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D202 WGU EXAM| WGU D202 HUMAN
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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.
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.
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What is mitosis? -- ANSWER--Nucleus makes copy of chromosomes and splits
into two cells.
What happens in meiosis? -- ANSWER--Chromosomes duplicate and divide
twice, resulting in four cells.
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.
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What is physical growth? -- ANSWER--Increase in body size and organ size in
babies.
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
What is genotype? -- ANSWER--Sum total of inherited genes.
What is phenotype? -- ANSWER--Features that are expressed.
D202 WGU EXAM| WGU D202 HUMAN
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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.
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.
, Page 3 of 53
What is mitosis? -- ANSWER--Nucleus makes copy of chromosomes and splits
into two cells.
What happens in meiosis? -- ANSWER--Chromosomes duplicate and divide
twice, resulting in four cells.
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.
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What is physical growth? -- ANSWER--Increase in body size and organ size in
babies.
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
What is genotype? -- ANSWER--Sum total of inherited genes.
What is phenotype? -- ANSWER--Features that are expressed.
