Pregnancy and Birth Chapter 9 Vocabulary - Centennial Health



Pregnancy and Birth Chapter 19 Vocabulary

Directions: Write the word for the correct definition on the line at the left.

Section 1 –2 Pages 488-496

Amniotic Sac Implantation Umbilical Cord Morning sickness

Amniotic Fluid Fertilization Placenta Zygote

Fetus Embryo Prenatal Care Blastocyst

Obstetrician Gestational diabetes

___________________Conception or the union of the egg and sperm

___________________The organ that hold the embryo to the wall of the uterus.

__________________ Fluid that the embryo float in. Acts a shock absorber and regulates the

embryo’s temperature

__________________A bag of tissue that the embryo is enclosed in.

__________________High blood sugar levels during pregnancy

__________________ A hollow sphere made up of about 500 cells and is formed when the

zygote divides and grows.

__________________ The name given to the blastocyst after it has attached itself to the wall

of the uterus.

___________________The united egg and sperm is called this.

___________________Medical care the woman needs during pregnancy

___________________A doctor who specializes in pregnancy and birth

___________________Cord that connects the embryo to the placenta. The embryo’s lifeline.

__________________ Name given to the embryo from the end of the second month until birth

________________ __nausea that may occur during pregnancy, usually during the first trimester

__________________When the blastocyst attaches itself to the wall of the uterus

Section 2 – 3 Pages 492-503

Ectopic pregnancy Labor Stillbirth Ultrasound

Identical Twin Fraternal Twins Miscarriage Toxemia

Caesarean section Postpartum period Premature birth Afterbirth

Amniocentesis Chrionic Villus sampling

___________________the 3rd stage of birth. Delivery of the placenta.

___________________expulsion of a dead zygote, balstocyst, embryo or fetus from the uterus.

___________________ the birth of a dead full-term fetus.

___________________ a serious condition during pregnancy characterized by high blood

pressure, protein in the urine and swelling of the body tissues.

___________________The work of pushing the fetus out.

___________________a surgical method of birth.

___________________Procedure in which a small piece of the placenta is removed and

examined for signs of inherited disorders in the fetus.

___________________delivery of a live fetus before it is ready to be born.

___________________implantation of the blastocyst in the fallopian tube or elsewhere in the

abdomen instead of the uterus. Is a medical emergency.

___________________same sex twins who develop from the same fertilized egg and have

identical inherited traits.

__________________develop when 2 eggs are released from the ovaries and are fertilized by

two different sperm.

___________________ Procedure in which a small amount of amniotic fluid is removed from

the uterus and examined for the presence of substances that may indicate

an inherited disorder in the fetus.

__________________ begins with the delivery and last about 6 weeks. Is a period of

adjustments for parents and their newborn.

___________________high frequency sound waves used to make the image of a fetus.

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