The Beginning
The resulting cell from fertilization.
What is a zygote?
The weeks of the 3rd trimester.
What are weeks 29-40?
The passing of traits from parents to their children.
What is heredity?
The task during this stage is to develop trust.
What is stage 1?
The period from childhood to adulthood. Other than infancy, this is the fastest period of growth for a human.
What is adolescence?
The cluster of cells that develop between the 3rd and 8th weeks of pregnancy.
What is an embryo?
A doctor who specializes in the care of a female and her developing child.
What is an obstetrician?
Sections of chromosomes that carry codes for specific traits. They are the basic units of heredity.
What are genes?
The name of stage 2.
What is early childhood?
This marks the beginning of adolescence.
What is puberty?
The process in which the zygote attaches to the uterine wall.
What is implantation?
A trained professional who provides continuous emotional, physical, and informational support during childbirth and postpartum.
What is a doula?
The chemical unit that makes up chromosomes.
What is DNA?
The age range for Stage 2.
What are ages 1-3?
The name of stage 6.
What is young adulthood?
A thin, fluid-filled membrane that surrounds and protects the developing embryo.
What is the amniotic sac?
A critical part of spinal fluid and helps close the tube that contains the central nervous system.
What is folic acid?
Disorders caused partly or completely by a defect in genes.
What are genetic disorders?
The task for stage 3.
To develop responsibility and to take initiative.
The task of this stage is to develop a sense of having contributed to society.
What is stage 7?
A thick, blood-rich tissue that lines the walls of the uterus during pregnancy and nourishes the embryo.
What is the placenta?
This can be harmful to a developing baby and is commonly found in paint of houses built before 1978.
What is lead?
The process of inserting normal genes into human cells to correct genetic disorders.
What is gene therapy?
The age range for stage 4.
What are ages 7-12?
The age range for stage 8.
What are ages 65 - death?