DevPs| Prenatal Development

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One of the characteristics of Prenatal Stage wherein genes and other traits such as allergies will be passed on to the offspring.
  • Attitudes towards the new individual
  • Gender/sex Determinants
  • Hereditary Endowment
  • All of the above
2
The effects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders include:
  • Low nasal bridge or small nose
  • Lower IQ Scores due to small head circumference
  • Malformation of some of facial features
  • All of the above
3
Endoderm ( Inner Layer ) helps in the formation of
  • CIrculatory system, bones, muscles, excretory system, and reproductive system.
  • Digestive and respiratory systems.
  • Nervous system and brain, sensory receptors (ears, nose, and eyes), and skin parts (hair and nails).
4
Ectoderm ( Outermost layer) helps in the formation of
  • CIrculatory system, bones, muscles, excretory system, and reproductive system.
  • Digestive and respiratory systems.
  • Nervous system and brain, sensory receptors (ears, nose, and eyes), and skin parts (hair and nails).
5
Mesoderm ( Middle layer ) helps in the formation of
  • Circulatory system, bones, muscles, excretory system, and reproductive system.
  • Digestive and respiratory systems.
  • Nervous system and brain, sensory receptors (ears, nose, and eyes), and skin parts (hair and nails).
6
Number of pair of chromosomes transferred from the parents to offspring.
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
7
The primary way that smoking tobacco affects prenatal development is by:
  • Affecting the absorption of vitamins and other nutrients available to the fetus
  • Exposing the fetus to high levels of radiation resulting to malformation
  • Producing cancer cells in the lungs of the fetus
  • Reducing the amount of oxygen available to the fetus or respiratory problems
8
All prescription and over-the-counter drugs are safe to take during pregnancy.
  • Tama
  • Mali
9
This is the specialization of cells to perform various tasks that starts to take place by approximately one week after conception.
  • Differentiation
  • Fertilization
  • Neurogenesis
  • None of the above
10
Why is it difficult to determine the effects of illicit drugs on prenatal development?
  • Because women who smoke may have other unhealthy habits such as poor nutrition
  • Because women who use drugs may be exposed to other teratogens such as alcohol and tobacco smoke
  • Because women who use drugs may use more than one drug
  • All of the above
11
Environmental factors that may produce birth defects are called _____.
  • Allergens
  • Blastocysts
  • Teratogens
  • Toxinogens
12
The ______ provides nourishment and oxygen to the fetus.
  • Amniotic sac
  • Placenta
  • Umbilical cord
  • Uterus
13
Twins concieved by the union of two different ovum that has split; ; they are no more alike genetically than any other siblings
  • Dizygotic twins
  • Monozygotic twins
14
Generally called or results in identical twins
  • Dizygotic twins
  • Monozygotic twins
15
The estimated temperature inside a uterine sac (womb) of the mother.
  • 90 Degrees Fahrenheit
  • 80 Degrees Fahrenheit
  • 100 Degrees Fahrenheit
  • 70 Degrees Fahrenheit
16
A child’s brain will be _____ developed by age between 2-3.
  • 50%
  • 65%
  • 75%
  • 80%
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At the peak of neurogenesis, it is estimated that as many as ___________________ neurons are generated every minute.
  • 100,000
  • 200,000
  • 300,000
  • 400,000
18
The chromosomes that do NOT influence a person's sex are called?
  • Autosomes
  • Gonosome
  • Kenosomes
  • Ribosomes
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The three stages of Prenatal Development (in order).
  • Embryonic, Germinal & Fetal
  • Fetal, Embryonic & Germinal
  • Germinal, Embryonic & Fetal
  • Germinal, Fetal & Embryonic
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A type of Assisted Reproductive Technology that works by using a combination of medicines
and surgical procedures to help sperm fertilize an egg, and help the fertilized egg implant in your uterus.
  • Frozen Embryo Transfer
  • In Vitro Fertilization
  • Intrauterine Insemination
  • Surrogacy
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