PS Prenatal Quiz

Fertilization usually takes place in the fallopian tube.

True

As many as 50 percent of zygotes do not survive the first two weeks.

False

During the period of the fetus, the most rapid prenatal changes take place.

False

At first, the nervous system develops the fastest.

True

In the second month of pregnancy, the eyes, ears, nose, jaw, and neck form.

True

The period of the fetus is the longest prenatal period.

True

Brain weight doubles from the 20th week until birth.

False

The age of viability occurs sometime between 22 and 26 weeks.

True

By 28 weeks, fetuses are awake about 30 percent of the time.

False

Higher fetal activity in the last weeks of pregnancy predict a more passive infant in the first month of life.

False

Each year, 1 percent of all children in developed countries are conceived through in vitro fertilization.

True

The success rate for donor insemination is only 30 to 40 percent.

False

At present, not enough is known about the psychological consequences of being a product of reproductive technologies.

True

One-fourth of all couples who try to conceive discover that they are infertile.

False

Because surrogacy usually involves the wealthy as contractors for infants and the less economically advantaged as surrogates, it may promote the exploitation of financially needy women.

True

In the United States, doctors are not required to keep records of donor characteristics.

False