Pregnancy and Conception Learning Outcomes

Fetal Development

• The gender of the baby can usually be determined during fetal development.

Heart Development

• The heart begins beating during fetal development.

Fetal Growth

• The fetus weighs about 10 ounces and is a little over 6 inches long at a certain point in fetal development.

Sensory and Organ Development

• The baby's eyes can blink and the heart and blood vessels are fully formed at a certain point in fetal development.

Prenatal Care

• An ultrasound is generally performed for all pregnant women at a certain point in pregnancy.

Fertilization

• The process of a lone sperm penetrating a mature egg is called fertilization.
• The genetic makeup of the fertilized egg is determined at the moment of fertilization, combining the genetic material from the sperm and the egg.

Ovarian Processes

• The term for the release of a mature egg from one of the woman's ovaries is called ovulation.
• After being released from the ovary, the egg travels through the fallopian tube.

Implantation

• The fertilized egg enters the uterus after fertilization and travels through the fallopian tube.