NURS EXAM|PRENTAL DEVELOPMENT CH3 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022/2023
MULTIPLECHOICE
Which of the following statements is supported by research on family size?
A) Parental quality declines as new children are born.
B) New births lead to an increase in maternal affection toward older siblings.
C) Limiting family size increases the chances of having children with high intelligence test scores.
D) As new children are born, parents tend to reallocate their
energies. Answer: D
Page Ref: 93
Skill: Understand
Objective: 3.1
Research shows that only children children with siblings.
A) are more intelligent than
B) are as well-adjusted as
C) have more emotional problems than
D) are less intelligent than
Answer: B
Page Ref: 94
Skill: Understand
Objective: 3.1
Which of the following statements about birthrate trends between 1970 and 2012 is true?
A) The birthrate increased during this period for women 20 to 24 years of age.
B) The birthrate decreased during this period for women 25 years of age and older.
C) For women in their thirties, the birthrate during this period rose nearly fivefold.
D) The greatest decline in the birthrate during this period was for women in their
thirties. Answer: C
Page Ref: 94
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.1
Research on childbearing reveals that
A) fertility problems do not increase for men between ages 25 and 45.
B) fertility problems among women do not show any increase until age 40.
C) reproductive technologies are equally successful among younger and older parents.
D) a 40-year-old man is less fertile than a 25-year-old
man. Answer: D
Page Ref: 94
Skill: Understand
Objective: 3.1
An ovum bursts from one of a woman’s two and is drawn into one of two .
A) ovaries; testes
B) fallopian tubes; ovaries
C) fallopian tubes; placentas
D) ovaries; fallopian tubes
Answer
:D Page Ref:
95 Skill:
Remember
Objective: 3.2
1
,NURS EXAM|PRENTAL DEVELOPMENT CH3 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022/2023
The secretes hormones that prepare the lining of the uterus to receive a fertilized ovum.
A) ovaries
B) corpus luteum
C) fallopian tubes
D) cervix
Answer: B
Page Ref: 95
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
The male produces sperm in the , two glands located in the .
A) penis; scrotum
B) scrotum; penis
C) testes; penis
D) testes; scrotum
Answer
:D Page Ref:
95 Skill:
Remember
Objective: 3.2
Sperm live for up to
A) twelve hours.
B) two days.
C) four days.
D) six days.
Answer: D
Page Ref: 96
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
The ovum can survive for after it is released into the fallopian tube.
A) a couple of hours
B) one day
C) four days
D) six days
Answer: B
Page Ref: 96
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
Most conceptions result from intercourse
A) during the first week of the menstrual cycle.
B) during the last week of the menstrual cycle.
C) on the day of ovulation or during the two days following it.
D) on the day of ovulation or during the two days preceding
it. Answer: D
Page Ref: 96
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
2
, NURS EXAM|PRENTAL DEVELOPMENT CH3 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022/2023
Following conception, the one-celled multiplies and forms a(n) .
A) blastocyst; zygote
B) blastocyst; embryo
C) zygote; blastocyst
D) embryo; fetus
Answer: C
Page Ref: 96
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
The germinal period lasts
A) for about 13 weeks, or a trimester.
B) from fertilization to implantation.
C) for about 6 weeks.
D) from conception to
fertilization. Answer: B
Page Ref: 97
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
The becomes the new organism.
A) embryonic disk
B) trophoblast
C) amnion
D) chorion
Answer: A
Page Ref: 97
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
The thin outer ring of cells on a blastocyst, termed the trophoblast, will become the
A) new organism’s skin and hair.
B) structures that provide protective covering and nourishment.
C) embryonic disk.
D) nervous system and skin.
Answer
:B Page Ref:
97 Skill:
Remember
Objective: 3.2
Between the seventh and the ninth days after fertilization, occurs.
A) the period of the embryo
B) the period of the fetus
C) implantation
D) cell duplication
Answer: C
Page Ref: 97
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
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ANSWERS 2022/2023
MULTIPLECHOICE
Which of the following statements is supported by research on family size?
