Exam 2: Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Cell division in the embryonic period is referred to as

Roughly _____ of couples experience recurrent miscarriages.

Claire is pregnant and smokes cigarettes daily. Which statement about the effects of cigarette smoke on her fetus is TRUE?

Zora and Jenny are twins. Zora is born weighing 2,000 grams, and Jenny is born weighing 3,000 grams. Which statement BEST characterizes Zora and Jenny's chances of completing high school, based on the research on low-birth-weight children?

Maya was born at 34 weeks and weighed 1,800 grams. Remmy was born at 39 weeks and weighed 1,800 grams. Of these two newborns, who is considered to be small for gestational age?

Smoking by pregnant women does NOT contribute to _____ in the unborn child.

A mad scientist wishes to create a nonhuman animal with a tongue on its back. Presuming that the scientist believes in phylogenetic continuity, when would the scientist be MOST likely to perform the cell transplant?

Which activity is consistent with the beliefs of the Beng people of West Africa about when life begins?

By the _____ week of prenatal development, most of the movements that will be present at birth have appeared.

Environmental agents that have the potential to cause harm during prenatal development are referred to as

Michelle is pregnant with her first child. Which of the following is the MOST likely threat to prenatal development?

The likelihood of a prenatal defect and the severity of the defect from exposure to teratogens are generally dependent on

Colic may be associated with issues with the newborn's _____ system.

Roughly _____ of women experience postpartum depression.

_____ can be used as an intervention for low-birth-weight infants.

At the end of her pregnancy, Joshua's mother's diet included a lot of ginger. It is MOST likely that newborn Joshua will

The presence of _____ determines whether a fetus develops female or male sex organs.

Research demonstrating that it is the scent of amniotic fluid that guides a newborn rat to its mother's nipple is evidence of

Which occurrence is an example of mitosis?

The study by Michael Rutter discussed in the text demonstrated that the incidence of psychiatric problems amongst English children was particularly heightened when the family experienced _____ or more risk factors.