Exam 3: The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Sperm travel for approximately 12 hours to reach the fallopian tube.

The germinal period is also known as the period of the ______.

Placing the low birth weight or premature infant vertically against the parent's chest, under the shirt, thereby promoting skin-to-skin contact is called ______.

A zygote is also called a ______.

Chelsea is experiencing contractions that are 10 minutes apart and the amniotic sac just ruptured. What stage of labor is she in?

Sleeper effects of teratogens means effects that ______.

The most rapid stage of prenatal development occurs during the which period?

Extremely low birth weight infants are at risk for particularly poor outcomes because they ______.

In the United States, the typical setting for childbirth is ______.

Maecy was prenatally exposed to marijuana and cocaine. Both of her parents continue to struggle with substance abuse. At age 5, Maecy is at risk for which potentially harmful situation?

Sperm contain genetic material on how many chromosomes?

A statement that describes home births is that they ______.

List the six newborn states of arousal.

Which technique can help promote development in low birth weight babies?

The zygote shows reflex responses to touch.

Felipe and Karla are pregnant with their first baby. Felipe is anxious to have a boy and wants to know when he will be able to see the external genital organs on an ultrasound. Their obstetrician should tell them the genital organs will become apparent at about how many weeks?

What happens during the embryonic period?

What percentage of all conceptions abort spontaneously, with most occurring before the pregnancy is detected?

Prenatal exposure to marijuana is associated with ______.

In a recent groundbreaking study, new mothers experienced reductions in the brain's gray matter which signified ______.