Exam 29: Development and Inheritance

The neonatal period extends

A mother has a lot of milk stored in the breast and mammary glands but cannot seem to expel the milk for her newborn. Her doctor thinks that the cause may be

In polygenic inheritance, phenotypic characters are

________ are nearly identical cells that are produced by early cleavages.

The solid ball of cells that has been likened to a mulberry is called a

In-Text Figure Based Questions -What is the name and function of the outer cell layer of a blastocyst? (Figure 29-2)

The extraembryonic membrane that forms the fetal portion of the placenta is the

In-Text Figure Based Questions -Explain why this is a karyotype of a male and not a female. (Figure 29-14)

Ectoderm is to ________ as mesoderm is to ________.

Oxygenated blood from the placenta returns to the fetus in the

The part of the endometrium that covers the implanted embryo and lacks chorionic villi is the

During implantation, the

Which of the following does not occur during pregnancy?

As a person ages,

The gradual modification of anatomical structures and physiologic characteristics from fertilization to maturity is termed

The prostaglandins produced in the endometrium

During gastrulation,

The formation of different types of cells required in development, or ________, occurs through selectivechanges in genetic activity.

The process of cell division that divides the cytoplasm of the zygote among blastomeres is called

The first stage of labor is the ________ stage.