A Preterm Infant Has a Yellow Skin Color and a Rising

question 7

Multiple Choice

A preterm infant has a yellow skin color and a rising bilirubin level.The nurse is aware that this infant is at risk for:

• A) skin breakdown.
• B) renal failure.
• C) brain damage.
• D) heart failure.

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Definitions:

Functional Gametes

Mature reproductive cells (sperm in males and ova in females) that are capable of participating in fertilization to produce an embryo.

Haploid Gametes

Haploid gametes are reproductive cells that contain a single set of chromosomes and unite during sexual reproduction to form a diploid zygote.

Gonads

Gonads are the primary reproductive organs, with ovaries present in females and testes in males, responsible for producing gametes and hormones.

Gametogenesis

The process by which gametes are produced in the reproductive organs, involving meiosis to produce haploid sex cells.