{"id":7446,"date":"2021-02-18T16:06:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T16:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=7446"},"modified":"2021-02-18T19:42:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T19:42:54","slug":"fetus-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/fetus-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetus development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7446\" class=\"elementor elementor-7446\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba9877a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba9877a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfc066f\" 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data-id=\"86b7008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reproduction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58aaee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"58aaee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-human-reproduction-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7457 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-human-reproduction\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to human reproduction<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7463 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-female-reproductive-system\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The female reproductive system<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7462 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-male-reproductive-system\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The male reproductive system<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7461 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-mating\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is mating?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7460 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-fertilization\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is fertilization?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7459 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/fetus-development\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Fetus development<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7458 jet-nav__item\"><a 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Development stages of the fetus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6623b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e6623b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The embryo becomes a fetus eight weeks after fertilization. The fetus depends upon its mother for protection, oxygen, and nutrients as it develops.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Inside the uterus, there is a bag called the Amnion. The amnion contains amniotic fluid, in which the fetus is surrounded. As the fetus is attached to the walls of the uterus, special tissues at the point of contact become the placenta. From the placenta, an umbilical cord grows to attach the fetus.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Week by week, the fetus grows steadily, and all vital organs such as the spine, heart, brain, lungs, and reproductive organs begin to take shape. Below is an illustration of the stages that the fetus goes through. As the fetus grows into a baby, the mother&#8217;s tummy becomes bigger, and bigger, and bigger.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7580\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fetus-development2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fetus-development2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fetus-development2-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><strong>Boy or girl?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A boy or girl is decided at fertilization. This is called the &#8216;gender&#8217; of the baby. The gender symbol is denoted by the term &#8216;Chromosome&#8217;. Each egg and each sperm have one chromosome. A chromosome can be either <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">X or Y.<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Egg cells only have\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">an X<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0chromosome. Sperm cells maybe\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">X or Y<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0chromosomes. This means the gender of the child is decided by the man, even though he has no control over what kind of sperm cell to release.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Naturally, a human can only be a boy or girl.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">X+X<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0means the cell will develop into a baby girl.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">X+Y<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0means that it will develop into a boy.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Whichever gender the fertilization produces, it will end up as a unique, wonderful baby, capable of doing amazing things, just like all of us.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9de8b5d\" data-id=\"9de8b5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf56601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cf56601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2e15be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2e15be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a19142\" data-id=\"7a19142\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3eb141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d3eb141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-fertilization\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">PREVIOUS PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-488625c\" data-id=\"488625c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c4a25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b3c4a25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/birth\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NEXT PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reproduction Introduction to human reproduction The female reproductive system The male reproductive system What is mating? 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