Module 3 Flashcards
During the pregnancy, when have all the fetal organs formed?
By the end of the first trimester.
Stress
Has physiological components that may affect the fetus.
From which of the following systems or layers will the neural tube develop?
Ectoderm.
A child is born with low birth weight and is premature. This could be caused by
Malnutrition in the mother.
Which of the following is true about teratogens?
a) effects of teratogens may depend upon when after conception they are encountered.
b) we cannot predict with certainty what their effects will be.
c) each of these options is true.
d) exposure to teratogens is more likely to affect the embryo than the fetus.
c) each of these options is true.
Maternal obesity is associated with:
a) retardation of brain development
b) higher risk of stillbirth
c) increased risk of miscarriage.
d) cognitive deficits in the newborn
b) higher risk of stillbirth.
what can we infer about weight gain during pregnancy?
generally, the fewer pounds the mother gains, the lower the baby’s birth weight.
Which of the following eventually becomes the embryo?
a) the trophoblast
b) the blastocyst
c) all of these
d) the placenta
b) the blastocyst.
which of the following represents proximodistal development?
a) at birth, the head is oversized in comparison to the body.
b) none of these is correct.
c) we tend to develop from the head down.
d) growth that spreads outward from the spine.
d) growth that spreads outward from the spine.
why might an addicted newborn be given a narcotic shortly after birth?
avoid the threat of death from withdrawal.
why might the fetus move less often during the ninth month of gestation than before?
the child is larger & there is simply less room for movement.
which of the following features is associated with fetal alcohol syndrome?
smaller-than-average brain.
The first 2 weeks of prenatal development is called
germinal stage
Rh incompatibility results when
antibodies produced by the mother is transmitted to the fetus.
which of the following would not be harmful to the developing fetus?
a) Over-the-counter medication such as cough syrup
b) Over-the-counter medications such as cough syrup.
c) aspirin
d) each of these is true.
d) each of these is true.
