Q6 of 63 Page 160

Write one sentence each using the following terms pertaining to reproduction in humans.

(i) Gestation ………………………………


(ii) 280 days ………………………………………………


(iii) Head first ……………………………………………


(iv) Placenta ………………………………………………


(v) After-birth ……………………………………………


(vi) Tied and cut ……………………………………….

(i) Gestation is the full term of the development of an embryo in the uterus. 280 days in humans.


(ii) The normal gestation period for humans is 280 days.


(iii) When childbirth occurs, it happens with the head of the baby that comes out first.


(iv) Placenta supplies nutrition and oxygen to the foetus.


(v) After birth refers to the discharge that is given out through the vagina after the child is born. It consists of the placenta and the foetal membranes.


(vi) The umbilical cord, is tied and cut as soon as the child birth occurs.


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