GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ACROSS
THE LIFESPAN STUDY SHEET 2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXPERT
VERIFIED
◉Prenatal Period. Answer: Development phase from conception to
birth.
◉Healthy Family System. Answer: Supportive environment for
family post-birth.
◉Complex Process of Birth. Answer: Multiple factors interact during
conception and pregnancy.
◉Fertilization. Answer: Union of egg and sperm to form zygote.
◉Implantation. Answer: Attachment of fertilized egg to uterus.
◉Gestation. Answer: Period of embryonic and fetal development.
,◉Placenta. Answer: Organ facilitating nutrient exchange between
mother and fetus.
◉Gamete. Answer: Reproductive cell containing half genetic
material.
◉Full term. Answer: Duration of pregnancy: 40 weeks or 9 months.
◉Trimesters. Answer: Three equal periods of gestation.
◉Nagele's rule. Answer: Method for estimating delivery date.
◉Zygote. Answer: Fertilized egg that develops into embryo.
◉Ovum. Answer: Female reproductive cell or egg.
◉Sperm. Answer: Male reproductive cell involved in fertilization.
◉Progesterone. Answer: Hormone supporting pregnancy and fetal
nutrition.
◉Congenital defect. Answer: Structural or functional abnormality
present at birth.
, ◉Genetic defect. Answer: Abnormality occurring at conception.
◉Chorionic villi. Answer: Tissue allowing nutrient exchange without
blood mixing.
◉hCG. Answer: Hormone indicating pregnancy, secreted by placenta.
◉Striae gravidarum. Answer: Stretch marks occurring during
pregnancy.
◉Chloasma. Answer: Skin pigmentation changes during pregnancy.
◉Linea nigra. Answer: Dark line on abdomen during pregnancy.
◉Apgar score. Answer: Assessment of newborn's condition at birth.
◉Meconium. Answer: Fetal stool, can indicate distress.
◉Fetal bradycardia. Answer: Heart rate < 100 bpm in full-term fetus.
THE LIFESPAN STUDY SHEET 2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXPERT
VERIFIED
◉Prenatal Period. Answer: Development phase from conception to
birth.
◉Healthy Family System. Answer: Supportive environment for
family post-birth.
◉Complex Process of Birth. Answer: Multiple factors interact during
conception and pregnancy.
◉Fertilization. Answer: Union of egg and sperm to form zygote.
◉Implantation. Answer: Attachment of fertilized egg to uterus.
◉Gestation. Answer: Period of embryonic and fetal development.
,◉Placenta. Answer: Organ facilitating nutrient exchange between
mother and fetus.
◉Gamete. Answer: Reproductive cell containing half genetic
material.
◉Full term. Answer: Duration of pregnancy: 40 weeks or 9 months.
◉Trimesters. Answer: Three equal periods of gestation.
◉Nagele's rule. Answer: Method for estimating delivery date.
◉Zygote. Answer: Fertilized egg that develops into embryo.
◉Ovum. Answer: Female reproductive cell or egg.
◉Sperm. Answer: Male reproductive cell involved in fertilization.
◉Progesterone. Answer: Hormone supporting pregnancy and fetal
nutrition.
◉Congenital defect. Answer: Structural or functional abnormality
present at birth.
, ◉Genetic defect. Answer: Abnormality occurring at conception.
◉Chorionic villi. Answer: Tissue allowing nutrient exchange without
blood mixing.
◉hCG. Answer: Hormone indicating pregnancy, secreted by placenta.
◉Striae gravidarum. Answer: Stretch marks occurring during
pregnancy.
◉Chloasma. Answer: Skin pigmentation changes during pregnancy.
◉Linea nigra. Answer: Dark line on abdomen during pregnancy.
◉Apgar score. Answer: Assessment of newborn's condition at birth.
◉Meconium. Answer: Fetal stool, can indicate distress.
◉Fetal bradycardia. Answer: Heart rate < 100 bpm in full-term fetus.
