20 pt 30 pt 40 pt 50 pt 10 pt 20 pt 30 pt 40 pt 50 pt 10 pt 20 pt 30 pt 40 pt 50 pt 10 pt 20 pt 30 pt 40 pt 50 pt 10 pt 20 pt 30 pt 40 pt 50 pt 10 pt Germinal Period Embryonic Period Fetal Period Parturition From Birth ‘til Death

This is the name of the fertilized egg cell.

What is the zygote?

This event occurs 6-7 days after fertilization when the blastocyst burrows into the uterine wall.

What is implantation?

This portion of the blastocyst ultimately forms the placenta.

What is the trophoblast?

The number of weeks, post-fertilization, that make up the germinal period.

What is two weeks?

This is the event that generally denotes the end of the germinal period and the beginning of the embryonic period.

What is gastrulation?

This is the component of the early embryo that provides nourishment for early development.

What is the yolk sac?

Germ layer that forms the skin, hair sweat glands and all of the nervous tissue.

What is the ectoderm?

Germ layer that forms the internal organs including the stomach, liver, bladder et al ….

What is the endoderm?

Germ layer that forms the muscle, bones, blood, connective tissue and kidneys, to name a few.

What is the mesoderm?

These are the two primary organs which form first during the embryonic period.

What are the brain and heart?

By this stage of development, this organ is supplying all the nutrients for the fetus.

What is the placenta?

Amount of weeks post-conception when baby becomes a fetus.

What is eight?

Generally, at a 16 week ultrasound, the doctor can check for this birth defect where the five masses of tissue that should fuse to become the face and skull did not fuse properly.

What is a cleft lip/cleft palate?

This is the name of the waxy material that coats the surface of the baby’s skin. It serves to protect the skin and also is an aid in delivery.

What is vernix?

A full-term baby must make it to this week of gestation (by LMP age).

What is 37 weeks?

Often signifying the 1 st stage of labor, this event occurs when the amniotic sac ruptures.

What is the water breaking/rupturing of membranes?

Amount (in cm) that the cervix must be dilated to progress to the 2 nd stage of labor.

What is 10 cm?

This is the stage of labor where the placenta is delivered.

What is the 3 rd stage of labor?

The birthing process, in its entirety, is formally known as

What is parturition?

This is the name of the blackish-greenish tarlike fecal material that is often present in the amniotic fluid at the time of birth.

What is meconium?

For the first four weeks of life, the baby is termed a

What is a neonate?

In the first few days of nursing, this is the protein-rich, immune boosting substance that is produced by the breast.

What is colostrum?

This substance is produced by the lungs shortly after birth to help reduce the surface tension in the lungs and allow them to inflate properly – an important requirement for breathing.

What is surfactant?

Name one of the two valves that close in the heart after birth.

What is the foramen ovale/ductus arteriosus?

This is the stage of life that all of you would be considered to be in.

What is adolescent?