When Pregnancy Has Occurred, What Is Usually Used to Calculate

question 13

Multiple Choice

When pregnancy has occurred, what is usually used to calculate the expected date of delivery?

• A) 8 months from the beginning of the fetal heart beat
• B) 8 months from the first sign of movement within the uterus
• C) First day of the last menstrual period
• D) 266 days from the date of fertilization

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Definitions:

Deductive Step

A step in reasoning in which one proceeds logically from premises to a definite conclusion, ensuring the conclusion necessarily follows.

Evidence

Information or facts that are used to support a belief, conclusion, or argument.

Inductive Step

A crucial part of mathematical proof in inductive reasoning, where one shows that if a property holds for one case, then it also holds for the next case.

Inductive Generalizations

The process of inferring general principles from specific observations.