The nurse is teaching a prenatal class to prospective parents. Which route of exposure does the nurse teach is involved in the development of fetal alcohol syndrome?
A) Inhalation
B) Ingestion
C) Dermal absorption
D) Transplacental
D) Transplacental
Explanation: A) The actual route of exposure–how the contaminant contacts or enters the human body–can be through inhalation, ingestion, dermal absorption, or transplacentally. Inhalation occurs through the lungs.
B) The actual route of exposure–how the contaminant contacts of enters the human body–can be through inhalation, ingestion, dermal absorption, or transplacentally. Ingestion occurs through the gastrointestinal tract.
C) The actual route of exposure–how the contaminant contacts of enters the human body–can be through inhalation, ingestion, dermal absorption, or transplacentally. Dermal absorption occurs through the skin and mucous membranes.
D) The actual route of exposure–how the contaminant contacts of enters the human body–can be through inhalation, ingestion, dermal absorption, or transplacentally. The transfer of a substance, such as alcohol, from the mother to fetus occurs transplacentally.
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