Across
- 5. The period during which a fertilized egg grows and develops into a human being inside the mother's body.
- 7. Male cell needed for reproduction
- 9. A fluid that cushions the baby against possible injury, allows the baby to move around easily, and regulates the baby's temperature.
- 13. Fertilized human egg
- 14. A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of the female, in which the embryo is nourished and develops before birth.
- 16. A period of about three months
- 17. Sporadic uterine contractions that start about 6 weeks into pregnancy, although one would not be able to geel them that early. One probably would not start to notice them until sometime after mid-pregnancy, if noticed at all.
- 19. Once a month a woman's egg is released from the ovaries
Down
- 1. A special organ that functions as an interchange between the developing baby and its mother providing nutrients and blood to the fetus.
- 2. The developing baby from about the third week of pregnancy through the eighth week.
- 3. Sperm and ovum unite; also known as fertilization
- 4. All development that occurs between conception and birth.
- 6. The sac that holds the amniotic fluid
- 8. To move and be felt moving in the womb
- 10. The process or time during late pregnancy when the fetal head begins to descend into the mother's pelvis, resulting in a lessening of pressure on the diaphragm.
- 11. The final stage of pregnancy from the ninth month until birth.
- 12. A hollow ball of cells from the fertilized egg that implants itself into the uterus lining
- 15. A flexible cord that contains blood vessels and connects the baby to the placenta.
- 18. A woman's egg