HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 3 EXAM SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
◉ What is the fetal period?
Answer: From 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.
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 3 EXAM SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
◉ What is the fetal period?
Answer: From 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.
