Prenatal Development

Question 1

Prader-Willi

Answer 1

deletion of paternal chromosome 15

Question 2

Angelman Syndrome

Answer 2

deletion of maternal chromosome 15

Question 3

Klinefelter Syndrome

Answer 3

sex chromosome abnormality, seen in males

Question 4

Turner Syndrome

Answer 4

sex chromosome abnormality

seen in females

Question 5

Down syndrome

Answer 5

autosomal disorder, usually trisomy 21 (an extra 21 chromosome)

Question 6

Teratogens

Answer 6

drugs, diseases, environmental hazards that cause developmental defects in embryo/fetus

Question 7

Prenatal exposure to alcohol

Answer 7

FAS most severe
pFAS
ARND
ARBD least severe

Question 8

Prenatal exposure to cocaine

Answer 8

can cause spontaneous abortion, premature birth, low birth weight, irritable and shrill crying infant, difficult to calm and feed

Question 9

low birthweight

Answer 9

under 5.5 lbs

Question 10

preterm infants

Answer 10

before 37th week

Question 11

in 2016, highest preterm birth weight was for:

Answer 11

non hispanic black mothers

Question 12

in 2016, lowest preterm birth weight was for:

Answer 12

nonhispanic Asian mothers

Question 13

small-to-date infants

Answer 13

below 10th percentile, most likely to die in the first year of life, brain damage and risk of infections

Question 14

age of viability

Answer 14

earliest baby can survive outside the womb, between 22-26 weeks