Exam 2: The Start of Life

It is the unique interaction of inherited and environmental factors that determines people's patterns of development.

The decrease in the response to a stimulus that occurs after repeated presentations of the same stimulus is called

A baby is considered a small-for-gestational-age infant if

What illegal drug, when used during pregnancy, can restrict the oxygen that reaches the fetus and lead to infants who are irritable, nervous, and easily disturbed?

When the baby lies crosswise in the uterus during delivery, this is called

Which test is used to detect Down syndrome by collecting blood from the umbilical cord after the 18^th week of pregnancy?

At which stage of labour does the baby's head emerge?

What is another term for a Caesarean birth?

Which test is most often performed at 8 to 11 weeks, and involves inserting a needle (abdominally) or a catheter (cervically) into the substance of the placenta (but staying outside the amniotic sac) and removing 10 to 15 milligrams of tissue, which is cleaned of maternal uterine tissue, and then grown in a culture so that a karyotype can be made?

Meredith's baby is two weeks overdue.What is a potential hazard that the baby can experience because it is postmature?

After ___ weeks the fetus is capable of demonstrating learning.

Toni has a blood disorder that gets its name from the shape of the red blood cells.She would be diagnosed with what disorder?

Genetic testing can always provide a simple yes or no answer as to whether an individual will be susceptible to a disorder.

Which test is carried out 15 to 20 weeks into the pregnancy and allows the analysis of fetal cells that can identify a variety of genetic defects with nearly 100% accuracy?

Nature has provided the potential to carry out various kinds of "natural experiments" in the form of

What is the process in which high-frequency sound waves scan the mother's womb to produce an image of the unborn baby, whose size and shape can then be assessed?

One drawback to using nonhumans as research subjects is that we cannot be sure how well the obtained findings can be generalized to people.

A restriction of oxygen lasting a few minutes that produces cognitive defects, such as language delays and mental retardation due to brain cell death, is called

Because of the rise in Caesarean births in Canada, medical authorities currently recommend _____ use of fetal monitors.

A newborn has been categorized as a very-low-birth-weight infant.Which describes the infant's weight best?