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Union of sperm and ovum to produce a zygote; also called conception.

a. Fertilization
b. Zygote
c. Cells
d. Egg cells

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a. Fertilization

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One-celled organism resulting from fertilization.

a. Fertilization
b. Zygote
c. Cells
d. Egg cells

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b. Zygote

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Methods used to achieve conception through artifical means.

a. Dizygotic twins
b. Assisted reproductive technology (ART)
c. Cesarean
d. Fertilization

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b. Assisted reproductive technology (ART)

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Twins conceived by the union of two different ova (or a single ovum that has split) with two different sperm cells; also called fraternal twins; they are no more alike genetically than any other siblings.

a. Dizygotic twins
b. Multiple births
c. Mutation
d. Monozygotic twins

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a. Dizygotic twins

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Twins resulting from the division of a single zygote after fertilization; also called identical twins; they are genetically similar.

a. Dizygotic twins
b. Multiple births
c. Mutation
d. Monozygotic twins

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d. Monozygotic twins.

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Chemical that carries inherited instructions for the development of all cellular forms of life.

a. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
b. Genes
c. Sex chromosomes
d. Chromosomes

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a. Deoxyribonuceic acid (DNA)

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Sequence of bases within the DNA molecule; governs the formation of proteins that determine the structure and functions of living cells.

a. Chromosomes
b. Human genome
c. Genetic code
d. Autosomes

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c. Genetic code

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Coils of DNA that consist of genes.

a. DNA
b.Genetic code
c. Genes
d. Chromosomes

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d. Chromosomes

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Small segments of DNA located in definite positions on particular chromosomes; functional units of heredity.

a. Genetics
b. Sex chromosomes
c. Mutations
d. Genes

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d. Genes

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Complete sequence of genes in the human body.

a. Human genome
b. DNA
c. Autosomes
d. Mutations

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a. Human genome

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Permanent alterations in genes or chromosomes that may produce harmful characteristics.

a. Chromosomes
b. Autosomes
c. Mutations
d. Sex chromosomes

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c. Mutations

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In human, the 22 pairs of chromosomes not related to sexual expression.

a. Autosomes
b. DNA
c. Genetic code
d. Genes

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a. Autosomes

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Pair of chromosomes that determines sex: XX in the normal human female, XY in the normal human male.

a. DNA
b. Genetic code
c. Chromosomes
d. Sex chromosomes

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d. Sex chromosomes

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Two or more alternative forms of a gene that occupy the same position on paired chromosomes and affect the same trait.

a. Alleles
b. Genes
c. Chromosomes
d. Autosomes

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a. Alleles

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Possessing two identical alleles for a trait.

a. Dizygotic twins
b. Heterozygous
c. Homozygous
d. Monozygotic twin

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a. Homozygous

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Possessing differing alleles for a trait.

a. Dizygotic twins
b. Heterozygous
c. Homozygous
d. Monozygotic twin

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b. Heterozygoes

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Pattern of inheritance in which, when a child receives different alleles, only the dominant one is expressed.

a. Polygenic inheritance
b. Dominant inheritance
c. Recessive inheritance

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b. Dominant inheritance

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Pattern of inheritance in which, when a child receives identical recessive alleles, resulting in expression of a nondominant trait.

a. Polygenic inheritance
b. Dominant inheritance
c. Recessive inheritance

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c. Recessive inheritance

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Pattern of inheritance in which multiple genes at different sites on chromosomes affect a complex trait.

a. Polygenic inheritance
b. Dominant inheritance
c. Recessive inheritance

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a. Polygenic inheritance

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Oservable characteristics of a person.

a. Traits
b. Phenotype
c. Epigenesis
d. Genotype

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b. Phenotype

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Genetic makeup of a person, containing both expressed and unexpressed characteristics.

a. Traits
b. Phenotype
c. Epigenesis
d. Genotype

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d. Genotype

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Combination of genetic and environmental factors to produce certain complex traits.

a. Multifactorial transmission
b. Phenotype
c. Epigenesis
d. Genotype

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a. Multifactorial transmission

