Quiz Chapter 2

A  All of these

B  Preeclampsia

C  Spontaneous abortion

D  Hyperemesis gravidarum

E  Ectopic pregnancy

A  is a procedure in which a sample of amniotic fluid is withdrawn for analysis.

B  is a procedure in which tissue from the placenta is removed and analyzed.

C  is the insertion of a tiny viewing scope into the mother’s uterus through the abdominal wall for a direct look at the embryo.

D  is a procedure which allows direct access to fetal DNA in the blood vessels of the umbilical cord for diagnosis.

A  Ultrasound

B  Embryoscopy

C  Amniocentesis

D  Chorionic villus sampling

A  Pregnant women should exercise strenuously to promote circulation.

B  Pregnant women should exercise moderately throughout their pregnancy.

C  Pregnant women should engage in exercises only in the first trimester as the risk of miscarriage is low.

D  Pregnant women should reduce all physical activities to the bare minimum in the last month of their pregnancy.

A  teratogen

B  estrogens

C  progestins

D  androgens

A  karotyping

B  bioacoustics

C  amniocentesis

D  ultrasound

A  ectoderm

B  amniotic sac

C  placenta

D  follicle

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  surrogacy

B  in vitro fertilization

C  gamete intrafallopian transfer

D  artificial insemination

A  dominant inheritance; recessive inheritance

B  phenotype; genotype

C  dominant inheritance; homozygosis

D  incomplete dominance; phenotype

A  XX; XY

B  XY; YX

C  XX; XO

D  YO; XO

A  mitosis

B  translocation

C  diffusion

D  meiosis

A  It results in two cells, each with 46 chromosomes.

B  It refers to the addition of an extra 21st chromosome.

C  It reduces the number of chromosomes by half.

D  It represents the process by which the egg and sperm combine.

A  28

B  46

C  23

D  25