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A teratogen is most likely to cause __________.


A) a deformity of the limbs
B) aneuploidy
C) trisomy
D) nondisjunction
E) a mutation

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Senescence of the immune system makes older people more susceptible to cancer and infectious disease because of a decline in __________.


A) alpha and beta globulins
B) red blood cells and platelets
C) complement proteins
D) prothrombin and fibrinogen
E) antigen-presenting cells and helper T cells

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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Neonatal immunity depends on IgG and IgA acquired through the placenta and colostrum,respectively.

A) True
B) False

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During implantation,the trophoblast divides into a superficial layer called the __________,which is composed of a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm.


A) chorion
B) embryoblast
C) amnion
D) syncytiotrophoblast
E) cytotrophoblast

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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Primary germ layers are formed during __________


A) implantation
B) cleavage
C) conception
D) organogenesis
E) gastrulation

F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

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In fetal circulation,blood bypasses the lungs by flowing through the __________.


A) umbilical vein and umbilical arteries
B) fossa ovalis and umbilical arteries and vein
C) foramen ovale and ductus arteriosus
D) ductus venosus and ductus arteriosus
E) ligamentum venosum and ligamentum arteriosum

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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The placenta begins to form after week 8.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the folllowing lists the stages or structures of prenatal development in the correct order?


A) Cleavage,zygote,morula,blastocyst,embryo,fetus
B) Zygote,morula,blastocyst,cleavage,embryo,fetus
C) Zygote,cleavage,morula,blastocyst,embryo,fetus
D) Zygote,embryo,morula,blastocyst,cleavage,fetus
E) Embryo,zygote,blastocyst,cleavage,morula,fetus

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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