Pregnancy

Fill in the missing words in the sentences below.

Use the words in the box.
amniotic sac

carbon dioxide
umbilical cord
placenta
oxygensperm cell

oviducts
uterus

fertilisation

When a __________________ joins with an egg cell, this is called __________________ . It

happens in the __________________ . This is the start of a new life. The developing baby
grows inside the __________________ surrounded by a __________________ ______
__________________.
The developing baby is attached to the mother by the __________________.
At the end of the cord is the __________________ . This takes food and
__________________ from the mothers blood to give to the developing baby. Waste
materials, like __________________ __________________, are sent back to the mother
here.
2

Draw lines from the diagram on the left to the correct name and then to the correct job.
Name

Job

Amniotic sac

carries oxygen, food and waste

between mother and baby

Placenta

takes oxygen and food from the

mothers blood

Umbilical cord

protects the baby

Year 7 2014-2015 Key Stage 3 Science Unit: Human Reproduction