WGU D202 Human Growth and
Development WITH EXPERT
FEEDBACK | 2025\ 2026
UPDATED EXAM A+ GRADED
TEST
What is the embryonic period? - answ✔ ✔ -Weeks 3-8 of pregnancy, formation of placenta and brain
development
What is the fetal period? - answ✔ ✔ -From the end of the embryonic period until the end of
pregnancy, viability at 24 weeks
What influences sexual orientation? - answ✔ ✔ -Genetics, birth order, hormones
What are some maternal factors that can affect fetal development? - answ✔ ✔ -Age, environmental
teratogens, diabetes, high blood pressure, Rh factor, weight gain, stress, depression
,What are some risks during pregnancy? - answ✔ ✔ -Ectopic pregnancy, preeclampsia, spontaneous
abortion
How many stages are there in labor for vaginal delivery? - answ✔ ✔ -Three
What are the other types of delivery? - answ✔ ✔ -Cesarean and induced
What is the APGAR score? - answ✔ ✔ -Assessment of newborn's heart rate, muscle tone, reflexes,
etc.
What is NBAS? - answ✔ ✔ -Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale used to assess newborns.
When does the postpartum phase begin and end? - answ✔ ✔ -Begins after birth and ends when
mother's body returns to pre-pregnancy form.
What are maternal worries in the postpartum phase? - answ✔ ✔ -Mother's needs and changes in
taking on new responsibilities.
What is postpartum anxiety? - answ✔ ✔ -Elevated sense of worry about the infant following
childbirth.
What is postpartum depression? - answ✔ ✔ -Unusual sadness occurring after childbirth.
What is postpartum psychosis? - answ✔ ✔ -Serious mental illness affecting new mothers after
childbirth.
Why should new mothers seek medical assistance for postpartum anxiety? - answ✔ ✔ -To address
elevated worries about the infant.
What is physical growth? - answ✔ ✔ -Increase in body size and organ size in babies.
,What does physical development aid in? - answ✔ ✔ -Maintenance of healthy weight, strong bones,
muscles, and heart.
What is motor development? - answ✔ ✔ -Physical growth and strengthening of bones and muscles in
children.
What do gross motor skills focus on? - answ✔ ✔ -Large muscle groups controlling head, torso, arms,
and legs.
What is the cephalocaudal path of development? - answ✔ ✔ -Development that proceeds from head
to tail.
What is the proximodistal path of development? - answ✔ ✔ -Development that proceeds from
midline outward.
What is sensory development? - answ✔ ✔ -Processes used to take in information from the
environment.
How can sensory processes be affected? - answ✔ ✔ -By the infant's developing motor abilities.
Why is nutrition important for health and development? - answ✔ ✔ -It is related to improved infant,
child, and maternal health and stronger immune systems.
What is kwashiorkor? - answ✔ ✔ -A disease caused by protein deficiency.
When does kwashiorkor often occur? - answ✔ ✔ -After the birth of another sibling.
What are genes? - answ✔ ✔ -Inherited building blocks that determine development.
, What is mitosis? - answ✔ ✔ -Nucleus makes copy of chromosomes and splits into two cells.
What happens in meiosis? - answ✔ ✔ -Chromosomes duplicate and divide twice, resulting in four
cells.
What is genotype? - answ✔ ✔ -Sum total of inherited genes.
What is phenotype? - answ✔ ✔ -Features that are expressed.
What are dominant genes? - answ✔ ✔ -Express themselves in phenotype.
What are recessive genes? - answ✔ ✔ -Express themselves only when paired with similar gene.
What disorders are linked to genetics? - answ✔ ✔ -Sickle cell disease, Tay-Sachs disease, Tourette's
syndrome, fragile X syndrome, hemophilia.
What is a chromosomal abnormality? - answ✔ ✔ -Inheriting too many or too few chromosomes.
What are teratogens? - answ✔ ✔ -Environmental factors that can cause disorders in infants.
What are examples of teratogens? - answ✔ ✔ -Smoking, binge drinking, mercury exposure, rubella.
What is synaptogenesis? - answ✔ ✔ -Rapid growth of synapses in the brain.
What is synaptic pruning? - answ✔ ✔ -Elimination of unnecessary synapses.
What is neuroplasticity? - answ✔ ✔ -Brain's ability to change and adapt.
Where does most neural activity occur in the infant brain? - answ✔ ✔ -Cortex.
