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