2nd & 3rd Trimester Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. fat fat produced in the body of the fetus during prenatal development which helps prepare for heat production and metabolism
  2. 8. braxton-hicks ________-contractions causing the muscles around the uterus to tighten; sometimes mistaken for labor
  3. 9. group b _______ test - test to check for bacteria which may be harmful to the fetus prior to birth
  4. 11. first movements felt by the pregnant woman; may feel like butterflies or gas
  5. 12. ________ abnormality-error or mutation in the number or structure of human chromosomes
Down
  1. 1. protein in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body
  2. 2. first milk produced by the mammary glands containing important nutrients and antibodies
  3. 3. substance which allows the air sacs in the lungs to inflate and deflate without collapsing and sticking together
  4. 5. soft, fine hair covering the body of the fetus during prenatal development
  5. 6. ________ caseosa-creamy white protective coating which forms on the developing baby's skin to provide protection from the amniotic fluid
  6. 7. ________ canal-muscular passage extending from the uterus to the outside of the body
  7. 10. ________ diabetes-type of diabetes which develops during pregnancy in women who do not have diabetes prior to pregnancy