Pregnancy: First Trimester Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. term describing the developing fetus inside the womb from five weeks to eight weeks
  2. 5. chemicals used to dissolve other substances
  3. 7. ejection of a mature egg or ovum from the ovary into the fallopian tube
  4. 10. time it takes for the new life to grow and develop from conception to full-term
  5. 13. substances or mixtures of substances used to prevent, destroy or repel unwanted plants or other pests
  6. 14. result of the replication of cells in the zygote; hollow structure made up of inner cells and an outer shell
Down
  1. 1. when the cell inside the zygote splits and replicates itself
  2. 2. takes place when a sperm penetrates the egg and together, they form a one-celled zygote
  3. 3. temporary organ produced by the body during pregnancy which nourishes and protects the developing baby
  4. 6. takes place when a sperm penetrates the egg or ovum
  5. 8. term describing the developing life inside the womb from eight weeks until birth
  6. 9. cluster of more than 16 replicated cells of the zygote resembling a mulberry
  7. 11. single cell containing the genetic information from the maternal egg and the paternal sperm
  8. 12. also called a womb; hollow, pear-shaped organ located in the pelvis