Question 1

Which part of the brain was implicated in infertility by Dr. Berga due to stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala 
B)  basal ganglia 
C)  hypothalamus 
D)  frontal cortex 
A)  amygdala 
B)  basal ganglia 
C)  hypothalamus 
D)  frontal cortex C

Question 2

Which of the following is used sparingly as it carries the greatest risk of miscarriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  CVS 
B)  ultrasound 
C)  amniocentesis 
D)  early amniocentesis 
A)  CVS 
B)  ultrasound 
C)  amniocentesis 
D)  early amniocentesis A

Question 3

What is the likelihood that a child born in China will die during the first year as compared to a child born in Italy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Four times more likely 
B)  Four times less likely 
C)  Six times more likely 
D)  Six times less likely 
A)  Four times more likely 
B)  Four times less likely 
C)  Six times more likely 
D)  Six times less likely C

Question 4

How can a genetic code be altered?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through mitosis 
B)  Through meiosis 
C)  Through mutation 
D)  Through reduction division 
A)  Through mitosis 
B)  Through meiosis 
C)  Through mutation 
D)  Through reduction division

Question 5

During transition, the cervix is nearly fully dilated, and the head of the fetus begins to move into the vagina.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following acts as a filter for food and oxygen for the fetus?

Accepted Answer

A)  amniotic sac 
B)  amniotic fluid 
C)  placenta 
D)  uterus 
A)  amniotic sac 
B)  amniotic fluid 
C)  placenta 
D)  uterus

Question 7

Which of the following genetic diseases would not be revealed with a parental blood test before pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tay-Sachs disease 
B)  Huntington's disease 
C)  Cystic fibrosis 
D)  Sickle-cell anemia 
A)  Tay-Sachs disease 
B)  Huntington's disease 
C)  Cystic fibrosis 
D)  Sickle-cell anemia

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of the components of DNA?

Accepted Answer

A)  phosphates 
B)  androgens 
C)  bases 
D)  androgens. 
A)  phosphates 
B)  androgens 
C)  bases 
D)  androgens.

Question 9

Endometriosis has become fairly common among women who delay childbearing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Postimplantation genetic diagnosis was developed to detect genetic disorders, but it also reveals the sex of the embryo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

At what point in embryonic development would a sonographer be able to tell the sex of an infant?

Accepted Answer

A)  one month 
B)  two months 
C)  three months 
D)  four months 
A)  one month 
B)  two months 
C)  three months 
D)  four months

Question 12

At which point is the heart past the vulnerable point of developing an abnormality from a teratogen?

Accepted Answer

A)  six weeks 
B)  seven weeks 
C)  eight weeks 
D)  nine weeks 
A)  six weeks 
B)  seven weeks 
C)  eight weeks 
D)  nine weeks

Question 13

Surrogate mothers bring babies to term through other women who are fertile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If one parent has brown eyes, and the child has a recessive allele for blue eyes from both parents, what is likely to happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  The child will have brown eyes. 
B)  The child will have green eyes. 
C)  The child will have blue eyes. 
D)  The child will have either brown eyes or blue eyes. 
A)  The child will have brown eyes. 
B)  The child will have green eyes. 
C)  The child will have blue eyes. 
D)  The child will have either brown eyes or blue eyes.

Question 15

How many sperm cells are necessary to fertilize an ovum?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  100 
C)  1,000 
D)  1,000,000 
A)  1 
B)  100 
C)  1,000 
D)  1,000,000

Question 16

Which of the following increases the maternal mortality rate in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  large urban populations 
B)  large rural populations 
C)  large immigrant populations 
D)  large older populations 
A)  large urban populations 
B)  large rural populations 
C)  large immigrant populations 
D)  large older populations

Question 17

Rh incompatibility occurs when a woman who does not have this factor - and is thus Rh positive - is carrying an Rh-negative fetus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following causes Down's syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  The 46 chromosomes 
B)  An excess 21st chromosome 
C)  An excess 23rd chromosome 
D)  The 23rd chromosome 
A)  The 46 chromosomes 
B)  An excess 21st chromosome 
C)  An excess 23rd chromosome 
D)  The 23rd chromosome

Question 19

What is one explanation for why more boys than girls are conceived?

