Pregnancy Flashcards
1
Q
Semester 1:
Week 4
A
- Brain and spinal cord have begin to form
- heart forms and starts to beat
- Arm and leg buds begin to appear
2
Q
Semester 1:
Week 8
A
- All major organs have begun forming
3
Q
Semester 1:
Week 12
A
- Nerves and muscles start working
- Baby able to make a fist
- External sex organs visible on scan
4
Q
Semester 2:
16 weeks
A
- Muscle tissue and bone continue forming
- Kidneys produce urine
- Testicles descend
5
Q
Semester 2:
20 weeks
A
- Baby is active
- Hair forms
6
Q
Semester 2:
24 weeks
A
Bone marrow begins to make blood cells
- Testes begin moving from abdomen down to scrotum
7
Q
Amniotic fluid
A
- Initially formed from maternal plasma
- Later stages it is formed from fetal urine
800ml at 28 weeks
400ml at 40weeks
8
Q
Quickening
A
- movements at 16-20 weeks
- Kicks represent large limb movements
- Increase in movements at 25 weeks
9
Q
Sucking reflex
A
17 weeks
10
Q
Fetal growth
A
- Linear until week 20
