The Period of Prenatal Development Would Include

question 79

Multiple Choice

The period of prenatal development would include

• A)fertilization
• B)the first trimester
• C)the second trimester
• D)the third trimester
• E)all of these

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Definitions:

Germinal

Pertaining to the earliest stage of embryonic development, from conception to approximately two weeks, when the zygote begins to divide and grow.

Totipotent Stem Cells

Cells that have the potential to grow into a complete embryo and, ultimately, to become a normal, healthy infant.

Neural Cells

Are the basic building blocks of the nervous system, including neurons and glial cells, responsible for transmitting and processing information.

Tissue Cell

The basic structural and functional units of tissue, groupings of cells that perform a similar function.