Crossword
Across
- 3. this helps to keep the baby away from shock inside the mothers womb
- 5. ________ present in the cell wall of plants and soluble in hot water
- 6. high amounts in maternal blood disrupts fetal brain development
- 8. the period of milk secretion following pregnancy typically called _________
- 10. the last block in the food supply chain
- 12. __________ factor encourages growth of good bacteria and reduces toxins in gut
- 16. reduces mothers absorption of iron and may reduce the blood flow through the placenta
- 17. the period of intrauterine development of offspring from conception to birth
- 18. all of these are reducing sugars
Down
- 1. protein easily digested by infant
- 2. an excessive rise in blood sugar can lead to ____________
- 4. _______ content in the mothers milk changes with time
- 7. __________ splits into two galactose, one glucose and one fructose
- 9. physiologically the most important sugar which is also carried by the blood
- 10. the first fluid produced during later pregnancy
- 11. enzyme responsible for the synthesis of milk
- 13. carbohydrate stored in seeds and roots of plants
- 14. a secondary form or source of heat and energy for the body
- 15. the only monosaccharides to occur in appreciable amounts in food
- 19. suckling stimulates the posterior pituitary to release ________