Exam 22: Growth and Development

The placenta functions as a

Match each term with its definition or description. -Primary germ layer that forms the brain and spinal cord

The prenatal period of life usually starts in the oviduct.

The term embryo is used

Glasses can successfully treat glaucoma.

From week 9 to week 39,the developing baby is called a fetus.

The clouding of the lens of the eye is called a cataract.

Stage 3 of labor ends with the

The blastocyst has about three times the mass of the zygote.

The energy needed for the early development of the zygote is supplied by the ovum that was fertilized.

Osteoporosis is a degenerative joint disease of old age.

Fertilization most often occurs in the outer one third of the oviduct.

The postnatal period begins at conception and ends at birth.

Calcification or "hardening" of the arteries is called

Match each term with its definition or description. -Term used to describe the developing baby from week 9 to week 39

Explain the concept of development as a biological process characterized by continuous modification and change.

The blood of the fetus mixes with the blood of the mother in the chorionic villi.

Match each term with its definition or description. -Another term for birth

There are three primary germ layers.

Match each term with its definition or description. -Degenerative joint disease