Exam 3: Prenatal Development and Birth

Michael's family lives on the shores of a Utah lake which is next to an abandoned land-fill. The family frequently eats trout from the lake. Three-year-old Michael was born with microcephaly and cognitive delays in visual recognition. Which of the following teratogens would you suspect as a possible cause for Michael's birth defects?

Mrs. Lincoln is receiving information and advice about prenatal care from her health care team. With regard to alcohol, what advice will they most likely give Mrs. Lincoln?

Describe the characteristics of an embryo.

Reese is taller than average and has larger than usual teeth. Some people used to think that people like Reese would be aggressive and not very bright. With which of the following was Reese most likely born?

What is the term used to describe cells that unite at conception?

Which of the following is the final stage of labor?

What is the prognosis for children born with trisomy 13 or 18?

Where does fertilization of the ovum take place in a normal pregnancy?

List two implications for a child born with low birth weight and who lives in an impoverished environment.

________ involves the insertion of a tiny camera into the uterus.

The fetus begins to respond to light during the ________ stage.

Infants who acquire HIV from their mother typically become ill within the first ________ of life.

Salina is becoming emotionally attached to her unborn fetus. Her breasts are secreting colostrum. Salina is most likely in which trimester?

An STD screen for ________ is likely to be positive in a mother who prematurely gives birth to a child with a small head circumference and visual abnormalities.

Recent research has found that diseases that appear as we age may be a result of which of the following?

Briefly explain the implications of delivery when the mother has genital herpes.

Lead is an example of a ________.

At what point during pregnancy can this chorionic villus sampling be performed? If you were pregnant, would you have this procedure done to determine the sex of your child? Why or why not?

Which of these genetic disorders usually does not express symptoms until adulthood?

The nucleus of the typical human cell contains how many chromosomes?