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Mechanism that turns genes on or off and determines functions of body cells.

a. Multifactorial transmission
b. Phenotype
c. Epigenesis
d. Genotype

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c. Epigenesis

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Degenerative disease of the brain and nerve cells, resulting in death before age 5.

a. Spina bifida
b. Cystic fibrosis
c. Polycystic kidney disease
d. Tay-Sachs disease

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d. Tay-Sachs disease

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Deformed red blood cells that clog blood vessels, depriving the body of oxygen; symptoms include severe pain, stunted growth, infections, leg ulcers, gallstones, pneumonia, and stroke.

a. Alpha thalassemia
b. Sickle-cell anemia
c. Beta thalassemia
d. Hemophilia

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b. Sickle-cell anemia

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Infantile form: enlarged kidneys, leading to respiratory problems and congestive heart failure.
Adult form: kidney pain, kidney stones, and hypertension resulting in chronic kidney failure.

a. Polycystic kidney disease
b. Anencephaly
c. Phenylketonuria (PKU)
d. Duchene muscular dystrophy

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a. Polycystic kidney disease

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Metabolic disorder resulting in intellectual disability.

a. Phenylketonuria (PKU)
b. Alpha thalassemia
c. Beta thalassemia
d. Tay-Sachs disease

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a. Phenylketonuria (PKU)

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Incompletely closed spinal canal, muscle weakness or paralysis, and loss of bladder and bowel control; often accompanied by hydrocephalus, an accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain.

a. Anencephaly
b. Spina bifida
c. Hemophilia
d. Cystic fibrosis

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b. Spina bifida

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Absense of brain tissues; infants are stillborn or die soon after birth.

a. Duchenne muscular dystrophy
b. Sickle-cell anemia
c. Anencephaly
d. Cystic fibrosis

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c. Anencephaly

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Excessive bleeding, usually affecting males; in its most severe form, can lead to crippling arthritis in adulthodd.

a. Hemophilia
b. Alpha thalassemia
c. Beta thalassemia
d. Tay-Sachs disease

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a. Hemophilia

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Fatal disease usually found in males, marked by muscle weakness and minor intellectual disability; respiratory failure and death usually occur in young adulthood.

a. Cystic fibrosis
b. Anencephaly
c. Polycystic kidney disease
d. Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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d. Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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Overproduction of mucus, which collects in the lung and digestive tract; children do not grow normally; short life span; the most common inherited lethal defect among White people.

a. Phenylketonuria (PKU)
b. Cystic fibrosis
c. Spina bifida
d. Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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b. Cystic fibrosis

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Severe anemia resulting in weakness, fatigue, and frequent illness; usually fatal in adolescence or young adulthood.

a. Alpha thalassemia
b. Phenylketonuria (PKU)
c. Polycystic kidney disease
d. Beta thalassemia

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d. Beta thalassemia

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Severe anemia that reduces ability of the blood to caryy oxygen; nearly all affected infants are stillborn or die soon after birth.

a. Alpha thalassemia
b. Cystic fibrosis
c. Beta thalassemia
d. Spina bifida

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a. Alpha thalassemia

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Pattern of inheritance in which a child receives two different alleles, resulting in partial expression of a trait.

a. Complete dominance
b. Incomplete dominance
c. Sex-linked dominance
d. Recessive inheritance

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b. Incomplete dominance

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Pattern of inheritance in which certain characteristics carried on the X chromosome inherited from the mother are transmitted differently to her male and female offspring.

a. Complete dominance
b. Incomplete dominance
c. Sex-linked dominance
d. Recessive inheritance

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c. Sex-linked dominance

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Which sex chromosome abnormality pattern is characterized as:
Female; short stature, webbed neck, impaired spatial abilities, no menstration, infertility, underdeveloped sex organs.

a. XYY
b. XXX (triple X)
c. XXY (Klinefelter)
d. XO (Turner)
e. Fragile X

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d. XO (Turner)

