CDA EXAM REVIEW
1. Ovum
Answer: female reproductive cell
2. fallopian tubes
Answer: where fertilization takes place
3. uterus
Answer: the organ in which the baby develops and is protected until birth
4. chromosome
Answer: genetic information found on the egg and sperm
5. dominant gene
Answer: stronger gene usually expressed
6. recessive gene
Answer: weaker gene that is usually hidden
7. placenta
Answer: organ filled with blood vessels that nourishes the baby
8. umbilical cord
Answer: connects the baby to the placenta
9. fetus
Answer: term used to describe the baby during pregnancy
10. quickening
Answer: the first movement of the fetus in the uterus that can be felt by the
mother
, 11. premature
Answer: being born before 38 weeks
12. Rh factor
Answer: when a woman has negative blood
13. identical twin
Answer: 1 eggs and 1 sperm; divides into 2 babies
14. fraternal twins
Answer: 2 eggs and 2 sperm forms
15. episiotomy
Answer: incision made to widen the birth canal
16. chromosomal match for girl
Answer: xx
17. chromosomal match for boy
Answer: xy
18. 3 stages of labor
Answer: dilation, expulsion (birth of baby), delivery of placenta
19. OB/GYN
Answer: obstetric/gynecologic (women's doctor) - deals with women's health
and birth of child
20. Ultrasound
Answer: sound waves used to produce an image of the fetus
1. Ovum
Answer: female reproductive cell
2. fallopian tubes
Answer: where fertilization takes place
3. uterus
Answer: the organ in which the baby develops and is protected until birth
4. chromosome
Answer: genetic information found on the egg and sperm
5. dominant gene
Answer: stronger gene usually expressed
6. recessive gene
Answer: weaker gene that is usually hidden
7. placenta
Answer: organ filled with blood vessels that nourishes the baby
8. umbilical cord
Answer: connects the baby to the placenta
9. fetus
Answer: term used to describe the baby during pregnancy
10. quickening
Answer: the first movement of the fetus in the uterus that can be felt by the
mother
, 11. premature
Answer: being born before 38 weeks
12. Rh factor
Answer: when a woman has negative blood
13. identical twin
Answer: 1 eggs and 1 sperm; divides into 2 babies
14. fraternal twins
Answer: 2 eggs and 2 sperm forms
15. episiotomy
Answer: incision made to widen the birth canal
16. chromosomal match for girl
Answer: xx
17. chromosomal match for boy
Answer: xy
18. 3 stages of labor
Answer: dilation, expulsion (birth of baby), delivery of placenta
19. OB/GYN
Answer: obstetric/gynecologic (women's doctor) - deals with women's health
and birth of child
20. Ultrasound
Answer: sound waves used to produce an image of the fetus
