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1. After how many days is the baby ready to come out? 2. How many sperm does a man expel during one ejaculation?
A. up to 1 thousand B. up to 5 million C. up to 10 million D. up to 500 million 3. How many sperm are produced every second?
A. up to 1 thousand B. up to 5 million C. up to 10 million D. up to 500 million 4. What stimulates sperm to swim?
A. intercourse B. coffee C. hot baths C. tight pants 5. The egg is the ____________ cell in the body.
6. How long can the “loser” sperm live?
7. Who determines the sex of the baby?
A. Mother B. Father C. Grandmother D. Uncle
8. T or F The 23rd chromosome is in charge of determining the sex of the baby
9. T or F At the instant of fertilization, much of the baby’s future is predetermined. 10. About how long after fertilization does the egg divide?
11. The outer cells will become the ________________, while the inner will become the embryo itself.
12. After ___ days the blastocyst arrives at the end of the fallopian tubes. A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
13. During the ____ week, the cell folds in on itself to form a long tube. A. 2nd B. 3rd C. 4th D. 5th
14. During pregnancy, a woman’s blood volume increases up to _____.
A. 20% B. 30% C. 40% D. 50%
15. One of the first organs to form is the _______________.
16. After _____ days the cells begin to beat in unison. 17. If she lives to 75, she will have ___ billion heart beats. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D.4
18. After 4 weeks, the embryo is no bigger than a _________.
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19. We share 98.7% of our DNA with _____________. A. Hawks B. Dogs C. Buffalo D. Chimpanzees
20. At birth, the baby’s head will be ___________ of his body length. A. a quarter B. half c. 3 quarters
21. What does fetus mean in Latin?
22. All of the following except _________, CANNOT be filtered by the placenta: A. Drugs B. Alcohol C. Nicotine D. Food
23. The nervous system develops at:
A. 5 weeks B. 7 weeks C. 9 weeks D. 11 weeks
24. The fastest the heart will ever beat is how many beats per minute is a baby’s heart rate?
A. 75 B. 125 C. 157 D. 180
25. T or F If the family history of the mother has twins you are far less likely to have twins yourself.
26. T or F All twins have separate placentas. 27. After 12 weeks, you are in the beginning of:
A. the 1st trimester B. the 2nd trimester C. the 3rd trimester
28. What percent of pregnancies end in a miscarriage?
29. Miscarriage is common in the first ____________ months. 30. When does the baby have its own fingerprints?
A. 2 months B. 3 months C. 4 months D. 5 months 31. What is the biggest problem for premies?
32. From 24 weeks, the baby experiences the exciting & dramatic experience of _______. 33. The amniotic fluid contains the _________ & ________ of mom’s food.
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36. Caucasian babies are born with ______ eyes.
37. At 3 months, the baby’s most developed sense is _____________________: A. Hearing B. Seeing C. Touching D. Tasting
38. The first sounds a baby hears are:
39. From the 26th week babies spend about ____% of their time sleeping.
A. 30 B. 50 C. 75 D. 90
40. What reflex helps the baby know how to eat?
41. When does preferred handedness show up?
42. In the 3rd trimester the fetus will _______ her weight and __________ her length.
43. At ____ weeks, parents can hear the heart beat from putting an ear to the abdomen.
A. 20 B. 26 C. 30 D. 36
44. T or F The fetus has its own blood supply.
45. The last of the major organs to form is the ________. A. Lungs B. Heart C. Stomach D. Bladder 46. How does the baby get oxygen?
47. What was the surgery on the fetus being done to repair?
48. T or F The fetus has REM sleep.
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47. After how many days is the baby ready to come out? 266
2. How many sperm does a man expel during one ejaculation?
A. up to 1 thousand B. up to 5 million C. up to 10 millionD. up to 500 million
3. How many sperm are produced every second?
A. up to 1 thousand B. up to 5 million C. up to 10 million D. up to 500 million 4. What stimulates sperm to swim?
A. intercourse B. coffee C. hot baths C. tight pants 5. The egg is the ____________ cell in the body. Largest
6. How long can the “loser” sperm live? 1 week 7. Who determines the sex of the baby?
A. Mom B. Dad C. Grandma D. Uncle
8. T or F The 23rd chromosome is in charge of determining the sex of the baby
9. T or F At the instant of fertilization, much of the baby’s future is predetermined. 10. About how long after fertilization does the egg divide? 1 day after fertilization
11. The outer cells will become the ________________, while the inner will become the embryo itself. Placenta
12. After ___ days the blastocyst arrives at the end of the fallopian tubes.
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
13. During the ____ week, the cell folds in on itself to form a long tube. A. 2nd B. 3rd C. 4th D. 5th
14. During pregnancy, a woman’s blood volume increases up to _____.
A. 20% B. 30% C. 40% D. 50%
15. One of the first organs to form is the _______________. heart
16. After _____ days the cells begin to beat in unison. 22
17. If she lives to 75, she will have ___ billion heart beats. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D.4
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A. Coffee Bean B. Lima Bean C. Kidney Bean D. Green Bean 19. We share 98.7% of our DNA with _____________.
A. Hawks B. Dogs C. Buffalo D. Chimpanzees
20. At birth, the baby’s head will be ___________ of his body length.
A. a quarter B. half c. 3 quarters
21. What does fetus mean in Latin? Offspring
22. All of the following except _________, CANNOT be filtered by the placenta: A. Drugs B. Alcohol C. Nicotine D. Food
23. The nervous system develops at:
A. 5 weeks B. 7 weeks C. 9 weeks D. 11 weeks
24. The fastest the heart will ever beat is how many beats per minute is a baby’s heart rate?
A. 75 B. 125 C. 157 D. 180
25. T or F If the family history of the mother has twins you are far less likely to have twins yourself.
26. T or F All twins have separate placentas. 27. After 12 weeks, you are in the beginning of:
A. the 1st trimester B. the 2nd trimester C. the 3rd trimester
28. What percent of pregnancies end in a miscarriage?
50%
29. Miscarriage is common in the first ____________ months.
3
30. When does the baby have its own fingerprints?
A. 2 months B. 3 months C. 4 months D. 5 months
31. What is the biggest problem for premies?
Lung development
32. From 24 weeks, the baby experiences the exciting & dramatic experience of _______.
Senses
33. The amniotic fluid contains the _________ & ________ of mom’s food.
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34. Opening and closing the eyes helps the baby develop the ____________ reflex.
Blinking
35. Asian/African babies usually have dark __________ or dark _____________ eyes.
Grey or brown.
36. Caucasian babies are born with ______ eyes. blue
37. At 3 months, the baby’s most developed sense is _____________________:
A. Hearing B. Seeing C. Touching D. Tasting 38. The first sounds a baby hears are:
The gurgles & rumbles of moms tummy
39. From the 26th week babies spend about ____% of their time sleeping.
A. 30 B. 50 C. 75 D. 90
40. What reflex helps the baby know how to eat?
Sucking
41. When does preferred handedness show up?
In womb
42. In the 3rf trimester the fetus will triple her weight and double her length.
43. At ____ weeks, parents can hear the heart beat from putting an ear to the abdomen.
A. 20 B. 26 C. 30 D. 36
44. T or F The fetus has its own blood supply.
45. The last of the major organs to form is the ________.
A. Lungs B. Heart C. Stomach D. Bladder 46. How does the baby get oxygen?
Through the placenta
47. What was the surgery on the fetus being done to repair?
Diaphragm
48.T or F Fetus has REM sleep.
