Prenatal Development

Question 1

What is the difference between an Obstetrician, Gynecologist, and OB/GYN?

Question 2

How long is the prenatal period?

Question 3

Be able to identify each stage of pregnancy (+size comparison)

Question 4

What is the fertilized egg called in stage 1?

Question 5

How long does stage 2 last, and what is happening during this time?

Question 6

What role does the hormonal hCG have?

Question 7

How long does stage 3 last?

Question 8

What is the tissue called during stage 3?

Question 9

Why is stage 3 the most critical stage? What is being developed at this time?

Question 10

During stage 4, what is the developing tissue called?

Question 11

How long does stage 4 last?

Question 12

What’s the difference between a genome and an epigenome?

Question 13

Where is genetic material stored?

Question 14

How many chromosomes does each person have?

Question 15

Which chromosome pair determines sex?

Question 16

Mom has the dominant gene (B) for brown hair, and Dad has the recessive gene (b).

a. What is their child’s genotype?
b. What is the phenotype?

Question 17

Give three examples of how the mother’s toxic stress can impact a growing child.

Question 18

What’s the difference between presumptive and positive signs of pregnancy?

Question 19

Name three presumptive signs of pregnancy.

Question 20

What is the main positive sign of pregnancy?

Question 21

What are the seven major things women need to do during pregnancy to stay healthy?

Question 22

A woman who is already a healthy weight should expect to gain about how much weight during pregnancy?

Question 23

If a baby only weighs 6-8 pounds at birth, where is the rest of the weight gain coming from?