Question 1

As the fetus develops,the mother's glomerular filtration rate

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A)  increases by about 10%.
B)  increases by about 40%.
C)  decreases by about 10%.
D)  decreases by about 40%.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

The future head and buttocks regions of the embryo are facilitated by the process of _____________ folding.

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A)  cleavage
B)  cephalocaudal
C)  transverse
D)  amitotic
E)  chorionicF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Sickle-cell disease exhibits strict dominant-recessive inheritance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Pain from false labor contractions tends to be more localized to the __________ abdomen than that experienced from contractions of true labor.

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A)  upper
B)  lowerC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 5

The hormone that signals that fertilization and implantation have taken place is

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A)  pluripotent prolactin.
B)  human chorionic gonadotropin.
C)  gonadotropin releasing hormone.
D)  progesterone.
E)  pre-embryonic pellucida factor.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Define postpartum depression and describe what hormonal situation might be related to this condition.

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Postpartum depression is extre...

Question 7

The second trimester of a pregnancy includes months

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A)  2-5
B)  4-6
C)  5-7
D)  5-9E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

True labor contractions increase with frequency over time,and pain from such contractions does not change in response to movement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The release of breast milk that occurs when a mother hears a crying child is called the milk ________ reflex.

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The answer of The release of breast milk that occurs...

Question 10

Cleavage involves a series of ________ divisions and __________ in the overall size of the conceptus.

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A)  meiotic;an increase
B)  meiotic;no change
C)  meiotic;a decrease
D)  mitotic;no change
E)  mitotic;an increaseF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 11

Describe the causes and effects of gastrointestinal ailments during pregnancy.

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Common complaints are nausea,heartburn,i...

Question 12

Individuals who are described as heterozygous have different

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A)  genotypes than the predominant genotype.
B)  genes for one trait on several chromosomes.
C)  alleles for a particular trait.
D)  parents who displayed two different phenotypes.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

An alternate term for labor is ___________.

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The answer of An alternate term for labor is ___________....

Question 14

The third through eighth weeks of development are known as the ___________ period.

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A)  fetal
B)  pre-embryonic
C)  embryonic
D)  cleavageE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

The process by which a blastocyst embeds within the uterine endometrium is known as

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A)  cleavage.
B)  morulation.
C)  implantation.
D)  capacitation.
E)  the acrosome reaction.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Braxton-Hicks contractions are those that occur

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A)  during premature labor.
B)  during false labor.
C)  during true labor.
D)  in smooth muscle near the uterus.
E)  with the most painful intensity.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Which pathogen (within the mother) is most likely to be transmitted across the placenta

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A)  A multicellular parasite that is present during the first week of pregnancy
B)  A multicellular parasite that is present during the sixth week of pregnancy
C)  A blood-borne virus that is present during the first week of pregnancy
D)  A blood-borne virus that is present during the sixth week of pregnancyE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Which statement accurately describes the effects of oxytocin and prostaglandins on uterine contractions

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A)  Both oxytocin and prostaglandins stimulate uterine contraction.
B)  Both oxytocin and prostaglandins inhibit uterine contraction.
C)  Oxytocin stimulates uterine contractions,but prostaglandins inhibit them.
D)  Prostaglandins stimulate uterine contractions,but oxytocin inhibits them.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

The uterine enlargement that occurs during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy is mostly the result of

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A)  growth of the conceptus from a zygote to a fetus.
B)  amniotic fluid production as well as growth of uterine muscle and the placenta.C) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 20

Consider a mother with normal vision who has a son with red-green color blindness.The mother was a "carrier" of the affected gene,as she had a normal phenotype but

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A)  two recessive alleles.
B)  two dominant alleles.
C)  one dominant and one recessive allele.
D)  a codominant set of alleles.
E)  an incompletely penetrating genotype.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Exam 29: Development,Pregnancy,and Heredity

The hormone that signals that fertilization and implantation have taken place is

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Which statement accurately describes the effects of oxytocin and prostaglandins on uterine contractions

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An alternate term for labor is ___________.

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The second trimester of a pregnancy includes months

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Describe the causes and effects of gastrointestinal ailments during pregnancy.

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Cleavage involves a series of ________ divisions and __________ in the overall size of the conceptus.

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The third through eighth weeks of development are known as the ___________ period.

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The release of breast milk that occurs when a mother hears a crying child is called the milk ________ reflex.

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As the fetus develops,the mother's glomerular filtration rate

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Sickle-cell disease exhibits strict dominant-recessive inheritance.

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Consider a mother with normal vision who has a son with red-green color blindness.The mother was a "carrier" of the affected gene,as she had a normal phenotype but

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Define postpartum depression and describe what hormonal situation might be related to this condition.

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Braxton-Hicks contractions are those that occur

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True labor contractions increase with frequency over time,and pain from such contractions does not change in response to movement.

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Pain from false labor contractions tends to be more localized to the __________ abdomen than that experienced from contractions of true labor.

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Individuals who are described as heterozygous have different

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The future head and buttocks regions of the embryo are facilitated by the process of _____________ folding.

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The uterine enlargement that occurs during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy is mostly the result of

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Which pathogen (within the mother) is most likely to be transmitted across the placenta

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The process by which a blastocyst embeds within the uterine endometrium is known as

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