Question 1

Babies with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) are often larger than normal, and so are their brains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Isabel and Sam have not been able to conceive children for a long time. Their physician suggests that Isabel should have her eggs harvested and placed in a petri dish where they can be fertilized with Sam's sperm. He further suggests that the fertilized ova from the petri dish can be injected into Isabel's uterus. In this scenario, the doctor is suggesting:

Accepted Answer

A) artificial insemination. 
B) the use of a surrogate mother. 
C) adoption. 
D) in vitro fertilization. 
A) artificial insemination. 
B) the use of a surrogate mother. 
C) adoption. 
D) in vitro fertilization. D

Question 3

Why are some adult women immune to rubella?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Many adult women had rubella as children and became immune in this way. Women who are not immune are best vaccinated before they become pregnant, although they can be inoculated during pregnancy, if necessary.

Question 4

Rh incompatibility occurs when an Rh-positive woman is carrying an Rh-negative fetus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The placenta is connected to the uterine wall and to the fetus by the umbilical cord.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Discuss the effects of thalidomide on pregnant women.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Thalidomide was marke

Question 7

Before meiosis, a sperm cell:

Accepted Answer

A) contains 46 chromosomes. 
B) contains two X chromosomes. 
C) is significantly larger than an egg cell. 
D) is more likely to produce a girl than a boy. 
A) contains 46 chromosomes. 
B) contains two X chromosomes. 
C) is significantly larger than an egg cell. 
D) is more likely to produce a girl than a boy.

Question 8

According to a survey by Adhikari & Liu in the year 2013, at birth, women have:

Accepted Answer

A) close to 100,000 ova. 
B) around 300,000 to 400,000 ova. 
C) around 100 to 200 ova. 
D) only 500 ova. 
A) close to 100,000 ova. 
B) around 300,000 to 400,000 ova. 
C) around 100 to 200 ova. 
D) only 500 ova.

Question 9

A low sperm count, or lack of sperm, is the most common infertility problem in men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements about Rh incompatibility is true?

Accepted Answer

A) It occurs during a woman's first pregnancy. 
B) It is an untreatable condition that leaves a woman infertile for the rest of her life. 
C) It is an abnormality that is transmitted from generation to generation and carried by a sex chromosome. 
D) It causes anemia, mental deficiency, or death as a result of antibodies entering the fetal bloodstream. 
A) It occurs during a woman's first pregnancy. 
B) It is an untreatable condition that leaves a woman infertile for the rest of her life. 
C) It is an abnormality that is transmitted from generation to generation and carried by a sex chromosome. 
D) It causes anemia, mental deficiency, or death as a result of antibodies entering the fetal bloodstream.

Question 11

_____ is a reliable method for selecting the sex of a child.

Accepted Answer

A) Preimplantation genetic diagnosis 
B) Human oocyte cryopreservation 
C) Artificial insemination 
D) In vivo fertilization 
A) Preimplantation genetic diagnosis 
B) Human oocyte cryopreservation 
C) Artificial insemination 
D) In vivo fertilization

Question 12

Veronica gave birth to an undersized baby. She had high blood pressure after she entered the third trimester of her pregnancy. In this scenario, Veronica is most likely suffering from _____.

Accepted Answer

A) toxemia 
B) syphilis 
C) Tay-Sachs disease 
D) Phenylketonuria 
A) toxemia 
B) syphilis 
C) Tay-Sachs disease 
D) Phenylketonuria

Question 13

The amniotic sac, placenta, and umbilical cord develop from the inner part of the blastocyst.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The ages of 29 and 30 are a turning point for men, because children conceived past these ages are at greater risk for:

Accepted Answer

A) schizophrenia. 
B) syphilis. 
C) fetal alcohol syndrome. 
D) Rh incompatibility. 
A) schizophrenia. 
B) syphilis. 
C) fetal alcohol syndrome. 
D) Rh incompatibility.

Question 15

Melissa's son was born with facial deformities. He has a flattened nose and an underdeveloped jaw. Melissa's son's facial deformities suggest that he has _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Tay-Sachs disease 
B) fetal alcohol syndrome 
C) rubella 
D) preeclampsia 
A) Tay-Sachs disease 
B) fetal alcohol syndrome 
C) rubella 
D) preeclampsia

Question 16

According to Candice's physician, her second child is at risk of Rh disease. Which of the following steps can the physician take to remove the mother's antibodies from the child?

Accepted Answer

A) The physician can give the child a blood transfusion. 
B) The physician can give the child a cocktail of antiviral drugs. 
C) The physician can give the child a sedative. 
D) The physician can give the child a dose of thalidomide. 
A) The physician can give the child a blood transfusion. 
B) The physician can give the child a cocktail of antiviral drugs. 
C) The physician can give the child a sedative. 
D) The physician can give the child a dose of thalidomide.

