Pregnancy Basics
Body Parts
Fertility
Tests & Care
Development
100
What is the joining of sperm and egg called ?
Conception
100
What organ produces eggs?
Ovary
100
What is the release of an egg from the ovary called?
Ovulation
100
What hormone is commonly detected by pregnancy tests?
hCG hormone
100
What is the process of a baby growing in the womb called?
Prenatal development
200
What is a baby called while developing in the womb?
Fetus
200
What is the lower,narrow end of the uterus called?
Cervix
200
What is a single egg cell called?
Ovum
200
What is nausea and vomiting during pregnancy often called?
Morning sickness
200
What is the soft,fine hair that can cover a fetus called?
Lanugo
300
What is it called when a baby is born after 39-40 weeks?
Full-term pregnancy
300
What carries eggs from the ovaries toward the uterus?
Fallopian tubes
300
What is the inability to get pregnant called?
Infertility
300
What test checks for high blood sugar during pregnancy?
Glucose screening
300
What is the fluid surrounding a fetus called?
Amniotic fluid
400
What is the process of giving birth by another woman for a couple or person called?
Surrogacy
400
What is the fluid-filled sac that protects a baby?
Amniotic sac
400
What procedure places sperm into the uterus?
Artificial insemination
400
What type of doctor specializes in high-risk pregnancies?
Maternal-fetal care doctor
400
What is the process of the uterus lining shedding called?
Menstruation
500
What is the legal process of taking another child and raising them as your own?
Adoption
500
What organ provides oxygen and nutrients to a growing baby?
Placenta
500
What procedure fertilizes an egg with sperm outside the body?
In vitro fertilization
500
What counseling helps families understand genetic conditions?
Genetic counseling
500
What screening test looks for certain chromosome conditions using the mother's blood?
Prenatal-cell-free DNA