The Term for the First Two Weeks of a Pregnancy

question 47

Multiple Choice

The term for the first two weeks of a pregnancy is:

• A)the embryonic period
• B)the germinal period
• C)the fetal period
• D)the critical period

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Definitions:

Systematic Extermination

The deliberate and methodical elimination of a particular group of people or animals, often carried out as a policy or strategy.

Genocide

The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.

Internal Colonialism

The economic and political subjugation of the minority group by the dominant group within a nation.

Minority Group

A category of people who experience relative disadvantage as compared to members of a dominant social group, often marked by racial, religious, ethnic, or gender distinctions.