is called a(n)….
Embryo
Fetus
Blastocyst
Calf
What does a woman calculate her due date by?
The last day of the month before her period started
Her birthday
The first day of her last period
She counts 9 months from the day she found out she was pregnant
Which system is the first system to develop in regards to prenatal development?
Skeletal
Respiratory
Integumentary
Circulatory
Which organ is the last to fully develop on a growing fetus.
Lungs
Heart
Liver
Brain
During which group of weeks is the “main” ultrasound done during a pregnancy? During this ultrasound parents are able to find out the gender of their baby.
1 – 4
10 – 14
17 – 20
35 – 39
What is the liquid called that a pregnant woman drinks before she gets tested for gestational diabetes?
Barium
Ginseng
Green tea
Glucola
How does a baby exercise its lungs; in order to practice for breathing in the real world, while in the womb?
By inhaling and exhaling meconium in the womb
The lungs do not exercise until the baby takes its first breath
By inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid in the womb
By inhaling and exhaling fluid that comes out of the umbilical cord
What part of the body does the woman’s baby grow in?
Fallopian tube
Ovary
Uterus
Cervix
