CHD final
your father determines whether you are female or male - correct answer
✔true
You can carry the genes for a deadly illness and not become sick yourself -
correct answer ✔true
sperm travel about at random inside the woman's reproductive tract - correct
answer ✔false
the same disease organism or chemical agent that can do serious damage to
a 6-week-old embryo may have little or no effect on a 4-month-old fetus -
correct answer ✔true
newly fertilized egg cells survive without any nourishment from the mother for
more than a week - correct answer ✔true
it is harmless to the embryo and fetus for a pregnant woman to have a couple
of glasses of wine in the evening with dinner - correct answer ✔false
After birth, babies are held upside down and slapped on the buttocks to
stimulate independent breathing - correct answer ✔false
In the united states, about 4 births in 10 are by cesarean section - correct
answer ✔false
,more children die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than from
cancer, heart disease, pneumonia, child abuse, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, and
muscular dystrophy combined - correct answer ✔true
Cell division causing each chromosome to split lengthwise and double in
number is called - correct answer ✔mitosis
cell division in which each pair of chromosome splits so that one member of
each pair moves to the new cell, giving each cell 23 chromosomes is called -
correct answer ✔meiosis
The scientific term for fraternal twins that derive from two separate zygotes is -
correct answer ✔dizygotic twins
We begin life as a single cell called a - correct answer ✔zygote
during the second stage of prenatal development, the term for the developing
baby is - correct answer ✔fetus
environmental agents that can damage the embryo or fetus are called -
correct answer ✔teratogens
a life-threatening disease characterized by high blood pressure in the mother
during the second and third trimesters is called - correct answer ✔toxemia
this hormone is released from the pituitary gland during labor to stimulate
contractions powerful enough to expel the baby from the uterus - correct
answer ✔oxytocin
, the main reason for crying in infants can be attributed to - correct answer
✔pain
since neonates are nearsighted, they can best see objects that are - correct
answer ✔7-9 in. away
This measurement is based on a newborn's appearance, pulse, grimace,
activity level, and respiratory effort - correct answer ✔apgar
A newborn's skin is covered in soft hair called ________ and an oily white
substance called vernix. - correct answer ✔lanuga
Children placed in daycare are more aggressive than children who are cared
for in the home - correct answer ✔true
the head of a newborn child doubles in length by adulthood, but the legs
increase in length by about five times - correct answer ✔true
Infants double their birth weight within a year - correct answer ✔false
A 1-hour-old infant may imitate an adult who sticks out his or her tongue -
correct answer ✔true
Children are prewired to listen to language in such a way that they come to
understand the rules of grammar - correct answer ✔true
you can advance children's development of pronunciation by correcting their
errors - correct answer ✔false
your father determines whether you are female or male - correct answer
✔true
You can carry the genes for a deadly illness and not become sick yourself -
correct answer ✔true
sperm travel about at random inside the woman's reproductive tract - correct
answer ✔false
the same disease organism or chemical agent that can do serious damage to
a 6-week-old embryo may have little or no effect on a 4-month-old fetus -
correct answer ✔true
newly fertilized egg cells survive without any nourishment from the mother for
more than a week - correct answer ✔true
it is harmless to the embryo and fetus for a pregnant woman to have a couple
of glasses of wine in the evening with dinner - correct answer ✔false
After birth, babies are held upside down and slapped on the buttocks to
stimulate independent breathing - correct answer ✔false
In the united states, about 4 births in 10 are by cesarean section - correct
answer ✔false
,more children die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than from
cancer, heart disease, pneumonia, child abuse, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, and
muscular dystrophy combined - correct answer ✔true
Cell division causing each chromosome to split lengthwise and double in
number is called - correct answer ✔mitosis
cell division in which each pair of chromosome splits so that one member of
each pair moves to the new cell, giving each cell 23 chromosomes is called -
correct answer ✔meiosis
The scientific term for fraternal twins that derive from two separate zygotes is -
correct answer ✔dizygotic twins
We begin life as a single cell called a - correct answer ✔zygote
during the second stage of prenatal development, the term for the developing
baby is - correct answer ✔fetus
environmental agents that can damage the embryo or fetus are called -
correct answer ✔teratogens
a life-threatening disease characterized by high blood pressure in the mother
during the second and third trimesters is called - correct answer ✔toxemia
this hormone is released from the pituitary gland during labor to stimulate
contractions powerful enough to expel the baby from the uterus - correct
answer ✔oxytocin
, the main reason for crying in infants can be attributed to - correct answer
✔pain
since neonates are nearsighted, they can best see objects that are - correct
answer ✔7-9 in. away
This measurement is based on a newborn's appearance, pulse, grimace,
activity level, and respiratory effort - correct answer ✔apgar
A newborn's skin is covered in soft hair called ________ and an oily white
substance called vernix. - correct answer ✔lanuga
Children placed in daycare are more aggressive than children who are cared
for in the home - correct answer ✔true
the head of a newborn child doubles in length by adulthood, but the legs
increase in length by about five times - correct answer ✔true
Infants double their birth weight within a year - correct answer ✔false
A 1-hour-old infant may imitate an adult who sticks out his or her tongue -
correct answer ✔true
Children are prewired to listen to language in such a way that they come to
understand the rules of grammar - correct answer ✔true
you can advance children's development of pronunciation by correcting their
errors - correct answer ✔false
