Heart Defects Are Especially Common When Pregnant Mothers Are Exposed

question 18

Multiple Choice

Heart defects are especially common when pregnant mothers are exposed to a teratogen during which prenatal period?

• A) the germinal period
• B) the embryonic period
• C) the fetal period
• D) the last two weeks before birth

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