Exam 24: Growth and Development

Match each term with its corresponding description or definition. -condition that occurs when a fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus

One of the reasons the egg cell is so large is to supply food for the zygote until it implants in the uterus.

The endoderm forms the brain and spinal cord.

MATCHING Match each term with its corresponding description or definition. -twins that develop from one fertilized egg and are genetically identical

Name the three primary germ layers and name two organs or organ systems that develop from each.

Which of the following is considered a postpartum disorder?

Which structure is a hollow ball of cells that develops and implants into the uterus?

Fraternal twins can be of different sexes.

The implantation of a fertilized egg outside the uterus is called

Match each term with its corresponding description or definition. -condition that means "old eye" and is caused by a loss of elasticity in the lenses of the eye

Match each term with its corresponding description or definition. -a syndrome of postpartum mothers characterized by bacterial infection that progresses to septicemia

Five criteria are used to determine an Apgar score.

A woman who delivered a baby after 35 weeks of gestation would have had a full-term pregnancy.

The time from maximal cervical dilation until the baby exits through the vagina is the _____ stage of labor.

When is infancy? What changes or developmental events occur during infancy?

The stimulus for a baby's first breath is the lack of oxygen coming through the umbilical cord.

Because of the rapid cell division,the blastocyst is _____ as the fertilized egg.

It is possible for identical twins to have different biological fathers.

If a blastocyst implants too close to the cervical opening,which of the following conditions can develop?

Infancy begins at birth and lasts about 18 months.