Development WITH EXPERT
FEEDBACK | 2025\ 2026
UPDATED EXAM A+ GRADED
TEST
What is the embryonic period? - answ✔ ✔ -Weeks 3-8 of pregnancy, formation of placenta and brain
development
What is the fetal period? - answ✔ ✔ -From the end of the embryonic period until the end of
pregnancy, viability at 24 weeks
What influences sexual orientation? - answ✔ ✔ -Genetics, birth order, hormones
What are some maternal factors that can affect fetal development? - answ✔ ✔ -Age, environmental
teratogens, diabetes, high blood pressure, Rh factor, weight gain, stress, depression
,What are some risks during pregnancy? - answ✔ ✔ -Ectopic pregnancy, preeclampsia, spontaneous
abortion
How many stages are there in labor for vaginal delivery? - answ✔ ✔ -Three
What are the other types of delivery? - answ✔ ✔ -Cesarean and induced
What is the APGAR score? - answ✔ ✔ -Assessment of newborn's heart rate, muscle tone, reflexes,
etc.
What is NBAS? - answ✔ ✔ -Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale used to assess newborns.
When does the postpartum phase begin and end? - answ✔ ✔ -Begins after birth and ends when
mother's body returns to pre-pregnancy form.
What are maternal worries in the postpartum phase? - answ✔ ✔ -Mother's needs and changes in
taking on new responsibilities.
What is postpartum anxiety? - answ✔ ✔ -Elevated sense of worry about the infant following
childbirth.
What is postpartum depression? - answ✔ ✔ -Unusual sadness occurring after childbirth.
What is postpartum psychosis? - answ✔ ✔ -Serious mental illness affecting new mothers after
childbirth.
Why should new mothers seek medical assistance for postpartum anxiety? - answ✔ ✔ -To address
elevated worries about the infant.
What is physical growth? - answ✔ ✔ -Increase in body size and organ size in babies.
,What does physical development aid in? - answ✔ ✔ -Maintenance of healthy weight, strong bones,
muscles, and heart.
What is motor development? - answ✔ ✔ -Physical growth and strengthening of bones and muscles in
children.
What do gross motor skills focus on? - answ✔ ✔ -Large muscle groups controlling head, torso, arms,
and legs.
What is the cephalocaudal path of development? - answ✔ ✔ -Development that proceeds from head
to tail.
What is the proximodistal path of development? - answ✔ ✔ -Development that proceeds from
midline outward.
What is sensory development? - answ✔ ✔ -Processes used to take in information from the
environment.
How can sensory processes be affected? - answ✔ ✔ -By the infant's developing motor abilities.
Why is nutrition important for health and development? - answ✔ ✔ -It is related to improved infant,
child, and maternal health and stronger immune systems.
What is kwashiorkor? - answ✔ ✔ -A disease caused by protein deficiency.
When does kwashiorkor often occur? - answ✔ ✔ -After the birth of another sibling.
What are genes? - answ✔ ✔ -Inherited building blocks that determine development.
, What is mitosis? - answ✔ ✔ -Nucleus makes copy of chromosomes and splits into two cells.
What happens in meiosis? - answ✔ ✔ -Chromosomes duplicate and divide twice, resulting in four
cells.
What is genotype? - answ✔ ✔ -Sum total of inherited genes.
What is phenotype? - answ✔ ✔ -Features that are expressed.
What are dominant genes? - answ✔ ✔ -Express themselves in phenotype.
What are recessive genes? - answ✔ ✔ -Express themselves only when paired with similar gene.
What disorders are linked to genetics? - answ✔ ✔ -Sickle cell disease, Tay-Sachs disease, Tourette's
syndrome, fragile X syndrome, hemophilia.
What is a chromosomal abnormality? - answ✔ ✔ -Inheriting too many or too few chromosomes.
What are teratogens? - answ✔ ✔ -Environmental factors that can cause disorders in infants.
What are examples of teratogens? - answ✔ ✔ -Smoking, binge drinking, mercury exposure, rubella.
What is synaptogenesis? - answ✔ ✔ -Rapid growth of synapses in the brain.
What is synaptic pruning? - answ✔ ✔ -Elimination of unnecessary synapses.
What is neuroplasticity? - answ✔ ✔ -Brain's ability to change and adapt.
Where does most neural activity occur in the infant brain? - answ✔ ✔ -Cortex.
