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Pregnancy and Birth Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the single cell formed when the sperm and the egg join together?

a)
zygote
b)

ovary

c)

placenta

d)

embryo

2.

What type of doctor specializes in pregnancy and childbirth?

a)

gynecologist

b)

obstetrician

c)

pediatrician

d)

general

3.

Where does fertilization take place?

a)

Ovary

b)

Womb

c)

Vagina

d)

Fallopian tube

4.

Name the process where the embryo implants onto the uterine lining of uterus.

(a)  

5.

How many trimesters are there during pregnancy?

(a)  

6.

Sound waves used to make images (picture) of the fetus done usually between weeks 18-20.

(a)  

7.

How much alcohol is okay to have while pregnant?

a)
None
b)

a little bit in the first few months

c)

alcohol has no impact on fetal development

d)

one drink per day

8.

Which of the following is NOT a sign of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?

a)

Baby Irritability

b)

Low Birth Weight

c)

High Birth Rate

d)

Small Eyes

9.

Is there ever a good reason to shake a baby?

(a)  

10.

Pregnancy tests detect a hormone called ____________

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11.

When a male sperm joins an egg

a)

ovulation

b)

fertilization

12.

What is the most common sign of pregnancy?

a)

missed period

b)

cravings

c)

mood swings

d)

increased appetite

13.

A period of 3 months in a pregnancy is called a (a)   .

14.

A flexible cordlike structure, it attaches the baby to the placenta & mother; nutrients travel through it to the baby

(a)  

15.

Tissue that connects the baby to the uterus; rich in blood vessels that allow food & oxygen to flow to the baby through the umbilical cord

a)

Placenta

b)

umbilical cord

c)

uterus

16.

A vital part of preventing birth defects

(a)  

17.

abnormally formed organs or body parts also known as malformation or congenital anomaly

(a)  

18.

Birth defect that occurs at birth

(a)  

19.

Match the birth defect to the defnitioni

a)

Congenital

1.

Birth defect that exists at birth

b)
  • Neural Tube Defects

2.

Birth defects in the brain or spine

c)
  • Spina Bifida

3.

spinal tube doesn’t develop or close all

d)
  • Anencephaly

4.

baby is born without parts of the brain