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Prenatal Development

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The baby is the size of a grain of rice this week. 

a)

15

b)

27

c)

36

d)

7

2.

Cartilage and bones begin to form during week (a)   .

3.

The baby is officially called a (a)   at week 13.

4.

This is the last week of the first trimester. Nearly all of the baby's organs and structures are formed by the end of this week. 

a)

12

b)

25

c)

28

d)

40

5.

The mother should be able to feel the baby move by week (a)   .

6.

Pads are forming on the baby's fingers and toes this week. (These are the fingerprints and toeprints.) 

a)

12

b)

23

c)

5

d)

18

7.

This week marks the halfway point through pregnancy.

(a)  

8.

The baby weighs about 1 pound by week (a)   .

9.

The structures of the spine - 33 rings, 15- joints, and 1,000 ligaments - begin to form this week. 

a)

8

b)

10

c)

12

d)

25

10.

This is considered the final week of pregnancy, but some pregnancies may last longer.

(a)  

11.

The circulatory system begins to form this week.

(a)  

12.

The brain kicks in with brain wave activity for the visual and auditory systems this week. 

a)

26

b)

40

c)

33

d)

12

13.

What part of the woman's body does a baby grow in?

(a)  

14.

Sperm meeting the egg is known as ________.

a)

fertilization

b)

ovulation

c)

implantation

d)

sperminization

15.

The "main" ultrasound, or anatomy scan, is done during which group of weeks?

a)

10-14

b)

17-20

c)

1-4

d)

35-39

16.

After the 11th week of pregnancy, the baby is called a

(a)  

17.

This is the liquid that surrounds the baby while it is in the uterus.

a)

Umbilical fluid

b)

Amniotic fluid

c)

Vaginal fluid

d)

Vernix Fluid

18.

The female reproductive cell is called an (a)   .

19.

What is it called when a blastocyst burrows itself into the lining of the uterus?

a)

Fertilization

b)

implantation

c)

Digging

d)

Blastosizing

20.

A woman's due date is calculated using the first day of her last (a)   .

21.

Which body system is the first to develop during prenatal development?

a)

Circulatory

b)

Integumentary

c)

Respiratory

d)

Skeletal

22.

During what time of the pregnancy does the woman begin seeing the doctor once per week?

(a)  

23.

For the first 11 weeks of pregnancy, the baby is called an (a)   .

24.

Where in the female's body to the sperm and egg meet?

a)

Penis

b)

Fallopian Tube

c)

Vas Deferns

d)

Cervix

25.

What is the male reproductive cell called?

(a)  

26.

The lining of the uterus is shed during a woman's (a)   .

27.

During what time of pregnancy does the woman begin seeing the doctor once every 2 weeks? 

(a)  

28.

A baby inhales and exhales amniotic fluid in the uterus to practice (a)   .

29.

An amniocentesis may be performed if the doctor suspects that the baby may have a birth defect. 

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The (a)   are the last organ to fully develop.

31.

Which week is when the fetus reaches the "age of viability" where it is possible for them to survive outside the uterus with specialized care?

(a)  

32.

What tests are performed on a woman throughout her entire pregnancy? (click all that apply) 

a)

Blood tests

b)

Urine tests

c)

Ultrasounds

d)

Amniocentesis

e)

Blood Pressure checks

33.

Which of the following are true of gestational diabetes? (click all that apply)

a)

Most of the time, the diabetes will go away after the baby is born

b)

It effects up to 10% of pregnant women each year. 

c)

It is a condition in which a woman's blood sugar levels become high during pregnancy