Deck 3: Prenatal Development

Question 1

Patterns of fetal movements are similar from one fetus to the next.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is associated with cancer in the reproductive organs of children of women who used it.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

When neurons start migrating to various parts of the brain,

A) it is usually before the fourth week after conception.
B) the organism has developed arms and legs.
C) the organism is only 2-3 inches in length.
D) the endoderm is fusing with the ectoderm

Answer 3

it is usually before the fourth week after conception.

Question 4

Which of the following occurs in the third trimester?

A) Advancing from 1 ounce to 2 pounds in weight
B) Growing four to five times in length
C) Opening and closing of the eyes
D) Decreasing fetal activity level

Question 5

Elena is in her eighth month of pregnancy and realizes that she rarely feels her baby moving anymore. Should she be concerned?

A) Yes. Fetuses should move increasingly often as they near birth.
B) Yes. Lack of movement is an indicator her baby will be stillborn
C) No. As the fetus becomes larger, it has less room to move.
D) No. She has likely put on so much weight that she cannot feel her baby move.

Question 6

Fatima's baby has been extremely active during her pregnancy. What does this fact tell her?

A) The fetus has been experiencing distress.
B) The baby will likely be extremely active after birth.
C) The fetus is having trouble sleeping.
D) Nothing. Some fetuses are active and some are not.

Question 7

When accompanied by proper drug treatments, which of the following activities is least likely to transmit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?

A) Sharing hypodermic needles
B) Receiving blood transfusions
C) Having sexual relations
D) Going through the birth process

Question 8

A pregnant woman with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) generally will not transfer it to her baby through

A) the placenta.
B) a premature delivery.
C) breastfeeding.
D) childbirth.

Question 9

If a pregnant woman is Rh negative and the father is Rh positive, the

A) fetus may suffer brain damage or death if it is the first child.
B) fetus may suffer brain damage or death if it is not the first child.
C) father's Rh-positive status will protect the fetus.
D) fetus may suffer brain damage or death if it is a female.

Question 10

Which of the following substances, when ingested by pregnant women, might lead to deficits in cognitive skills and hyperactivity in male children?

A) Alcohol
B) Heroin
C) Cocaine
D) Marijuana

Question 11

What is the PRIMARY reason that maternal consumption of alcohol is dangerous to the fetus?

A) It prevents the fetus from sleeping.
B) It makes the mother less careful in her behaviors.
C) It enables alcohol to cross the placenta.
D) It can cause addiction in later life.

Question 12

Although the facial deformities associated with fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD) diminish as a child moves into adolescence, what persists?

A) Academic and behavioral problems
B) Addiction to alcohol
C) Hyperactivity
D) Lack of motor coordination

Question 13

Because fetal exposure to radiation can cause defects in a number of organs, pregnant women are advised to avoid unnecessary exposure to

A) X-rays.
B) folic acid.
C) ultrasounds.
D) genetically modified vegetables

Question 14

Match the following:

-Placenta

A) connects fetus to placenta
B) another name for pre-eclampsia
C) high blood pressure during pregnancy
D) found in leafy green vegetables
E) an estrogen named diethylstilbestrol
F) environmental influences or agents that can damage an embryo or a fetus
G) first 2 weeks after conception
H) hollowed out area in the blastocyst from which the nervous system develops
I) filters what is passed between mother and fetus
J) development from the top down
K) inner layer of cells of the embryo
L) viral infection associated with intellectual disability and heart disease in the embryo
M) toxins that develop in fish living in contaminated waters; may cause damage to fetus
N) period during which the embryo is particularly vulnerable to certain teratogens
O) middle layer of cells of the embryo
P) development from central to outer
Q) physician who provides prenatal care
R) hormone used to maintain pregnancy that can cause masculinization of the fetus
S) third through eighth week after conception
T) present at birth; resulting from the prenatal environment

Question 15

Match the following:

-Congenital

A) connects fetus to placenta
B) another name for pre-eclampsia
C) high blood pressure during pregnancy
D) found in leafy green vegetables
E) an estrogen named diethylstilbestrol
F) environmental influences or agents that can damage an embryo or a fetus
G) first 2 weeks after conception
H) hollowed out area in the blastocyst from which the nervous system develops
I) filters what is passed between mother and fetus
J) development from the top down
K) inner layer of cells of the embryo
L) viral infection associated with intellectual disability and heart disease in the embryo
M) toxins that develop in fish living in contaminated waters; may cause damage to fetus
N) period during which the embryo is particularly vulnerable to certain teratogens
O) middle layer of cells of the embryo
P) development from central to outer
Q) physician who provides prenatal care
R) hormone used to maintain pregnancy that can cause masculinization of the fetus
S) third through eighth week after conception
T) present at birth; resulting from the prenatal environment

Question 16

Match the following:

-Pre-eclampsia

A) connects fetus to placenta
B) another name for pre-eclampsia
C) high blood pressure during pregnancy
D) found in leafy green vegetables
E) an estrogen named diethylstilbestrol
F) environmental influences or agents that can damage an embryo or a fetus
G) first 2 weeks after conception
H) hollowed out area in the blastocyst from which the nervous system develops
I) filters what is passed between mother and fetus
J) development from the top down
K) inner layer of cells of the embryo
L) viral infection associated with intellectual disability and heart disease in the embryo
M) toxins that develop in fish living in contaminated waters; may cause damage to fetus
N) period during which the embryo is particularly vulnerable to certain teratogens
O) middle layer of cells of the embryo
P) development from central to outer
Q) physician who provides prenatal care
R) hormone used to maintain pregnancy that can cause masculinization of the fetus
S) third through eighth week after conception
T) present at birth; resulting from the prenatal environment

Question 17

Match the following:

-Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

A) connects fetus to placenta
B) another name for pre-eclampsia
C) high blood pressure during pregnancy
D) found in leafy green vegetables
E) an estrogen named diethylstilbestrol
F) environmental influences or agents that can damage an embryo or a fetus
G) first 2 weeks after conception
H) hollowed out area in the blastocyst from which the nervous system develops
I) filters what is passed between mother and fetus
J) development from the top down
K) inner layer of cells of the embryo
L) viral infection associated with intellectual disability and heart disease in the embryo
M) toxins that develop in fish living in contaminated waters; may cause damage to fetus
N) period during which the embryo is particularly vulnerable to certain teratogens
O) middle layer of cells of the embryo
P) development from central to outer
Q) physician who provides prenatal care
R) hormone used to maintain pregnancy that can cause masculinization of the fetus
S) third through eighth week after conception
T) present at birth; resulting from the prenatal environment