Risk Factors during Gestation

This lesson looks at the risks of smoking and drinking alcohol during pregnancy, along with exploring data and graphs.

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Q1.What does gestation mean?

Fertilisation Implantation Birth Pregnancy

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Q2.How long does gestation last in humans?

20 minutes A week 3 months 9 months

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Q3.When the fertilised egg divides, what do we call it?

Sperm Egg Embryo Baby

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Q4.When the embryo divides further, what do we call it?

Baby Foetus Sperm Placenta

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Q5.What is the function of the amniotic sac?

To provide protection To get food To get oxygen To help with birth

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Q6.What does the placenta do?

Provide protection Provide nutrients and oxygen for the baby Help the mother during birth Fertilise the egg

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Q7.Which two things does the umbilical cord connect?

The uterus and the placenta The placenta and the baby's head The placenta and the baby's navel The embryo and the amniotic sac

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Q8.Which substances does the mother pass to the foetus? Pick two

Select two (2) boxes

Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Nutrients Urea

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Q9.Which substances does the foetus pass to the mother? Pick two

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Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Nutrients Urea

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Q10.What would happen if the foetus did not pass waste to the mother?

Nothing The waste would just disappear The waste would build up, making the foetus ill The waste would be turned back into food

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

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Question 7

Question 8

Question 9

Question 10

Q1.What does gestation mean?

Fertilisation Implantation Birth Pregnancy

1/10

Q2.How long does gestation last in humans?

20 minutes A week 3 months 9 months

2/10

Q3.When the fertilised egg divides, what do we call it?

Sperm Egg Embryo Baby

3/10

Q4.When the embryo divides further, what do we call it?

Baby Foetus Sperm Placenta

4/10

Q5.What is the function of the amniotic sac?

To provide protection To get food To get oxygen To help with birth

5/10

Q6.What does the placenta do?

Provide protection Provide nutrients and oxygen for the baby Help the mother during birth Fertilise the egg

6/10

Q7.Which two things does the umbilical cord connect?

The uterus and the placenta The placenta and the baby's head The placenta and the baby's navel The embryo and the amniotic sac

7/10

Q8.Which substances does the mother pass to the foetus? Pick two

Select two (2) boxes

Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Nutrients Urea

8/10

Q9.Which substances does the foetus pass to the mother? Pick two

Select two (2) boxes

Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Nutrients Urea

9/10

Q10.What would happen if the foetus did not pass waste to the mother?

Nothing The waste would just disappear The waste would build up, making the foetus ill The waste would be turned back into food

10/10

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Risk Factors during Gestation

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Q1.What is cell division?

When the sperm fuses with the egg When 2 cells join and become 1 When 1 cell splits into 2 When sperm is released from the penis

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Q2.Where does the umbilical cord attach to the foetus?

The head The belly button The leg The feet

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Q3.What are the two main jobs of the placenta? (pick two)

Select two (2) boxes

To move nutrients and oxygen from the mother to the foetus To move nutrients and oxygen from the foetus to the mother To move waste from the mother to the foetus To move waste from the foetus to the mother

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Q4.Identify two substances from the list that a pregnant woman should not consume. (pick two)

Select two (2) boxes

Water Alcohol Cigarettes Milk

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Q5.How would alcohol reach the foetus from the mother?

Through the amniotic sac Through the umbilical cord, then the placenta Through the placenta, then the umbilical cord Through the placenta, then the amniotic sac

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Q6.What harm can smoking during pregnancy do to the foetus?

Reduce it's birth weight Increase it's birth weight Cause foetal alcohol syndrome Cause the mother to have twins

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Q7.What can drinking alcohol during pregnancy do to the foetus?

Reduce it's birth weight Increase it's birth weight Cause foetal alcohol syndrome Cause the mother to have twins

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Q8.What is the correct description for the effect of smoking on birth mass?

As the number of cigarettes smoked increases, birth mass increases As the number of cigarettes smoked decreases, birth mass decreases As the number of cigarettes smoked increases, birth mass decreases Smoking has no effect on birth mass

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Q9.What fluid flows through the placenta and umbilical cord to the foetus to take nutrients and oxygen?

Water Blood Urine Milk

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Q10.What is vitamin A required for in the foetus?

Good eyesight Red blood cells Bone density Healthy birth mass

10/10

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Quiz:

Risk Factors during Gestation

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Question 8

Question 9

Question 10

Q1.What is cell division?

When the sperm fuses with the egg When 2 cells join and become 1 When 1 cell splits into 2 When sperm is released from the penis

1/10

Q2.Where does the umbilical cord attach to the foetus?

The head The belly button The leg The feet

2/10

Q3.What are the two main jobs of the placenta? (pick two)

Select two (2) boxes

3/10

Q4.Identify two substances from the list that a pregnant woman should not consume. (pick two)

Select two (2) boxes

Water Alcohol Cigarettes Milk

4/10

Q5.How would alcohol reach the foetus from the mother?

Through the amniotic sac Through the umbilical cord, then the placenta Through the placenta, then the umbilical cord Through the placenta, then the amniotic sac

5/10

Q6.What harm can smoking during pregnancy do to the foetus?

Reduce it's birth weight Increase it's birth weight Cause foetal alcohol syndrome Cause the mother to have twins

6/10

Q7.What can drinking alcohol during pregnancy do to the foetus?

Reduce it's birth weight Increase it's birth weight Cause foetal alcohol syndrome Cause the mother to have twins

7/10

Q8.What is the correct description for the effect of smoking on birth mass?

8/10

Q9.What fluid flows through the placenta and umbilical cord to the foetus to take nutrients and oxygen?

Water Blood Urine Milk

9/10

Q10.What is vitamin A required for in the foetus?

Good eyesight Red blood cells Bone density Healthy birth mass

10/10

Lesson summary: Risk Factors during Gestation

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