WGU D202 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
2024-2025 LATEST EXAM |COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS |PRE-EVALUATED
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What is the embryonic period? - ANSWER-Weeks 3-8 of pregnancy, formation of placenta and brain
development
What is the fetal period? - ANSWER-From the end of the embryonic period until the end of pregnancy,
viability at 24 weeks
What influences sexual orientation? - ANSWER-Genetics, birth order, hormones
What are some maternal factors that can affect fetal development? - ANSWER-Age, environmental
teratogens, diabetes, high blood pressure, Rh factor, weight gain, stress, depression
What are some risks during pregnancy? - ANSWER-Ectopic pregnancy, preeclampsia, spontaneous
abortion
,How many stages are there in labor for vaginal delivery? - ANSWER-Three
What are the other types of delivery? - ANSWER-Cesarean and induced
What is the APGAR score? - ANSWER-Assessment of newborn's heart rate, muscle tone, reflexes, etc.
What is NBAS? - ANSWER-Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale used to assess newborns.
When does the postpartum phase begin and end? - ANSWER-Begins after birth and ends when mother's
body returns to pre-pregnancy form.
What are maternal worries in the postpartum phase? - ANSWER-Mother's needs and changes in taking
on new responsibilities.
What is postpartum anxiety? - ANSWER-Elevated sense of worry about the infant following childbirth.
What is postpartum depression? - ANSWER-Unusual sadness occurring after childbirth.
What is postpartum psychosis? - ANSWER-Serious mental illness affecting new mothers after childbirth.
Why should new mothers seek medical assistance for postpartum anxiety? - ANSWER-To address
elevated worries about the infant.
What is physical growth? - ANSWER-Increase in body size and organ size in babies.
What does physical development aid in? - ANSWER-Maintenance of healthy weight, strong bones,
muscles, and heart.
What is motor development? - ANSWER-Physical growth and strengthening of bones and muscles in
children.
,What do gross motor skills focus on? - ANSWER-Large muscle groups controlling head, torso, arms, and
legs.
What is the cephalocaudal path of development? - ANSWER-Development that proceeds from head to
tail.
What is the proximodistal path of development? - ANSWER-Development that proceeds from midline
outward.
What is sensory development? - ANSWER-Processes used to take in information from the environment.
How can sensory processes be affected? - ANSWER-By the infant's developing motor abilities.
Why is nutrition important for health and development? - ANSWER-It is related to improved infant,
child, and maternal health and stronger immune systems.
What is kwashiorkor? - ANSWER-A disease caused by protein deficiency.
When does kwashiorkor often occur? - ANSWER-After the birth of another sibling.
What are genes? - ANSWER-Inherited building blocks that determine development.
What is mitosis? - ANSWER-Nucleus makes copy of chromosomes and splits into two cells.
What happens in meiosis? - ANSWER-Chromosomes duplicate and divide twice, resulting in four cells.
What is genotype? - ANSWER-Sum total of inherited genes.
What is phenotype? - ANSWER-Features that are expressed.
, What are dominant genes? - ANSWER-Express themselves in phenotype.
What are recessive genes? - ANSWER-Express themselves only when paired with similar gene.
What disorders are linked to genetics? - ANSWER-Sickle cell disease, Tay-Sachs disease, Tourette's
syndrome, fragile X syndrome, hemophilia.
What is a chromosomal abnormality? - ANSWER-Inheriting too many or too few chromosomes.
What are teratogens? - ANSWER-Environmental factors that can cause disorders in infants.
What are examples of teratogens? - ANSWER-Smoking, binge drinking, mercury exposure, rubella.
What is synaptogenesis? - ANSWER-Rapid growth of synapses in the brain.
What is synaptic pruning? - ANSWER-Elimination of unnecessary synapses.
What is neuroplasticity? - ANSWER-Brain's ability to change and adapt.
Where does most neural activity occur in the infant brain? - ANSWER-Cortex.
How many hemispheres does the brain cortex have? - ANSWER-Two.
How many lobes are in each hemisphere of the brain? - ANSWER-Four.
What are the folds separating the lobes called? - ANSWER-Fissures.
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