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Which sex chromosome abnormality pattern is characterized as:
Male; tall stature; tendency towards low IQ, especially verbal.

a. XYY
b. XXX (triple X)
c. XXY (Klinefelter)
d. XO (Turner)
e. Fragile X

A

a. XYY

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Which sex chromosome abnormality pattern is characterized as:
Male; sterility, underdeveloped secondary sex characteristics, small testes, learning disorders.

a. XYY
b. XXX (triple X)
c. XXY (Klinefelter)
d. XO (Turner)
e. Fragile X

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c. XXY (Klinefelter)

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Which sex chromosome abnormality pattern is characterized as:
Minor-to-severe intellectual disability more severe in males; delayed speech and motor development, hyperactivity; the most common inherited form of intellectual disability.

a. XYY
b. XXX (triple X)
c. XXY (Klinefelter)
d. XO (Turner)
e. Fragile X

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e. Fragile X

41
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Which sex chromosome abnormality pattern is characterized as:
Female; normal appearance, menstrual irregularities, learning disorders, intellectual dissabilities.

a. XYY
b. XXX (triple X)
c. XXY (Klinefelter)
d. XO (Turner)
e. Fragile X

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b. XXX (triple X)

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Chromosomal disorder characterized by moderate-to-severe intellectual disability and by such physical signs as a downward-sloping skin fold at the inner corners of the eyes. Also called trisomy-21.

a. Triple X
b. Down syndrome
c. Klinefelter
d. Turner

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b. Down syndrome

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Clinical service that advices prospective parents of their probable risk of having children with hereditary defects.

a. Karyotyping
b. Genes
c. Genetic counseling
d. Heritability

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c. Genetic counseling

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Quantitative study of relative hereditary and environmental influences on behavior.

a. Concordant
b. Heritability
c. Genetic counseling
d. Behavioral genetics

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d. Behavioral genetics

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Statistical estimate of contribution of heredity to individual differences in a specific trait within a given population.

a. Concordant
b. Heritability
c. Genetic counseling
d. Behavioral genetics

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b. Heritability

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Term describing tendency of twins to share the same trait or disorder.

a. Concordant
b. Heritability
c. Genetic counseling
d. Behavioral genetics

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a. Concordant

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Potential variability, depending on environmental conditions, in the expression of a hereditary trait.

a. Reaction range
b. Canalization
c. Intelligence
d. Heritability

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a. Reaction range

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Limitation on variance of expression of certain inherited characteristics.

a. Reaction range
b. Canalization
c. Intelligence
d. Heritability

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b. Canalization

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The portion of phenotypic variation that results from the reactions of genetically different individuals to similar environmental conditions.

a. Genotype-environment interaction
b. Genotype-environment correlation
c. Niche-picking
d. Nonshared environmental effects

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a. Genotype-environment interaction

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Tendency of certain genetic and environmental influences to reinforce each other; may be passive, reactive (evocative), or active. Also called genotype-environment covariance.

a. Genotype-environment interaction
b. Genotype-environment correlation
c. Niche-picking
d. Nonshared environmental effects

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b. Genotype-environment correlation

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Tendency of a person, especially after early childhood, to seek out environments compatible with his or her genotype.

a. Genotype-environment interaction
b. Genotype-environment correlation
c. Niche-picking
d. Nonshared environmental effects

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c. Niche-picking

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The unique environment in which each child grows up, consisting of distinctive influences that affect one child differently than another.

a. Genotype-environment interaction
b. Genotype-environment correlation
c. Niche-picking
d. Nonshared environmental effects

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d. Nonshared environmental effects

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Characteristic diposition, or style of approaching and reactinv to situations.

a. Psychopathology
b. Schizophrenia
c. Personality
d. Temperament

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d. Temperament

54
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Mental disorder marked by loss of contact with reality; symptoms include hallucinations and delusions.

a. Psychopathology
b. Schizophrenia
c. Personality
d. Temperament

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b. Schizophrenia

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Period of development between conception and birth.

