Match the Following: -Neural Tube

question 21

Multiple Choice

Match the following:
-Neural tube

• A)connects fetus to placenta
• B)another name for pre-clampsia
• C)high blood pressure during pregnancy
• D)found in leafy green vegetables
• E)an estrogen named diethylstilbestrol
• F)environmental influences or agents that can damage an embryo or fetus
• G)first two weeks after conception
• H)hollowed out area in the blastocyst from which the nervous system develops
• I)filters what is passed between mother and fetus
• J)development from the top down
• K)inner layer of cells of the embryo
• L)viral infection associated with intellectual disability and heart disease in the embryo
• M)less severe symptoms than FAS, associated with moderate alcohol intake
• N)period during which the embryo is particularly vulnerable to certain teratogens
• O)middle layer of cells of the embryo
• P)development from central to outer
• Q)physician who provides prenatal care
• R)hormone used to maintain pregnancy that can cause masculinization of the fetus
• S)third through eighth week after conception
• T)present at birth; resulting from the prenatal environment

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Definitions:

Liver

A vital organ in the body responsible for numerous functions, including detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion.

Pharynx

The part of the throat behind the mouth and nasal cavity, responsible for the passage of food to the esophagus and air to the larynx.

Esophagus

A muscular tube that conveys food from the mouth to the stomach.

Mouth

The opening in the body of most animals through which food is taken in, beginning the process of digestion.