PTH_AS 2201 : Exam Guide
30 Oct 2014
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Exam will cover: chapters 1-3, notes, ecological approach to human development (bronfenbrenner, developmental factors (physical, cognitive, emotional and social, lifespan, influences of family, community, culture, developmental theories, research methods, prenatal development, birth, and the newborn. Format will be: 25 multiple choice questions, each worth 1 point, 4-6 short answer questions for a total of 25 points. , , , ultrasound, amniocentesis, , , , , sga, Placenta-permits food and oxygen to reach organism and waste to be removed. Blastocyst-fourth day fluid filled ball amniotic fluid-keeps temperature, shock absorbant age of viability-22 weeks possible life. Teratogen-environmental agent that causes damage during the prenatal period. Sex chrom abnormalities: problems with x or y chromosomes. Down syndrome: problems with 21st chromosome polygenic inheritance-many genes influence the characteristics in question (height, weight ect. ) Incomplete dominance: both alleles are expressed resulting in combined trait (sickle cell) X-linked: effects only the x chromosome in males (hemophilia) Dominant-recessive inheritance: only one allele affects the child"s characteristics.
