Pregnancy, Prenatal Development, & Childbirth Test

What trimester are miscarriages most common?

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

What fluid is expelled when a pregnant woman's 'water breaks'?

• Water

• Amniotic fluid

• Blood

• Vomit

When does a woman experience regular contractions of the uterus and dilation and effacement of the cervix?

• Labor

• Delivery

• First trimester

• Second trimester

What is the pinkish plug that covers the cervix, released at the beginning of labor?

• Placenta

• Mucus plug

• Show

• None of these

How many sperm and ovum chromosomes are present in a zygote?

• 23 pairs

• 10 pairs

• 56

• 101

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Identical twins require...

• 2 eggs + 2 sperm

• 1 egg + 1 sperm

• 3 separate ovum released and fertilized

• None of the above

Extra chromosome #21, mental disability, facial features, vision & hearing problems

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

• Down Syndrome

• Developing baby's spinal cord fails to develop properly

• Cleft Palate

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Disorder of body chemistry, can't process proteins

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

• Phenylketonuria (PKU)

• Developing baby's spinal cord fails to develop properly

• Cleft Palate

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Miscarriage is...

• Pregnancy loss before 20 weeks

• Pregnancy loss in the 3rd trimester

• Spontaneous abortion

• Stillbirth

Leah was born at 36 weeks, this means that Leah is considered:

• Full-term

• Premature

• Healthy

• Unhealthy