Prenatal Development, Birth, & Newborn
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Test your knowledge on prenatal development, birth, and the newborn experience. This quiz consists of 20 multiple-choice questions designed to challenge your understanding of critical concepts related to gestation and early life.
Whether you're a student, parent, or just curious about this fascinating topic, you can gain insights into:
- The stages of prenatal development
- The effects of teratogens on health
- Key milestones during pregnancy and birth
After about 4 days, the zygote consists of about 100 cells, resembles a hollow ball, and is called a...?
Fetus
Blastocyst
Placenta
Vernix
A small cluster of cells near the center of the blastocyst called the ____________, eventually develops into the baby
Embryo
Placenta
Germ disc
Zygote
What structure is responsible for exchanging nutrients and wastes between the mother and the developing organism?
The germ disc
The blastocyst
The villi
The placenta
During the period of the embryo, the mesoderm will form...?
The outer layer of skin and the nervous system
muscles, bones, and the circulatory system
The digestive system and the lungs
The digestive system and the circulatory system
During the period of the fetus, the skin thickens and becomes covered w//a thick greasy substance that protects the fetus during its long bath in amniotic fluid. This substance is known as the...?
Vernix
Villi
Endoderm
Amniotic fluid
When mothers do not consume adequate amounts of folic acid, their babies are at risk for...?
AIDS
Genital Herpes
Spina Bifida
Rubella
According to research, there are two possible mechanisms that can lead to harmful consequences of teenage pregnancy. What are they?
Biological influence and Genetic selection
Social influence and Genetic selection
Genetic influence and Social selection
Social influence and Social selection
What is a commonly known teratogen that's very powerful and can cause abnormal prenatal development?
PCBs
Lead
Thalidomide
Mercury
True or False: The impact of a teratogen depends on the genotype of the organism
True
False
All of the following are true except ONE when it comes to how teratogens work, which statement is FALSE?
The impact of teratogens changes over the course of prenatal development
Each teratogen affects a specific aspect (or aspects) of prenatal development
The impact of teratogens doesn't depend on the dose
Damage from teratogens is not always evident at birth, but may appear later in life
In chorionic villus sampling (CVS), a sample of tissue is obtained from the __________ and is analyzed
Blastocyst
Germ disc
Ectoderm
Chorion
Soon after labor, the top of the baby’s head appears, an event known as...?
Breech presentation
Crowning
amniocentesis
Cesarean section
If the flow of blood is disrupted after birth where the infant doesn't receive enough oxygen, this is known as...?
Hypoxia
breech presentation
Crowning
Hyperoxia
Premature infants are born at _________ after conception (or earlier)
10 months
18 months
35 weeks
52 weeks
If a baby scores a 1 on the Apgar score, that means you should expect the baby to...?
Move their limbs actively
Have normal colour all over their body
Have their muscles flaccid
Have normal colour except for extremities
The baby’s performance is used to evaluate functioning of four systems, these systems are:
Autonomic, Biological, State, and Motor
Autonomic, State, Motor, and Social
Social, Biological, State, and Motor
Autonomic, Biological, Social, and State
Newborns alternate between four behavioural states; and so during alert inactivity, the baby...?
Has their eyes open, but they seem unfocused; the baby moves her arms or legs in bursts of uncoordinated motion
Cries vigorously, usually accompanying this with agitated but uncoordinated motion
Is calm, with eyes open and attentive; the baby looks as if he is deliberately inspecting his environment
Has their eyes closed and the baby drifts back and forth from periods of regular breathing and stillness to periods of irregular breathing and gentle arm and leg motion
What kind of a cry starts softly, then gradually becomes more intense and usually occurs when a baby is hungry or tired?
A basic cry
A mad cry
A pain cry
An alert cry
True or False: Men after early 40’s or 50’s can have increased chances of conceiving a child w/genetic abnormalities
True
False
If 2 babies of same weight, one premature, one SGA (small for gestational age), what’s the difference?
Premature babies are born with a yellow skin colour whereas SGA babies are born with a normal colour
SGA is ‘older’ as in they had more weeks in gestation, whereas premature are younger since they had less weeks in gestation
SGA babies are born with a yellow skin colour whereas premature babies are born with a normal colour
Premature is ‘older’ as in they had more weeks in gestation, whereas SGA babies are younger since they had less weeks in gestation
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