HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Cesarean Section. Answer: Surgical childbirth in which the baby is
removed through the abdomen.
◉ Contraception. Answer: Any method of preventing conception.
◉ Ectopic Pregnancy. Answer: A dangerous pregnancy that develops in
one of the fallopian tubes or anywhere else outside of the uterus.
◉ Fertilization. Answer: The joining of an ovum and a sperm.
◉ Fetus. Answer: The infant developing from conception until birth.
◉ HIV. Answer: The virus that causes AIDS.
◉ HPV. Answer: Any of over 50 related viruses that can lead to genital
warts or cervical cancer.
, ◉ Monogamous. Answer: Having sexual relations with one partner only,
usually associated with long term relationships.
◉ Ovulation. Answer: The ripening and release of an ovum.
◉ Pap Smear. Answer: A test for cancer of the cervix.
◉ Postpartum Depression. Answer: The emotional depression a mother
or father experiences after the birth of an infant.
◉ Shaken Baby Syndrome. Answer: A collection of symptoms resulting
from violent shaking of an infant or young child.
◉ SIDS. Answer: The unexpected or unexplained death of an apparently
well infant.
◉ Sperm. Answer: The male cells of reproduction.
◉ Spontaneous Abortion. Answer: The expelling of a
zygote/embryo/fetus from the uterus not induced by medical means (it
happens naturally).
◉ STD. Answer: A sexually transmitted disease.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Cesarean Section. Answer: Surgical childbirth in which the baby is
removed through the abdomen.
◉ Contraception. Answer: Any method of preventing conception.
◉ Ectopic Pregnancy. Answer: A dangerous pregnancy that develops in
one of the fallopian tubes or anywhere else outside of the uterus.
◉ Fertilization. Answer: The joining of an ovum and a sperm.
◉ Fetus. Answer: The infant developing from conception until birth.
◉ HIV. Answer: The virus that causes AIDS.
◉ HPV. Answer: Any of over 50 related viruses that can lead to genital
warts or cervical cancer.
, ◉ Monogamous. Answer: Having sexual relations with one partner only,
usually associated with long term relationships.
◉ Ovulation. Answer: The ripening and release of an ovum.
◉ Pap Smear. Answer: A test for cancer of the cervix.
◉ Postpartum Depression. Answer: The emotional depression a mother
or father experiences after the birth of an infant.
◉ Shaken Baby Syndrome. Answer: A collection of symptoms resulting
from violent shaking of an infant or young child.
◉ SIDS. Answer: The unexpected or unexplained death of an apparently
well infant.
◉ Sperm. Answer: The male cells of reproduction.
◉ Spontaneous Abortion. Answer: The expelling of a
zygote/embryo/fetus from the uterus not induced by medical means (it
happens naturally).
◉ STD. Answer: A sexually transmitted disease.