Question 17

Adult women who had rubella as children are immune to it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

_____ is a life-threatening disease characterized by high blood pressure that may afflict women late in the second or early in the third trimester.

Accepted Answer

A) Rubella 
B) Syphilis 
C) Preeclampsia 
D) Phenylketonuria 
A) Rubella 
B) Syphilis 
C) Preeclampsia 
D) Phenylketonuria

Question 19

Peter and Hilda want to have a child that is biologically related to both of them, but because of a defect in Hilda's fallopian tubes they are unable to conceive a child. Which of the following methods can Peter and Hilda choose to become parents?

Accepted Answer

A) Artificial insemination 
B) Surrogacy 
C) Hysterectomy 
D) In vitro fertilization 
A) Artificial insemination 
B) Surrogacy 
C) Hysterectomy 
D) In vitro fertilization

Question 20

_____ are environmental agents that can harm the embryo or fetus.

Accepted Answer

A) Erythrocytes 
B) Platelets 
C) Teratogens 
D) Androgens 
A) Erythrocytes 
B) Platelets 
C) Teratogens 
D) Androgens

Babies with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) are often larger than normal, and so are their brains.

Why are some adult women immune to rubella?

Rh incompatibility occurs when an Rh-positive woman is carrying an Rh-negative fetus.

The placenta is connected to the uterine wall and to the fetus by the umbilical cord.

Discuss the effects of thalidomide on pregnant women.

Before meiosis, a sperm cell:

According to a survey by Adhikari & Liu in the year 2013, at birth, women have:

A low sperm count, or lack of sperm, is the most common infertility problem in men.

Which of the following statements about Rh incompatibility is true?

_____ is a reliable method for selecting the sex of a child.

Veronica gave birth to an undersized baby. She had high blood pressure after she entered the third trimester of her pregnancy. In this scenario, Veronica is most likely suffering from _____.

The amniotic sac, placenta, and umbilical cord develop from the inner part of the blastocyst.

The ages of 29 and 30 are a turning point for men, because children conceived past these ages are at greater risk for:

Melissa's son was born with facial deformities. He has a flattened nose and an underdeveloped jaw. Melissa's son's facial deformities suggest that he has _____.

According to Candice's physician, her second child is at risk of Rh disease. Which of the following steps can the physician take to remove the mother's antibodies from the child?

Adult women who had rubella as children are immune to it.

_____ is a life-threatening disease characterized by high blood pressure that may afflict women late in the second or early in the third trimester.

Peter and Hilda want to have a child that is biologically related to both of them, but because of a defect in Hilda's fallopian tubes they are unable to conceive a child. Which of the following methods can Peter and Hilda choose to become parents?

_____ are environmental agents that can harm the embryo or fetus.

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Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 3: Conception and Prenatal Development

Babies with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) are often larger than normal, and so are their brains.

Why are some adult women immune to rubella?

Rh incompatibility occurs when an Rh-positive woman is carrying an Rh-negative fetus.

The placenta is connected to the uterine wall and to the fetus by the umbilical cord.

Discuss the effects of thalidomide on pregnant women.

Before meiosis, a sperm cell:

According to a survey by Adhikari & Liu in the year 2013, at birth, women have:

A low sperm count, or lack of sperm, is the most common infertility problem in men.

Which of the following statements about Rh incompatibility is true?

_____ is a reliable method for selecting the sex of a child.

Veronica gave birth to an undersized baby. She had high blood pressure after she entered the third trimester of her pregnancy. In this scenario, Veronica is most likely suffering from _____.

The amniotic sac, placenta, and umbilical cord develop from the inner part of the blastocyst.

The ages of 29 and 30 are a turning point for men, because children conceived past these ages are at greater risk for:

Melissa's son was born with facial deformities. He has a flattened nose and an underdeveloped jaw. Melissa's son's facial deformities suggest that he has _____.

According to Candice's physician, her second child is at risk of Rh disease. Which of the following steps can the physician take to remove the mother's antibodies from the child?

Adult women who had rubella as children are immune to it.

_____ is a life-threatening disease characterized by high blood pressure that may afflict women late in the second or early in the third trimester.

Peter and Hilda want to have a child that is biologically related to both of them, but because of a defect in Hilda's fallopian tubes they are unable to conceive a child. Which of the following methods can Peter and Hilda choose to become parents?

_____ are environmental agents that can harm the embryo or fetus.

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical Development

Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

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