BIOD 121 Module 6 Exam Prep
– Practice Questions &
Answers
Healthy pregnancyANSWER ✨✔---adequate intake of vitamins and minerals
healthy body weight
controlling existing health conditions
avoidance of teratogens
TeratogensANSWER ✨✔---compounds that can increase the risk of a birth defect
caffeine, drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
Tobacco: miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm delivery, and low birth weight infants
alcohol: FAS, physical and mental disabilities and growth retardation
drugs: low birth weight, preterm delivery, miscarriage, birth defects, and infant addiction.
Blastogenic stageANSWER ✨✔---(Day 1 to 14): A period of rapid cell division Day 14: An embryo is
formed.
, Embryonic stageANSWER ✨✔---(Week 2 to 8): The organ system develops. Week 5: The heart
begins to beat. Week 8: The embryo is now known as a fetus.
Fetal StageANSWER ✨✔---(Week 9 to 40): Period of continual growth and development
zygoteANSWER ✨✔---formed from combination of egg and sperm
placentaANSWER ✨✔---provides oxygen and nutrients from the mother's blood to the fetus and
also allows for the transfer of waste from the fetus and into the mother's system for excretion
first trimesterANSWER ✨✔---exposure to toxins and inadequate nutrient intake can have an
adverse effect on the fetus
quality of the mother's diet is more important than the quantity
second trimesterANSWER ✨✔---development of the hands, feet, arms, and legs occurs, and the
fetus begins to resemble a baby
physiological changes to mom's body in order to support the pregnancy and prepare for birth.
third trimesterANSWER ✨✔---fetus will double in length and will increase weight to approximately
7 to 9 pounds.
low birth weight (LBW)ANSWER ✨✔---a birth weight of less than 5.5 pounds
small for gestational age (SGA)ANSWER ✨✔---an infant small in size, measured relative to its
gestational stage
calorie during pregnancyANSWER ✨✔---quality more important than quantity
need for certain nutrients increase by 50% during pregnancy.
calorie needs during the second and third trimester only increases by approximately 20%.
– Practice Questions &
Answers
Healthy pregnancyANSWER ✨✔---adequate intake of vitamins and minerals
healthy body weight
controlling existing health conditions
avoidance of teratogens
TeratogensANSWER ✨✔---compounds that can increase the risk of a birth defect
caffeine, drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
Tobacco: miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm delivery, and low birth weight infants
alcohol: FAS, physical and mental disabilities and growth retardation
drugs: low birth weight, preterm delivery, miscarriage, birth defects, and infant addiction.
Blastogenic stageANSWER ✨✔---(Day 1 to 14): A period of rapid cell division Day 14: An embryo is
formed.
, Embryonic stageANSWER ✨✔---(Week 2 to 8): The organ system develops. Week 5: The heart
begins to beat. Week 8: The embryo is now known as a fetus.
Fetal StageANSWER ✨✔---(Week 9 to 40): Period of continual growth and development
zygoteANSWER ✨✔---formed from combination of egg and sperm
placentaANSWER ✨✔---provides oxygen and nutrients from the mother's blood to the fetus and
also allows for the transfer of waste from the fetus and into the mother's system for excretion
first trimesterANSWER ✨✔---exposure to toxins and inadequate nutrient intake can have an
adverse effect on the fetus
quality of the mother's diet is more important than the quantity
second trimesterANSWER ✨✔---development of the hands, feet, arms, and legs occurs, and the
fetus begins to resemble a baby
physiological changes to mom's body in order to support the pregnancy and prepare for birth.
third trimesterANSWER ✨✔---fetus will double in length and will increase weight to approximately
7 to 9 pounds.
low birth weight (LBW)ANSWER ✨✔---a birth weight of less than 5.5 pounds
small for gestational age (SGA)ANSWER ✨✔---an infant small in size, measured relative to its
gestational stage
calorie during pregnancyANSWER ✨✔---quality more important than quantity
need for certain nutrients increase by 50% during pregnancy.
calorie needs during the second and third trimester only increases by approximately 20%.
