Exam 8: Reproduction: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

_____ refers to the use of a warm tub of water in the birth process to encourage relaxation.

_____ refers to an organ attached to the uterine wall that joins the embryo to the mother's bodily systems to transfer nutrients,oxygen,and waste products between the fetus and the mother.

Fingerprints develop in the fifth month of pregnancy.

Which of the following layers of the embryo becomes the respiratory and digestive system?

Which of the following is a symptom of postpartum depression?

Which of the following are trained labor coaches that have extensive training to assist a pregnant woman and her partner in the labor and delivery process?

In the United States,the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 guarantees paid family leave for new parents.

Which of the following layers of the embryo become the nervous system,skin,endocrine glands,and sensory receptors?

John and Kendra are having problems with infertility.Their doctor suggest a procedure in which the sperm and egg are placed directly into the fallopian tube in the hope that their proximity will aid in the process of fertilization.Which of the following describes this technique?

In some societies,if females do not bear children,they may be viewed negatively or even treated with shame and stigma.This an expression of _____.

Identify the procedure where an incision made to the perineum to create a larger space to deliver a baby.

The placenta:

_____ refers to the developing zygote prior to implantation in the uterine wall.

_____ refers to a group of conditions (including FAS)that can occur in a person whose mother ingested alcohol during pregnancy.

Outline the most common symptoms of postpartum depression.What are some of the available treatment?

An average pregnancy is divided into four trimesters.

Charlotte gave birth to her son Mark during week 35 of her pregnancy.Mark is considered a(n)_____.

Harriet is undergoing a procedure where mature eggs are removed from her ovaries.These eggs are fertilized by sperm from her husband in a laboratory dish.Several of these fertilized eggs are then introduced into her uterus in the hopes that at least one of them will attach to the uterine wall.Identify the assisted reproductive technique that Harriet and her husband are using.

_____ refers to a society in which descent and inheritance come through the father's kinship line.

_____ refers to the surgical removal of a fetus from the mother's uterus through an incision in the abdomen.