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Prenatal Development Answers

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Harmful environmental agents can sometimes allow fewer nutrients to reach the developing fetus.

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A woman’s primary concern during her pregnancy should be prenatal care. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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T
B
F
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Identify and define the three stages of prenatal development.

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Toxoplasmosis is a disease a pregnant woman can contract during the second trimester that can cause congenital varicella syndrome (CVS). Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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T
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F
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The embryonic stage is the first phase of the prenatal stage, lasting only two weeks after conception.

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T
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Neural tube defects are birth defects of the __________ and __________.

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neurons . . . umbilical cord
B
brain . . . spinal cord
C
brain . . . umbilical cord
D
spinal cord . . . umbilical cord
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When a mother’s immune system reacts to the fetus’ blood due to an incompatibility in blood cell type, it is called __________.

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Rh incompatibility
B
tremors
C
toxoplasmosis
D
stillbirth
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Severe malnutrition of the mother affects the development of the fetus with all of the following problems except __________.

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neurological deficits
B
low birth weight
C
psychological disorders
D
birth complications
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All non-harmful environmental agents that a pregnant woman ingests aid in the development of the fetus. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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T
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F
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What is the age of viability, and during what weeks does a fetus reach this age?

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