Exam 24: Growth and Development

The full closure of the growth plates of the skeletal system occurs during early adulthood.

One of the functions of the placenta is to act as an endocrine gland.

The developing baby is called a fetus for the last 3 months of pregnancy.

MATCHING Match each term with its corresponding description or definition. -twins that develop from two fertilized eggs and are no more alike than other siblings

Birth defects can result from genetic or environmental causes.

By day 35 of gestation,the embryo has a beating heart.

The first 4 months after birth are referred to as the neonatal period.

Mutagens cause a change in the genetic code in the cells of the developing embryo.

The placenta contains tissue from both mother and baby.

MATCHING Match each term with its corresponding description or definition. -structure that anchors the embryo to the uterus and exchanges material between the mother and baby

The time from the onset of uterine contractions to the complete dilation of the cervix is the _____ stage of labor.

Match each term with its corresponding description or definition. -a condition in which the placenta has pulled away from the uterine wall

Match each term with its corresponding description or definition. -the cessation of reproductive cycling in women

Stage two of labor ends with the birth of the baby.

A woman who delivers her baby by cesarean section cannot go through any of the three stages of labor.

Match each term with its corresponding description or definition. -a common degenerative joint disease in elderly adults

The morula is larger and has more cells than the zygote.

Fertility drugs increase the likelihood of having identical twins.

What are stem cells? Where can they be found in the embryo? Where can they be found in an adult?

MATCHING Match each term with its corresponding description or definition. -structure that supplies food for the embryo in some creatures,but in humans it functions in the formation of blood cells