Match the Following: -DES

question 64

Multiple Choice

Match the following:
-DES

• 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:

Genetic Lottery

A metaphorical expression referring to the random and uncontrollable nature of genetic inheritance from parents to offspring.

Conceived

Thought of or formed an idea; in biological terms, refers to the moment a sperm fertilizes an egg leading to pregnancy.

Zygote

This is the earliest cell that comes into existence once an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell, marking the initial stage in the development of an embryo.

Mitosis

A process of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells, involved in growth, development, and tissue repair.