Exam 29: Development, Pregnancy, and Heredity

Hormonal and neural changes during pregnancy function to facilitate diffusion of gases across the placenta. One way this occurs is by ________ respiration rate, thereby ________ CO₂ levels in the blood.

After childbirth, a woman's aldosterone levels ________ which results in ________ urine volume.

Difficulty with breathing that may accompany physical exertions of a pregnant woman is called ________.

In a mother who has recently delivered a child, afterpains occur when

Human chorionic gonadotropin stimulates the degeneration of the corpus luteum.

Which type of food do women suffering from morning sickness generally prefer?

The display of chromosome pairs arranged by size and similar features is known as the

Pregnancy increases a woman's risk of urinary tract infection.

Braxton-Hicks contractions are those that occur

Blood type is an example of a trait that demonstrates

The process of organogenesis begins in the fetal period.

Substances that can cause birth defects or the death of the embryo are referred to as ________.

The beginning of labor involves increased production of ________ from the fetal hypothalamus, resulting in secretion of ________ by the placenta.

Prolactin is secreted from the ________ gland, and its levels ________ during pregnancy.

Drugs that lead to birth defects in the formation of the limbs are most damaging when the conceptus is exposed to them during weeks

What thin membrane, continuous with the epiblast layer, secretes fluid to bathe the embryo?

Compared to breast milk, colostrum contains

In pregnant women, the high levels of estrogen and progesterone secretion seem to lead to

Endometrial tissue, blood, and mucus are released from the uterus after childbirth as ________.

Increases in weight of the conceptus are largest during the ________ two months of pregnancy.