Hormones
The presence of this hormone indicates that a mother is pregnant
Hcg
The teratogen most commonly found in cigarettes and vapes.
Nicotine
Around what time does the heart of a baby START beating
The 18th day
A woman has missed her period and she will use this screening process to determine if she is pregnant.
Home pregnancy test
The formation of the primary 3 germ layers
Gastrulation
This hormone stimulates uterine muscles to contract
Oxytocin
The term (NOT the abbreviation) used to describe all disorders related to alcohol consumption in during pregnancy
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
True or False - The placenta filters out substances such as alcohol, nicotine and heroin.
False
An internal or external test that uses sound waves to project the developing fetus onto a screen
Ultrasound
This layer will grow to make up the hair, skin, nails and mammary glands
Ectoderm
The suckling of an infant produces this hormone in new mothers.
prolactin
Probability of miscarriage may increase as well as neurological and motor deficiencies occurs as a result of exposure to this
Radiation
The amnion will grow to develop into this:
Amniotic sac
The withdrawl of amniotic fluid from the uterus after the 14th week of pregnancy to check for genetic abnormalities
Amniocentesis
Your liver, tonsils, and gallbladder all develop from this germ layer
Endoderm
The other hormone (not hcg) responsible for maintaining the corpus luteum
LH
This teratogen causes decreased birth weight, height, head size, as well as malformations of the face and head.
Alcohol
This is the main oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal system between mother and baby
Umbilical cord
The removal of chorion cells for genetic testing
CVS (chorionic villi sampling)
This (cord) will grow and develop to become the spinal cord/nervous system
Notochord
The 2 hormones that operate in a positive feedback loop during breastfeeding
Oxytocin & Prolactin
This prescription drug was originally prescribed in the 50s for morning sickness.
Thalidomide
2nd trimester (weeks 13-24)
A non-invasive test that can determine the health and family history of the pregnant mother
Blood test
the series of events that form distinct structures of the developing organism.
Morphogenesis