Pregnancy, Growth and Development, Day 2

Pregnancy, Growth and Development

Day 2

Objectives

• Describe the major events of the fetal stage of development

• Describe the birth process and explain the role of hormones' in the process

• Describe the major physiological adjustments required of a newborn

Multiple Choice

The fetal stage of development begins at the end of the:

• Second week

• Fourth week

• Eighth week

• Twelfth week

Multiple Choice

Pregnancy can be diagnosed ten days after fertilization by testing the urine of a women for which of the following substances?

• Estrogen

• Human Chorionic Hormone

• Progesterone

• Amniotic Fluid

Multiple Choice

The ductus venosus shunts blood around the:

• Liver

• Spleen

• Pancreas

• Small intestine

Multiple Select

Labor is initiated by a decrease in ________ levels and the secretion of ______ by the posterior pituitary gland (Multiple Answers)

• LH

• Progesterone

• Prolactin

• Oxytocin

• Sufactant

Multiple Choice

A premature fetus has an increased chance of survival if it produces enough surfactant to aid the function of its

• Endocrine system

• Respiratory system

• Digestive system

• Nervous system

Multiple Choice

The foramen ovale is an opening that allows fetal blood to pass from the:

• Right atrium to the left atrium

• Left atrium to the right atrium

• Right ventricle to the left ventricle

• Left ventricle to the right ventricle

Multiple Choice

Which of the following fetal structures closes as a result of change in pressure?

• Ductus venosus

• Ductus arteriosus

• Umbilical vessels

• Foramen ovale

Multiple Choice

The study of why individual vary in terms of Characteristics is:

• Ichthyology

• Genetics

• Dendrology

• Biology