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All prescription drugs are tested and safe for pregnant mothers.
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Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 2
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During the month the lungs can expand and contract to practice breathing
techniques (even though oxygen is still supplied through the placenta).
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Answer:
firs
t
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Question 3
2 out of 2 points
A white, cheese-like substance that provides a protective layer over the fetus’ skin.
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Answer:
verni
x
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Question 4
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Tiny, hair-like follicles that help move the ova through the fallopian tubes are called
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Answer:
cili
a
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Question 5
The protective outer layer of the blastocyst:
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Selected
Answer:
trophobla
st
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Question 6
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This prenatal diagnostic test is often used to screen for Down Syndrome (especially in
mothers over 35 years of age).
Selected
Answer:
amniocente
sis
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Question 7
The period of the
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lasts from implantation through the 8th week of pregnancy.
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Answer:
embry
o
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Question 8
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This structure permits food and oxygen to reach the developing child, and safely
removes waste products.
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Answer:
placen
ta
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Question 9
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A mature ovum travels through the
where it may possibly become fertilized.
Selected
Answer:
fallopian
tubes
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Question 10
2 out of 2 points
An unborn child is unlikely to survive outside the womb before 22 weeks gestation
because the
are not yet mature.
Selected
Answer:
lung
s
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Question 11
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The layer of the embryonic disk that will develop into the muscles, skeleton, circulatory
system and other internal organs is called the:
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Answer:
ectoder
m
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Question 12
A measurement used to evaluate the health and well-being of newborns:
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Selected
Answer:
Apgar
Scale
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Question 13
Induced labor introduces some degree of risk for the infant.
2 out of 2 points
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
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Question 14
2 out of 2 points
Factors that might prevent sperm from reaching a viable ovum include all the following
EXCEPT:
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Answer:
allotrop
y
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Question 15
The baby’s immune system is bolstered in the last month of pregnancy by:
2 out of 2 points
Selected
Answer:
antibodies from his or her mother’s
blood
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Question 16
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The body system most likely to cause life-threatening difficulty in a preterm infant is:
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Answer:
respirato
ry
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Question 17
The longest period of prenatal development.
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Answer:
fet
al
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Question 18
A thinning of the cervix tissues to allow delivery of the baby
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Selected
Answer:
effaceme
nt
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Question 19
Most of the brain’s billions of neurons are in place during the
trimester.
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Selected
Answer:
secon
d
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Question 20
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Surgical procedure in which the baby is removed from the uterus through an incision
made in the mother’s abdomen.
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Answer:
Cesarean
delivery
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Question 21
The most developed sense in neonates is the sense of:
2 out of 2 points
Selected
Answer:
touc
h
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Question 22
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These cells provide support and nourishment for neurons. They continue to develop
throughout pregnancy and into the first few months after delivery.
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Answer:
glia
l
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Question 23
2 out of 2 points
Analgesics are completely safe to use during labor and delivery; there are no negative
side effects.
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Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 24
2 out of 2 points
This prenatal diagnostic test is conducted by withdrawing fluid from the amniotic sac
(around the 14th – 16th week of pregnancy) using a needle.
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Answer:
amniocente
sis
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Question 25
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Amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, ultrasound, and maternal blood analysis are all
used for
assessment.
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Answer:
prenat
al
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Question 26
Low-birth weight babies are those born weighing less than
pounds.
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Selected
5.
Answer:
8
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Question 27
Prenatal oxygen deprivation.
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Selected
Answer:
Hypoxi
a
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Question 28
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The prenatal stages of development occur in this order:
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Answer:
zygote> embryo>
fetus
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Question 29
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By the end of a child’s
month neurons are forming, the heart is beating, and the
backbone, ribs, and digestive tract have begun to appear.
Selected
Answer:
secon
d
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Question 30
2 out of 2 points
Which form of prenatal diagnostic test poses the greatest risk to the developing child?
Selected
Answer:
chorionic villus
sampling
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