Chapter 2: Module 2.2

If you and your partner are trying to conceive a baby, how long should you wait before suspecting infertility?

12 to 18 Months

The brain is most susceptible to teratogens _______ days after conception.

15 to 25 Days

By the time a woman is 42 years old, _______ of her eggs are no longer normal.

90%

Fetus

A developing child, from 8 weeks after conception until birth

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

A procedure in which a woman's ova are removed from her ovaries, a man's sperm are used to fertilize the ova in a laboratory

Artificial Insemination

A process of fertilization in which a man's sperm is placed directly in to a woman's reproductive tract by a physician

The fertility treatment in which fertilization is induced inside the mother's body is known as ______________.

Artificial Insemination

Jean is in the stage of pregnancy that begins at about 8 weeks after conception and continues until birth. What stage is this?

Fetal

What is the correct order of the stages of the prenatal period?

Germinal stage, embryonic stage, fetal stage

Of the following, which is a sexually transmitted disease that can be communicated to the child as he or she passes through the birth canal to be born?

Gonorrhea

Fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body is know as __________.

In Vitro Fertilization

Fertilization

Or conception, is the joining of sperm and ovum to create the single-celled zygote from which all of us live our lives.

What maternal age is associated with an increased risk of a variety of pregnancy and birth-related complications?

Over 30

An egg is released from one of the ovaries and pushed by minute hair cells through the fallopian tube toward the uterus. This is a good explanation of what happens during _____.

Ovulation

The _____ serves as a conduit between the mother and fetus, providing nourishment and oxygen to the fetus via the umbilical cord.

Placenta

Estimates suggest that pregnant women who _______ account for more than 100,000 miscarriages and the deaths of 5,600 babies in the United States every year.

Smoke Cigarettes

Germinal Stage

The first--and the shortest--stage of the prenatal period, which takes place during the first 2 weeks following conception

Infertility

The in ability to conceive after 12 to 18 weeks of trying to become pregnant

Embryonic Stage

The period from 2 to 8 weeks following fertilization during which significant growth occurs in the major organs and body systems

Fetal Stage

The stage that begins about 8 weeks after conception and continues until birth

Placenta

a conduit between the mother and the fetus, providing nourishment and oxygen via the umbilical cord