Match the Following Terms with the Descriptions Below

question 38

Multiple Choice

Match the following terms with the descriptions below.
-Gestation

• A)Referring to any infant whose birth weight is less than the expected weight corresponding to the duration of gestation
• B)The developing offspring in utero from about the beginning of the third week to the end of the eighth week after conception
• C)Any cessation of pregnancy and expulsion of the embryo or fetus as the result of natural causes
• D)Referring to any infant weighing less than 5.5 pounds at birth
• E)The period of development of the offspring from conception to birth
• F)Through this organ, oxygen and nutrients from the mother's blood are transferred to the fetus and fetal wastes are removed
• G)Three 13- to 14-week periods into which the normal pregnancy is divided
• H)The egg cell from which a fetus eventually develops if the egg is fertilized by a sperm cell
• I)The cell resulting from the union of an egg cell and sperm until it divides
• J)An infant born before 37 weeks of gestation

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Definitions:

Neuron

A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell, the fundamental unit of the nervous system with the ability to communicate information through electrical and chemical signals.

Nucleus

The central and most important part of an atom, cell, or structure, typically containing protons and neutrons in an atom or genetic material in a cell.

Organelles

Specialized subunits within a cell that have specific functions, crucial for the cell to live, operate, and replicate.

Motor Information

Motor Information refers to data or signals related to the control of muscle movements, including those directed from the brain to various parts of the body to initiate action.