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? - answer Weeks 3-8 of pregnancy, formation of placenta
and brain development
What is the fetal period? - answanswers fromerFrom 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.
What happens in meiosis? – answer Chromosomes duplicate and divide twice, resulting
in four cells.
, What is genotype? – answer Sum total of inherited genes.
What is phenotype? – answer Features that are expressed.
What are dominant genes? – answer Express themselves in phenotype.
What are recessive genes? – answer Express themselves only when paired with similar
gene.
What disorders are linked to genetics? – answer Sickle cell disease, Tay-Sachs
disease, Tourette's syndrome, fragile X syndrome, hemophilia.
What is a chromosomal abnormality? – answer Inheriting too many or too few
chromosomes.
What are teratogens? – answer Environmental factors that can cause disorders in
infants.
What are examples of teratogens? – answer Smoking, binge drinking, mercury
exposure, rubella.
What is synaptogenesis? – answer Rapid growth of synapses in the brain.
What is synaptic pruning? - answer elimination of unnecessary synapses.
What is neuroplasticity? - answer Brain’s ability to change and adapt.
Where does most neural activity occur in the infant brain? – answer Cortex.
How many hemispheres does the brain cortex have? – answer Two.
How many lobes are in each hemisphere of the brain? – answer Four.
What are the folds separating the lobes called? – answer Fissures.
What is the average amount of sleep for a newborn? – answer Approximately 16.5
hours per 24-hour period.
What percentage of sleep time do newborns spend in the REM phase? – answer Close
to 50 percent.
What are the grasping and stepping reflexes eventually replaced by? – answer More
voluntary behaviors.
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? - answer Weeks 3-8 of pregnancy, formation of placenta
and brain development
What is the fetal period? - answanswers fromerFrom 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.
What happens in meiosis? – answer Chromosomes duplicate and divide twice, resulting
in four cells.
, What is genotype? – answer Sum total of inherited genes.
What is phenotype? – answer Features that are expressed.
What are dominant genes? – answer Express themselves in phenotype.
What are recessive genes? – answer Express themselves only when paired with similar
gene.
What disorders are linked to genetics? – answer Sickle cell disease, Tay-Sachs
disease, Tourette's syndrome, fragile X syndrome, hemophilia.
What is a chromosomal abnormality? – answer Inheriting too many or too few
chromosomes.
What are teratogens? – answer Environmental factors that can cause disorders in
infants.
What are examples of teratogens? – answer Smoking, binge drinking, mercury
exposure, rubella.
What is synaptogenesis? – answer Rapid growth of synapses in the brain.
What is synaptic pruning? - answer elimination of unnecessary synapses.
What is neuroplasticity? - answer Brain’s ability to change and adapt.
Where does most neural activity occur in the infant brain? – answer Cortex.
How many hemispheres does the brain cortex have? – answer Two.
How many lobes are in each hemisphere of the brain? – answer Four.
What are the folds separating the lobes called? – answer Fissures.
What is the average amount of sleep for a newborn? – answer Approximately 16.5
hours per 24-hour period.
What percentage of sleep time do newborns spend in the REM phase? – answer Close
to 50 percent.
What are the grasping and stepping reflexes eventually replaced by? – answer More
voluntary behaviors.
