Exam 28: Pregnancy and Human Development

During which stage of labor is the fetus delivered?

List four factors that help to precipitate parturition.

A mother who has been nursing her infant for over seven months is beginning to have problems throughout the day with nausea. Is there a connection?

Figure 28.2Using Figure 28.2, match the following: -After the egg is fertilized, it is called a(n) _.

Neural tissue develops from the .

Which of the following is not a correct matching of a fetal structure with what it becomes at birth?

Which hormone maintains the viability of the corpus luteum?

The dorsal surface cells of the inner cell mass form .

Figure 28.1Using Figure 28.1, match the following: -Stomach.

Define Braxton- Hicks contractions.

The "fluid- filled, hollow ball of cells" stage of development is the blastocyst.

The placenta, a vitally important metabolic organ, is made up of a contribution from mother and fetus. Which portion is from the fetus?

Implantation of the blastocyst is the result of all of the following except .

Human placental lactogen initiates labor.

At what time in the pregnancy is the placenta fully prepared to fulfill the needs of the developing fetus?

The cardiovascular system of a newborn must be adjusted after the infant takes its first breath. Which of the following is also true?

Figure 28.2Using Figure 28.2, match the following: -Protective water- filled sac surrounding the embryo.