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Amino acid: A building block of protein which is used by the body to build muscle and other tissue.
Amniotic sac: The bag in which the fetus and amniotic fluid are contained during pregnancy.
Anesthesia: Medically induced loss of sensation. General anesthesia involves the entire body; local anesthesia involves only a particular area.
Breech: Fetal position in which the feet or buttocks of the baby are closest to the mother's cervix when labor begins.
Cervix: The lower portion of the uterus which extends into the vagina.
Cesarean section: Delivery of an infant through an incision in the abdominal and uterine walls.
Ectopic pregnancy: Pregnancy in which the embryo begins to grow outside the uterus, often in one of the fallopian tubes.
Epidural: A type of local anesthesia used to relieve pain during delivery.
Episiotomy: An incision made in the tissue around the vagina in order to ease the final stage of delivery.
Fallopian tubes: Tubes that extend from the ovaries to the uterus.
Lanugo: Fine hairs present on the body of a fetus.
Miscarriage: Spontaneous ending of the pregnancy prior to 24 weeks' gestation.
Placenta: The structure through which the fetus receives nourishment and oxygen during gestation.
Umbilical cord: The structure through which the fetus draws blood from the placenta.
Pregnancy
Across:1. | The structure through which the fetus receives nourishment and oxygen during gestation. | 4. | Fine hairs present on the body of a fetus. | 7. | An incision made in the tissue around the vagina in order to ease the final stage of delivery. | 8. | The lower portion of the uterus which extends into the vagina. |
| 10. | Fetal position in which the feet or buttocks of the baby are closest to the mother's cervix when labor begins. | 11. | Medically induced loss of sensation. General anesthesia involves the entire body; local anesthesia involves only a particular area. | 12. | The bag in which the fetus and amniotic fluid are contained during pregnancy. |
| | Down:2. | Pregnancy in which the embryo begins to grow outside the uterus, often in one of the fallopian tubes. | 3. | Tubes that extend from the ovaries to the uterus. | 5. | Delivery of an infant through an incision in the abdominal and uterine walls. |
| 6. | A building block of protein which is used by the body to build muscle and other tissue. | 9. | A type of local anesthesia used to relieve pain during delivery. |
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Pregnancy
Across:1. | The structure through which the fetus receives nourishment and oxygen during gestation. | 4. | Fine hairs present on the body of a fetus. | 7. | An incision made in the tissue around the vagina in order to ease the final stage of delivery. | 8. | The lower portion of the uterus which extends into the vagina. |
| 10. | Fetal position in which the feet or buttocks of the baby are closest to the mother's cervix when labor begins. | 11. | Medically induced loss of sensation. General anesthesia involves the entire body; local anesthesia involves only a particular area. | 12. | The bag in which the fetus and amniotic fluid are contained during pregnancy. |
| | Down:2. | Pregnancy in which the embryo begins to grow outside the uterus, often in one of the fallopian tubes. | 3. | Tubes that extend from the ovaries to the uterus. | 5. | Delivery of an infant through an incision in the abdominal and uterine walls. |
| 6. | A building block of protein which is used by the body to build muscle and other tissue. | 9. | A type of local anesthesia used to relieve pain during delivery. |
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© 2015
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only