The Current Maternal Blood Screening Test Is Called the Triple

question 62

Multiple Choice

The current maternal blood screening test is called the triple screen because

• A) it is performed three times.
• B) it diagnoses three diseases.
• C) it measures three substances in the mother's blood.
• D) it is the third prenatal diagnostic test performed in a pregnancy.

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Definitions:

Prenatal Development

The process of growth and development within the womb from conception to birth.

Longest Period

The most extended duration or time that something exists or continues in effect.

Age Of Viability

The age (about 22 weeks after conception) at which a fetus might survive outside the mother’s uterus if specialized medical care is available.

Weeks

units of time each comprising seven days, commonly used to measure and organize time in a cultural or operational context.