Accepted Answer

A)  The X sex chromosome swims faster than the Y sex chromosome. 
B)  The Y sex chromosome swims faster than the X sex chromosome. 
C)  There are more X sex chromosomes than Y sex chromosomes. 
D)  There are more Y sex chromosomes than X sex chromosomes. 
A)  The X sex chromosome swims faster than the Y sex chromosome. 
B)  The Y sex chromosome swims faster than the X sex chromosome. 
C)  There are more X sex chromosomes than Y sex chromosomes. 
D)  There are more Y sex chromosomes than X sex chromosomes.

Question 20

What occurs when ova are produced by someone other than the intended mother?

Accepted Answer

A)  in vitro fertilization 
B)  donor IVF 
C)  surrogacy 
D)  artificial insemination 
A)  in vitro fertilization 
B)  donor IVF 
C)  surrogacy 
D)  artificial insemination

Which part of the brain was implicated in infertility by Dr. Berga due to stress?

Which of the following is used sparingly as it carries the greatest risk of miscarriage?

What is the likelihood that a child born in China will die during the first year as compared to a child born in Italy?

How can a genetic code be altered?

During transition, the cervix is nearly fully dilated, and the head of the fetus begins to move into the vagina.

Which of the following acts as a filter for food and oxygen for the fetus?

Which of the following genetic diseases would not be revealed with a parental blood test before pregnancy?

Which of the following is NOT one of the components of DNA?

Endometriosis has become fairly common among women who delay childbearing.

Postimplantation genetic diagnosis was developed to detect genetic disorders, but it also reveals the sex of the embryo.

At what point in embryonic development would a sonographer be able to tell the sex of an infant?

At which point is the heart past the vulnerable point of developing an abnormality from a teratogen?

Surrogate mothers bring babies to term through other women who are fertile.

If one parent has brown eyes, and the child has a recessive allele for blue eyes from both parents, what is likely to happen?

How many sperm cells are necessary to fertilize an ovum?

Which of the following increases the maternal mortality rate in the United States?

Rh incompatibility occurs when a woman who does not have this factor - and is thus Rh positive - is carrying an Rh-negative fetus.

Which of the following causes Down's syndrome?

What is one explanation for why more boys than girls are conceived?

What occurs when ova are produced by someone other than the intended mother?

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Which part of the brain was implicated in infertility by Dr. Berga due to stress?

Which of the following is used sparingly as it carries the greatest risk of miscarriage?

What is the likelihood that a child born in China will die during the first year as compared to a child born in Italy?

How can a genetic code be altered?

During transition, the cervix is nearly fully dilated, and the head of the fetus begins to move into the vagina.

Which of the following acts as a filter for food and oxygen for the fetus?

Which of the following genetic diseases would not be revealed with a parental blood test before pregnancy?

Which of the following is NOT one of the components of DNA?

Endometriosis has become fairly common among women who delay childbearing.

Postimplantation genetic diagnosis was developed to detect genetic disorders, but it also reveals the sex of the embryo.

At what point in embryonic development would a sonographer be able to tell the sex of an infant?

At which point is the heart past the vulnerable point of developing an abnormality from a teratogen?

Surrogate mothers bring babies to term through other women who are fertile.

If one parent has brown eyes, and the child has a recessive allele for blue eyes from both parents, what is likely to happen?

How many sperm cells are necessary to fertilize an ovum?

Which of the following increases the maternal mortality rate in the United States?

Rh incompatibility occurs when a woman who does not have this factor - and is thus Rh positive - is carrying an Rh-negative fetus.

Which of the following causes Down's syndrome?

What is one explanation for why more boys than girls are conceived?

What occurs when ova are produced by someone other than the intended mother?

What Is Lifespan Development

Infancy

Early Childhood

Social Development: Middle Childhood

Adolescence

Early Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Late Adulthood

Lifes

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