WGU D202 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
COMPLETE TEST
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.
COMPLETE TEST
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.
