AND DEVELOPMENT OA AND
PA TEST BANK 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 500
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS //
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What is the embryonic period? - ANSWER ✔✔Weeks 3-8 of
pregnancy, formation of placenta and brain development
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.
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, 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.
When does kwashiorkor often occur? - ANSWER ✔✔After the birth of
another sibling.
What are genes? - ANSWER ✔✔Inherited building blocks that
determine development.