a. Gestation
b. Duration
c. Development
d. Gestational age

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a. Gestation

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Age of an unborn baby, usually dated from the first day of an expectant mother’s last menstrual cycle.

a. Gestation
b. Duration
c. Development
d. Gestational age

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d. Gestational age

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Principle that development proceeds in a head-to-tail direction; that is, that upper parts of the body develop before lower parts of the trunk.

a. Germinal stage
b. Germinal age
c. Proximodistal principle
d. Cephalocaudal principle

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d. Cephalocaudal principle

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Principle that development proceeds from within to without; that is, that parts of the body near the center develop before the extremities.

a. Proximodistal principle
b. Cephalocaudal principle
c. Germinal stage
d. Germinal age

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a. Proximodistal principle

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First 2 weeks of prenatal development, characterized by rapid cell division, blastocyst formation, and implantation in the wall of the uterus.

a. Embryonic stage
b. Germinal stage
c. Fetal stage

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b. Germinal stage

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Second stage of gestation (2 to 8 weeks), characterized by rapid growth and development of major body systems and organs.

a. Embryonic stage
b. Germinal stage
c. Fetal stage

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a. Embryonic stage

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Final stage of gestation (from 8 to birth), characterized by increased differentiation of body parts and greatly enlarged body size.

a. Embryonic stage
b. Germinal stage
c. Fetal stage

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c. Fetal stage

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The attachment of the blastocyst to the uterine wall, ocurring at about day 6.

a. Implantation
b. Spontaneous abortion
c. Fertilization
d. Pregnancy

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a. Implantation

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Natural expulsion from the uterus of an embryo that cannot survive outside the womb; also called miscarriage.

a. Implantation
b. Spontaneous abortion
c. Fertilization
d. Pregnancy

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b. Spontaneous abortion

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Prenatal medical procedure using high-frequency sound waves to detect the outline of a fetus and its movements, so as to determine whether a pregnancy is prgressing normally.

a. Gestation
b. Amniocentesis
c. Ultrasound
d. Fetoscopy

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c. Ultrasound

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Which age of the milestones in prenatal development describes:
Possible to visually determine baby’s sex. Ultrasound shows clearly defined bone structure.

a. 3 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 5 weeks
d. 8 weeks
e. 12 weeks
f. 14 weeks
g. 16 weeks
h. 20 weeks
i. 21 weeks
j. 24 weeks
k. 28 weeks
l. 32 weeks
m. 38 weeks

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g. 16 weeks

66
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Which age of the milestones in prenatal development describes:
Skin pink and smooth. Chubby appearance.

a. 3 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 5 weeks
d. 8 weeks
e. 12 weeks
f. 14 weeks
g. 16 weeks
h. 20 weeks
i. 21 weeks
j. 24 weeks
k. 28 weeks
l. 32 weeks
m. 38 weeks

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l. 32 weeks

67
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Which age of the milestones in prenatal development describes:
Possible to hear heartbeat with stethoscope. Baby covered by fine downy hair called lanugo. Fetal movements called quickening are felt by mother.

a. 3 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 5 weeks
d. 8 weeks
e. 12 weeks
f. 14 weeks
g. 16 weeks
h. 20 weeks
i. 21 weeks
j. 24 weeks
k. 28 weeks
l. 32 weeks
m. 38 weeks

A

h. 20 weeks

68
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Which age of the milestones in prenatal development describes:
Nervous system begins to form.

a. 3 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 5 weeks
d. 8 weeks
e. 12 weeks
f. 14 weeks
g. 16 weeks
h. 20 weeks
i. 21 weeks
j. 24 weeks
k. 28 weeks
l. 32 weeks
m. 38 weeks

A

a. 3 weeks

69
Q

Which age of the milestones in prenatal development describes:
Fingernails can be seen.

a. 3 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 5 weeks
d. 8 weeks
e. 12 weeks
f. 14 weeks
g. 16 weeks
h. 20 weeks
i. 21 weeks
j. 24 weeks
k. 28 weeks
l. 32 weeks
m. 38 weeks

