Exam 3: Prenatal Development

A) the development of the fallopian tubes.
B) the development of the uterus.
C) the degeneration of the Wolffian ducts.
D) All of these are affected by low levels of androgens

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A) Check and see if she had it as a child,as this would cause immunity
B) Get vaccinated during pregnancy just to be as safe as possible
C) Rubella cannot harm the child,so there is nothing to worry about
D) Get vaccinated after pregnancy as rubella can only be passed to the child through breast milk

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A) sampling error.
B) attrition.
C) placebo effect.
D) selection factor.

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A) To avoid serious withdrawal symptoms
B) To prepare it for the doses it will receive through the mother's milk
C) Newborns would never be given narcotics
D) Newborns cannot be born addicted

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A) Because of the effects of nicotine
B) Because of the effects of tar and other poisons in the smoke
C) It is not associated with cognitive or behavioral problems
D) Due to carbon monoxide and reduced fetal oxygen

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A) Direct exposure after birth is required to harm the child
B) Prenatal exposure is only harmful in very large doses
C) Fetal exposure can occur through what the pregnant mother eats
D) It is associated with severe birth defects such as deformed facial features and stunted limbs

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A) It is harmless to the fetus at appropriate doses
B) It can cause serious brain damage in the developing fetus
C) It is still being used to treat illnesses such as Kaposi's sarcoma
D) None of these are true about Thalidomide

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A) increased risk of miscarriage.
B) higher risk of stillbirth.
C) cognitive deficits in the newborn.
D) slower physical development.

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A) connects fetus to placenta
B) life-threatening disease characterized by high blood pressure
C) high blood pressure during pregnancy
D) found in leafy green vegetables
E) an estrogen named diethylstilbestrol
F) environmental influences or agents that can damage an embryo or fetus
G) first two weeks after conception
H) hollowed out area in the blastocyst from which the nervous system develops
I) filters what is passed between mother and fetus
J) development from the top down
K) inner layer of cells of the embryo
L) viral infection associated with retardation and heart disease in the embryo
M) less severe symptoms than FAS,associated with moderate alcohol intake
N) period during which the embryo is particularly vulnerable to certain teratogens
O) middle layer of cells of the embryo
P) development from central to outer
Q) physician who provides prenatal care
R) hormone used to maintain pregnancy that can cause masculinization of the fetus
S) third through eighth week after conception
T) present at birth; resulting from the prenatal environment

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A) One-half
B) One-third
C) Less than 10%
D) 75%

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A) By the end of the first trimester
B) Not until the end of the second trimester
C) Halfway through the third trimester
D) It depends upon the particular developing fetus

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A) Alcohol
B) Heroin
C) Cocaine
D) Marijuana

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A) enzymes produced by the fetus infect the mother.
B) bacteria from the mother cross the placenta and infect the child.
C) antibodies produced by the mother are transmitted to the fetus.
D) high blood pressure in the mother damages the fetal nervous system.

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A) Development of the sensory systems
B) Growth of the hands and feet
C) Development of the brain and spinal cord
D) Development of the kidneys and liver

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