WGU D202 HUMAN GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT EXAM 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A AND B)
COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
/ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the embryonic period? - ✔✔Weeks 3-8 of pregnancy, formation of
placenta and brain development
What is the fetal period? - ✔✔From the end of the embryonic period until
the end of pregnancy, viability at 24 weeks
What influences sexual orientation? - ✔✔Genetics, birth order, hormones
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,What are some maternal factors that can affect fetal development? -
✔✔Age, environmental teratogens, diabetes, high blood pressure, Rh
factor, weight gain, stress, depression
What are some risks during pregnancy? - ✔✔Ectopic pregnancy,
preeclampsia, spontaneous abortion
How many stages are there in labor for vaginal delivery? - ✔✔Three
What are the other types of delivery? - ✔✔Cesarean and induced
What is the APGAR score? - ✔✔Assessment of newborn's heart rate,
muscle tone, reflexes, etc.
What is NBAS? - ✔✔Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale used to
assess newborns.
When does the postpartum phase begin and end? - ✔✔Begins after birth
and ends when mother's body returns to pre-pregnancy form.
What are maternal worries in the postpartum phase? - ✔✔Mother's needs
and changes in taking on new responsibilities.
What is postpartum anxiety? - ✔✔Elevated sense of worry about the infant
following childbirth.
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,What is postpartum depression? - ✔✔Unusual sadness occurring after
childbirth.
What is postpartum psychosis? - ✔✔Serious mental illness affecting new
mothers after childbirth.
Why should new mothers seek medical assistance for postpartum anxiety?
- ✔✔To address elevated worries about the infant.
What is physical growth? - ✔✔Increase in body size and organ size in
babies.
What does physical development aid in? - ✔✔Maintenance of healthy
weight, strong bones, muscles, and heart.
What is motor development? - ✔✔Physical growth and strengthening of
bones and muscles in children.
What do gross motor skills focus on? - ✔✔Large muscle groups controlling
head, torso, arms, and legs.
What is the cephalocaudal path of development? - ✔✔Development that
proceeds from head to tail.
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, What is the proximodistal path of development? - ✔✔Development that
proceeds from midline outward.
What is sensory development? - ✔✔Processes used to take in information
from the environment.
How can sensory processes be affected? - ✔✔By the infant's developing
motor abilities.
Why is nutrition important for health and development? - ✔✔It is related to
improved infant, child, and maternal health and stronger immune systems.
What is kwashiorkor? - ✔✔A disease caused by protein deficiency.
When does kwashiorkor often occur? - ✔✔After the birth of another sibling.
What are genes? - ✔✔Inherited building blocks that determine
development.
What is mitosis? - ✔✔Nucleus makes copy of chromosomes and splits into
two cells.
What happens in meiosis? - ✔✔Chromosomes duplicate and divide twice,
resulting in four cells.
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DEVELOPMENT EXAM 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A AND B)
COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
/ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the embryonic period? - ✔✔Weeks 3-8 of pregnancy, formation of
placenta and brain development
What is the fetal period? - ✔✔From the end of the embryonic period until
the end of pregnancy, viability at 24 weeks
What influences sexual orientation? - ✔✔Genetics, birth order, hormones
1
©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
,What are some maternal factors that can affect fetal development? -
✔✔Age, environmental teratogens, diabetes, high blood pressure, Rh
factor, weight gain, stress, depression
What are some risks during pregnancy? - ✔✔Ectopic pregnancy,
preeclampsia, spontaneous abortion
How many stages are there in labor for vaginal delivery? - ✔✔Three
What are the other types of delivery? - ✔✔Cesarean and induced
What is the APGAR score? - ✔✔Assessment of newborn's heart rate,
muscle tone, reflexes, etc.
What is NBAS? - ✔✔Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale used to
assess newborns.
When does the postpartum phase begin and end? - ✔✔Begins after birth
and ends when mother's body returns to pre-pregnancy form.
What are maternal worries in the postpartum phase? - ✔✔Mother's needs
and changes in taking on new responsibilities.
What is postpartum anxiety? - ✔✔Elevated sense of worry about the infant
following childbirth.
2
©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
,What is postpartum depression? - ✔✔Unusual sadness occurring after
childbirth.
What is postpartum psychosis? - ✔✔Serious mental illness affecting new
mothers after childbirth.
Why should new mothers seek medical assistance for postpartum anxiety?
- ✔✔To address elevated worries about the infant.
What is physical growth? - ✔✔Increase in body size and organ size in
babies.
What does physical development aid in? - ✔✔Maintenance of healthy
weight, strong bones, muscles, and heart.
What is motor development? - ✔✔Physical growth and strengthening of
bones and muscles in children.
What do gross motor skills focus on? - ✔✔Large muscle groups controlling
head, torso, arms, and legs.
What is the cephalocaudal path of development? - ✔✔Development that
proceeds from head to tail.
3
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, What is the proximodistal path of development? - ✔✔Development that
proceeds from midline outward.
What is sensory development? - ✔✔Processes used to take in information
from the environment.
How can sensory processes be affected? - ✔✔By the infant's developing
motor abilities.
Why is nutrition important for health and development? - ✔✔It is related to
improved infant, child, and maternal health and stronger immune systems.
What is kwashiorkor? - ✔✔A disease caused by protein deficiency.
When does kwashiorkor often occur? - ✔✔After the birth of another sibling.
What are genes? - ✔✔Inherited building blocks that determine
development.
What is mitosis? - ✔✔Nucleus makes copy of chromosomes and splits into
two cells.
What happens in meiosis? - ✔✔Chromosomes duplicate and divide twice,
resulting in four cells.
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