mod 6 outcomes - correct answer 1: Describe the stages of pregnancy and importance of nutrition from birth to death
2: Identify nutrition specific
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3: Examine the impact that dietary choices, lifestyle and physical activity have on one's health
what factors during pregnancy can all affect the health of the baby? - correct answer social
health
environmental nutritional factors
creating a healthy environment begins________ to conception - correct answer prior
ways to improve the odds of a healthy pregnancy for both mom and the baby - correct answer adequate intake of vitamins and minerals
healthy body weight
controlling existing health conditions
avoidance of teratogens
Teratogens are - correct answer (compounds that can increase the risk of a birth defect)
Examples of teratogens include - correct answer smoking, caffeine, medications, recreational drugs, tobacco and alcohol.
key developmental stages - correct answer Fertilization
Blastogenic stage
Embryonic stage
End of first trimester
Fetal Stage
Tobacco use can - correct answer increase the risk for miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm delivery, and low birth weight infants
Alcohol use - correct answer is linked to a risk for fetal alcohol syndrome, which results in physical and mental disabilities and growth retardation
drug use - correct answer increases the risk for low birth weight, preterm delivery, miscarriage, birth defects, and infant addiction.
Fertilization - correct answer (Day 0): An egg and sperm unite and produce a zygote.
blastogenic stage - correct answer (Day 1 to 14): A period of rapid cell divisionDay 14: An embryo is formed.
embryonic stage - correct answer (Week 2 to 8): The organ system develops.Week 5: The heart begins to beat.Week 8: The embryo is now known as a fetus.
end of first trimester - correct answer Most organs are formed, and the fetus can move.
fetal stage - correct answer (Week 9 to 40): Period of continual growth and development
Beginning at conception, an egg and sperm unite and produce a - correct answer zygote
after the zygote is produced, over the next 14 days cell division occurs rapidly and is referred to as which stage? - correct answer blastogenic stage [Show Less]