1 p9 pregnancy 091210
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Stages of pregnancy
1P9: Thursday 9th December
Sperm are deposited into the vagina and travel up the uterus to the oviduct (200-300 million sperm are present)
Following fertilisation the sperm and egg are known as a ZYGOTE
Uterus
Oviduct
An egg is released from the ovary
3 Weeks
4 Weeks
6 Weeks
6 Weeks
8 Weeks
9 Weeks
12 Weeks
16 Weeks
20 Weeks
24 Weeks
30 Weeks
Organ Function
Placenta
Umbilical cord
Amniotic Sac
Amniotic Fluid
Provides nutrients to the developing embryo
Transports nutrients and oxygen from mother to baby and waste back. It is attached to mother and baby
Contains the Amniotic Fluid
Fluid in the amniotic sac that cushions the baby from bumps
Next lesson we are going to look at what
happens when the baby is ready to be
born, this is known as LABOUR
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