A) Parental quality declines as new children are born.
B) New births lead to an increase in maternal affection toward older siblings.
C) Limiting family size increases the chances of having children with high intelligence test scores.
D) As new children are born, parents tend to reallocate their
energies. Answer: D
Page Ref: 93
Skill: Understand
Objective: 3.1
Research shows that only children children with siblings.
A) are more intelligent than
B) are as well-adjusted as
C) have more emotional problems than
D) are less intelligent than
Answer: B
Page Ref: 94
Skill: Understand
Objective: 3.1
Which of the following statements about birthrate trends between 1970 and 2012 is true?
A) The birthrate increased during this period for women 20 to 24 years of age.
B) The birthrate decreased during this period for women 25 years of age and older.
C) For women in their thirties, the birthrate during this period rose nearly fivefold.
D) The greatest decline in the birthrate during this period was for women in their
thirties. Answer: C
Page Ref: 94
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.1
Research on childbearing reveals that
A) fertility problems do not increase for men between ages 25 and 45.
B) fertility problems among women do not show any increase until age 40.
C) reproductive technologies are equally successful among younger and older parents.
D) a 40-year-old man is less fertile than a 25-year-old
man. Answer: D
Page Ref: 94
Skill: Understand
Objective: 3.1
An ovum bursts from one of a woman’s two and is drawn into one of two .
A) ovaries; testes
B) fallopian tubes; ovaries
C) fallopian tubes; placentas
D) ovaries; fallopian tubes
Answer
:D Page Ref:
95 Skill:
Remember
Objective: 3.2
1
,NURS EXAM|PRENTAL DEVELOPMENT CH3 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022/2023
The secretes hormones that prepare the lining of the uterus to receive a fertilized ovum.
A) ovaries
B) corpus luteum
C) fallopian tubes
D) cervix
Answer: B
Page Ref: 95
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
The male produces sperm in the , two glands located in the .
A) penis; scrotum
B) scrotum; penis
C) testes; penis
D) testes; scrotum
Answer
:D Page Ref:
95 Skill:
Remember
Objective: 3.2
Sperm live for up to
A) twelve hours.
B) two days.
C) four days.
D) six days.
Answer: D
Page Ref: 96
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
The ovum can survive for after it is released into the fallopian tube.
A) a couple of hours
B) one day
C) four days
D) six days
Answer: B
Page Ref: 96
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
Most conceptions result from intercourse
A) during the first week of the menstrual cycle.
B) during the last week of the menstrual cycle.
C) on the day of ovulation or during the two days following it.
D) on the day of ovulation or during the two days preceding
it. Answer: D
Page Ref: 96
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
2
, NURS EXAM|PRENTAL DEVELOPMENT CH3 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022/2023
Following conception, the one-celled multiplies and forms a(n) .
A) blastocyst; zygote
B) blastocyst; embryo
C) zygote; blastocyst
D) embryo; fetus
Answer: C
Page Ref: 96
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
The germinal period lasts
A) for about 13 weeks, or a trimester.
B) from fertilization to implantation.
C) for about 6 weeks.
D) from conception to
fertilization. Answer: B
Page Ref: 97
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
The becomes the new organism.
A) embryonic disk
B) trophoblast
C) amnion
D) chorion
Answer: A
Page Ref: 97
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
The thin outer ring of cells on a blastocyst, termed the trophoblast, will become the
A) new organism’s skin and hair.
B) structures that provide protective covering and nourishment.
C) embryonic disk.
D) nervous system and skin.
Answer
:B Page Ref:
97 Skill:
Remember
Objective: 3.2
Between the seventh and the ninth days after fertilization, occurs.
A) the period of the embryo
B) the period of the fetus
C) implantation
D) cell duplication
Answer: C
Page Ref: 97
Skill: Remember
Objective: 3.2
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