Chapter 20 Quiz Prenatal Development and Care

What is the cluster of developing cells following implantation.

• Embryo

• Fetus

What is a method to quickly summarize the health of a newborn child against infant mortality.

• Apgar Test

• Fetal Test

What happens during a miscarriage?

• Stretching of the cervix resulting from mild contractions known as labor.

• Spontaneous abortion in which the female expels the embryo or fetus.

What is a blood-rich tissue developed from the outer layer of cells from the embryo and tissue from the mother?

• Placenta

• Mucus plug

What carries nutrients and oxygen from the mother to the fetus.

• Umbilical cord

• Fallopian Tubes

What is a stillbirth?

• Spontaneous abortion in which the female expels the embryo or fetus.

• Birth of a dead fetus.

What is the name by which the embryo is known from the end of the eighth week until birth?

• Fetus

• Embryo

What are chromosomes?

• Tiny structures within the cell nuclei, carrying genetic information.

• They do not determine heredity.

What are genes?

• Cells

• Segments of DNA molecules.

What is the procedure called where a syringe is inserted into the amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus.

• Chorionic villi sampling

• Amniocentesis