NEONATAL REFLEXES
This reflex makes a baby turn its head toward something that touches its cheek.
What is the rooting reflex?
This is the development of a baby before birth.
What is prenatal development?
Pregnancy is commonly divided into three periods called these.
What are trimesters?
This common barrier method helps prevent sperm from reaching an egg.
What is a condom?
The genetic makeup of an individual is called this.
What is genotype?
This reflex helps a baby suck when something touches the roof of its mouth.
What is the sucking reflex?
This is the first stage of prenatal development, beginning at conception.
What is the germinal stage?
This trimester covers approximately the first three months of pregnancy.
What is the first trimester?
This contraceptive method is usually taken as a pill and uses hormones to help prevent pregnancy.
What is the birth control pill?
The observable characteristics of an individual are called this.
What is phenotype?
When a baby hears a sudden loud sound, it may spread its arms and then bring them back toward its body.
What is the Moro reflex?
During this stage, the embryo begins to develop major organs and body structures.
What is the embryonic stage?
During this trimester, the fetus continues growing and the pregnancy often becomes more noticeable.
What is the second trimester?
This small device is placed inside the uterus to help prevent pregnancy.
What is an IUD?
Eye color, hair color, and height can be examples of this.
What is phenotype?
This reflex happens when a baby's palm is touched and the baby closes its fingers around the object.
What is the grasping reflex?
During this stage, the developing baby grows larger and its organs continue to mature.
What is the fetal stage?
During this trimester, the fetus continues developing and preparing for birth.
What is the third trimester?
This type of contraception uses hormones to prevent or reduce the chance of ovulation.
What is hormonal contraception?
Two people can have different genetic combinations but show the same observable trait. What are these genetic combinations called?
What are genotypes?
A doctor touches the sole of a baby's foot, and the baby's toes spread out. Which reflex is being observed?
What is the Babinski reflex?
The prenatal stages follow this order: germinal, embryonic, and ______.
What is the fetal stage?
A pregnancy moves from early development to continued growth and finally preparation for birth. What does this show?
What is the progression of prenatal development?
A person chooses a contraceptive method after considering how it works, its possible effects, and how it fits their situation. What kind of decision is this?
What is a family plan?
A person's genes influence their characteristics, but the environment can also affect how some traits develop. What two concepts help describe this?
What are genotype and phenotype?