Reproduction

Question 12 • *GV 2018 - P.E. Health Science Concepts - PE361

Miscarriage is:

Answer

loss of an embryo or fetus before twenty weeks

exit of an unfertilized egg from the body

release of an ovum from an ovary and its movement to a fallopian tube

implantation of a viable fetus in the lining of the uterus

Explanation

A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks of gestation. Therefore, the correct choice is loss of an embryo or fetus before twenty weeks. Releasing an ovum from an ovary is ovulation, not miscarriage.

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