Question 1

The fusion of the male pronucleus and the female pronucleus results in which developmental stage?

Accepted Answer

A) Female pronucleus 
B) Male pronucleus 
C) Zygote 
D) Blastomeres 
E) Morula 
A) Female pronucleus 
B) Male pronucleus 
C) Zygote 
D) Blastomeres 
E) Morula

Question 2

Describe the process and purpose of amniocentesis.

Accepted Answer

The position of the fetus and placenta i

Question 3

Which of the following is a noninvasive prenatal test?

Accepted Answer

A) AFP 
B) CVS 
C) Amniocentesis 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) AFP 
B) CVS 
C) Amniocentesis 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 4

Which of the following is a permanent heritable change in an allele?

Accepted Answer

A) Mutation 
B) Capacitation 
C) Specialization 
D) Degeneration 
E) Gastrulation 
A) Mutation 
B) Capacitation 
C) Specialization 
D) Degeneration 
E) Gastrulation

Question 5

If a child has B blood,and the mother has B blood,what is the possible phenotype of the father?

Accepted Answer

A) B 
B) O 
C) AB 
D) B or O 
E) B,O,A or AB 
A) B 
B) O 
C) AB 
D) B or O 
E) B,O,A or AB

Question 6

Red-green color blindness is a recessive,X-linked trait represented as Xc.(Normal color vision is represented as XC. )If a daughter has red-green color blindness,what must the genotypes of her parents be?

Accepted Answer

The daughter can only have red-green col

Question 7

Describe the products of the three primary germ layers.

Accepted Answer

The primary germ layers are the endoderm

Question 8

Which of the following is the part of the blastocyst that promotes implantation and produces hCG?

Accepted Answer

A) Blastocyte 
B) Blastosphere 
C) Trophoblast 
D) Blastocyst cavity 
E) Uterine cavity 
A) Blastocyte 
B) Blastosphere 
C) Trophoblast 
D) Blastocyst cavity 
E) Uterine cavity

Question 9

Which of the terms below includes all structures that develop from a zygote: the embryo,the embryonic placenta and its associated membranes?

Accepted Answer

A) Conceptus 
B) Primordium 
C) Epigenesis 
D) Gestational age 
E) Karyotype 
A) Conceptus 
B) Primordium 
C) Epigenesis 
D) Gestational age 
E) Karyotype

Question 10

A deficiency in corticotropin-releasing hormone could lead to the development of _____ in the newborn.

Accepted Answer

A) liver disease 
B) respiratory distress syndrome 
C) cretinism 
D) cardiovascular distress 
E) hemolytic disease of the newborn 
A) liver disease 
B) respiratory distress syndrome 
C) cretinism 
D) cardiovascular distress 
E) hemolytic disease of the newborn

Question 11

Which one represents the blastocyst stage?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 12

This is composed of the syncytiotrophoblast and the cytotrophoblast.

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 13

During development,each somite may differentiate into a _______ that forms connective tissue.

Accepted Answer

A) a Sertoli cell 
B) a dermatome 
C) an ovary 
D) myogenic cells 
E) a ductus deferens 
A) a Sertoli cell 
B) a dermatome 
C) an ovary 
D) myogenic cells 
E) a ductus deferens

Question 14

What is line "A" pointing to?

Accepted Answer

A) Endometrial gland 
B) Trophoblast 
C) Embryoblast 
D) Blastocyst 
E) Dermatome 
A) Endometrial gland 
B) Trophoblast 
C) Embryoblast 
D) Blastocyst 
E) Dermatome

Question 15

What is the term used to describe the age of an embryo or fetus calculated from the presumed first day of the last normal menstrual period?

Accepted Answer

A) Conceptus 
B) Primordium 
C) Epigenesis 
D) Gestational age 
E) Fertilization age 
A) Conceptus 
B) Primordium 
C) Epigenesis 
D) Gestational age 
E) Fertilization age

Question 16

What is line "G" pointing to?

Accepted Answer

A) Chorion 
B) Chorionic villi 
C) Sinusoid 
D) Extraembryonic mesoderm 
E) None of these choices 
A) Chorion 
B) Chorionic villi 
C) Sinusoid 
D) Extraembryonic mesoderm 
E) None of these choices

Question 17

If one was able to view the developing embryo and fetus,at which stage of the pregnancy would the gender of the baby be distinguishable for the first time?

Accepted Answer

A) 5-8 weeks 
B) 9-12 weeks 
C) 13-16 weeks 
D) 17-20 weeks 
E) 21-25 weeks 
A) 5-8 weeks 
B) 9-12 weeks 
C) 13-16 weeks 
D) 17-20 weeks 
E) 21-25 weeks

Question 18

Which of the terms below describes the chromosomal characteristic of an individual presented as a systematic arrangement of pairs of metaphase chromosomes arranged by size?

Accepted Answer

A) Conceptus 
B) Primordium 
C) Epigenesis 
D) Karyotype 
E) Fertilization age 
A) Conceptus 
B) Primordium 
C) Epigenesis 
D) Karyotype 
E) Fertilization age

Question 19

The period of prenatal development would include

Accepted Answer

A) fertilization 
B) the first trimester 
C) the second trimester 
D) the third trimester 
E) all of these 
A) fertilization 
B) the first trimester 
C) the second trimester 
D) the third trimester 
E) all of these

Question 20

Which of the following structures is(are)produced from the endoderm?

Accepted Answer

A) Cartilage 
B) Dermis of the skin 
C) Kidneys and ureters 
D) Internal and external ear 
E) Gametes 
A) Cartilage 
B) Dermis of the skin 
C) Kidneys and ureters 
D) Internal and external ear 
E) Gametes

Exam 29: Development and Inheritance

The fusion of the male pronucleus and the female pronucleus results in which developmental stage?

Describe the process and purpose of amniocentesis.

Which of the following is a noninvasive prenatal test?

Which of the following is a permanent heritable change in an allele?

If a child has B blood,and the mother has B blood,what is the possible phenotype of the father?

Red-green color blindness is a recessive,X-linked trait represented as Xc.(Normal color vision is represented as XC. )If a daughter has red-green color blindness,what must the genotypes of her parents be?

Describe the products of the three primary germ layers.

Which of the following is the part of the blastocyst that promotes implantation and produces hCG?

Which of the terms below includes all structures that develop from a zygote: the embryo,the embryonic placenta and its associated membranes?

A deficiency in corticotropin-releasing hormone could lead to the development of _____ in the newborn.

Which one represents the blastocyst stage?

This is composed of the syncytiotrophoblast and the cytotrophoblast.

During development,each somite may differentiate into a _______ that forms connective tissue.

What is line "A" pointing to?

What is the term used to describe the age of an embryo or fetus calculated from the presumed first day of the last normal menstrual period?

What is line "G" pointing to?

If one was able to view the developing embryo and fetus,at which stage of the pregnancy would the gender of the baby be distinguishable for the first time?

Which of the terms below describes the chromosomal characteristic of an individual presented as a systematic arrangement of pairs of metaphase chromosomes arranged by size?

The period of prenatal development would include

Which of the following structures is(are)produced from the endoderm?

An Introduction to the Human Body

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