Sugrue LD Notes

5. Collection of a small amount of urine, used to assess bladder or kidney infection, diabetes, or dehydration.
6. Assess blood type, glucose levels, iron levels, immunity to rubella, sexually transmitted diseases, and toxoplasmosis infections.
7. The union of an egg cell and sperm cell, resulting in conception.
9. An organ attached to the uterus that filters and transfers nutrients and oxygen to the fetus.
10. A waxy substance covering the skin of the baby at birth.
13. Rod shaped chemical compounds that carry genetic coding.
14. Imaging test that uses sound waves to make pictures of organs, tissues, and other structures in the body.
15. A trait that will appear in the children if one of the parents contribute it.
16. Growth of the fertilized egg anywhere outside the uterus. Can be deadly for the mother and the pregnancy cannot survive.

1. Very strong membrane sac that surrounds the fetus. It is broken before delivery to allow the baby to exit.
2. Mild, irregular contractions that can occur throughout all or some for a pregnancy.
3. A trait that must be contributed by both parents in order to appear in the children.
4. When a pregnant person starts to feel their babies movement in their uterus. Happens around 16-20 weeks into their pregnancy.
8. A disease resulting from ingesting contaminated food or cat feces. Can cause miscarriage or birth defects.
11. The female reproductive cell, also called ovium.
12. The connection between the fetus and the placenta that passes oxygen and nutrients from mom the the fetus.