Exam 3: Prenatal Development and Birth

After implantation has been completed, an inner membrane creates a sac filled with liquid where the baby will float. This inner membrane is called

What types of twins are conceived when more than one ovum is produced and where both have been fertilized by separate sperm?

People of Eastern European Jewish and Gaspé French Canadian ancestries are most at risk for having offspring with the fatal autosomal degenerative gene disorder called

Contractions that are closer together, more intense, and occur around 3-4 centimetres dilation are called

Your friend Ann who is four weeks pregnant calls you in great distress. She has never had rubella before, and this afternoon she was exposed to the disease at a child's birthday party. Should she be concerned?

Canadian children aged 0-14 years who have AIDS are most likely to have contracted the disease during a blood transfusion.

Due to mounting legal, health, and ethical concerns, Canada has new legislation to regulate most aspects of assisted human reproduction (AHR) and related research, except for donor sperm/egg identity anonymity.

How many chromosomes are found in the nucleus of the typical human cell?

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about in vitro fertilization?

More boys are conceived than girls, but fewer boys are born.

Chronic illness in a mother can affect the prenatal development of her unborn child.

If you were advising friends about the relationship between maternal age and the risks of childbearing, which of the following would NOT be accurate information?

In brain development, neuron proliferation or increases in neuron development and numbers occurs most dramatically during the

The stages of prenatal development, in order, are

All of the following are associated with the third trimester of pregnancy EXCEPT

Which of the following is associated with the first trimester of pregnancy?

An autosomal disorder that typically does not show symptoms until adulthood is

Dilara, at six weeks pregnant, is experiencing symptoms of nausea and vomiting. These symptoms are associated with a condition of pregnancy known as __________.

The stages of human prenatal development are germinal, embryonic, and fetal.

A zygote's sex is determined by the sperm's sex chromosome.