Risk Factors for Developing Congenital Heart Defects Include All of the Following

question 8

Multiple Choice

Risk factors for developing congenital heart defects include all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) maternal roseola.
• B) alcoholism.
• C) maternal rubella.
• D) poor maternal nutrition.

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Definitions:

Circulatory System

The body's system responsible for transporting blood, nutrients, gases, and wastes to and from cells, helps fight diseases and maintain homeostasis.

Exchanges Nutrients

The process by which cells, tissues, or organisms take in nutritional substances and expel waste products.

Blood Pressure

The force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels.

Arteriovenous Anastomosis

Vessel through which blood is shunted from an arteriole to a venule without passing through the capillaries.