A

j. 24 weeks

70
Q

Which age of the milestones in prenatal development describes:
Growth of head slows. Formation of red blood cells by liver slows.

a. 3 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 5 weeks
d. 8 weeks
e. 12 weeks
f. 14 weeks
g. 16 weeks
h. 20 weeks
i. 21 weeks
j. 24 weeks
k. 28 weeks
l. 32 weeks
m. 38 weeks

A

e. 12 weeks

71
Q

Which age of the milestones in prenatal development describes:
Nervous system can carry out some integrative functions. Reacts to light. Usually assumes upside-down position as birth approaches.

a. 3 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 5 weeks
d. 8 weeks
e. 12 weeks
f. 14 weeks
g. 16 weeks
h. 20 weeks
i. 21 weeks
j. 24 weeks
k. 28 weeks
l. 32 weeks
m. 38 weeks

A

m. 38 weeks

72
Q

Which age of the milestones in prenatal development describes:
Head continues rapid growth.

a. 3 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 5 weeks
d. 8 weeks
e. 12 weeks
f. 14 weeks
g. 16 weeks
h. 20 weeks
i. 21 weeks
j. 24 weeks
k. 28 weeks
l. 32 weeks
m. 38 weeks

A

c. 5 weeks

73
Q

Which age of the milestones in prenatal development describes:
Rapid eye movements commence. Substantial weight gain.

a. 3 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 5 weeks
d. 8 weeks
e. 12 weeks
f. 14 weeks
g. 16 weeks
h. 20 weeks
i. 21 weeks
j. 24 weeks
k. 28 weeks
l. 32 weeks
m. 38 weeks

A

i. 21 weeks

74
Q

Which age of the milestones in prenatal development describes:
Almost all body parts are differentiated.

a. 3 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 5 weeks
d. 8 weeks
e. 12 weeks
f. 14 weeks
g. 16 weeks
h. 20 weeks
i. 21 weeks
j. 24 weeks
k. 28 weeks
l. 32 weeks
m. 38 weeks

A

d. 8 weeks

75
Q

Which age of the milestones in prenatal development describes:
Begins to coodernate limb movement.

a. 3 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 5 weeks
d. 8 weeks
e. 12 weeks
f. 14 weeks
g. 16 weeks
h. 20 weeks
i. 21 weeks
j. 24 weeks
k. 28 weeks
l. 32 weeks
m. 38 weeks

A

f. 14 weeks

76
Q

Which age of the milestones in prenatal development describes:
Eyes open and close. Lungs capable of breathing.

a. 3 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 5 weeks
d. 8 weeks
e. 12 weeks
f. 14 weeks
g. 16 weeks
h. 20 weeks
i. 21 weeks
j. 24 weeks
k. 28 weeks
l. 32 weeks
m. 38 weeks

A

k. 28 weeks

77
Q

Which age of the milestones in prenatal development describes:
Heart begins to beat.

a. 3 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 5 weeks
d. 8 weeks
e. 12 weeks
f. 14 weeks
g. 16 weeks
h. 20 weeks
i. 21 weeks
j. 24 weeks
k. 28 weeks
l. 32 weeks
m. 38 weeks

A

b. 4 weeks

78
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Environmental agent, such as a virus, a drug, or radiatio, that can interfere with normal prenatal development and cause developmental abnormalities.

a. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
b. Teratogen
c. Stress
d. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

A

b. Teratogen

79
Q

Combination of mental, motor, and developmental abnormalities affecting the offspring of some women who drink heavily during pregnancy.

a. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
b. Teratogen
c. Stress
d. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

A

a. Fetal alcohol syndrom (FAS)

80
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Viral disease that undermines effective functioning of the immune system.

a. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
b. Teratogen
c. Stress
d. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

A

d. Acquired immune difeciency syndrome (AIDS)

81
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(1) Physical or psychological demands on a person or organism. (2) Response to physical or psychological demands.

a. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
b. Teratogen
c. Stress
d. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

A

c. Stress

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