Alcohol abuse during pregnancy can result in which of the following? A. Physical deformities

B. Holoprosencephaly
C. Cognitive, motor, and behavioral problems
D. Both A and C
E. All of the above


ANS: D
Rationale: Alcohol abuse during pregnancy can result in fetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol-related birth defects. Fetal alcohol syndrome consists of central nervous system impairments, growth deficiencies before and/or after birth, and facial abnormalities. Alcohol-related birth defects include a milder series of characteristic facial abnormalities, as well as cognitive, motor, and behavioral problems. Holoprosencephaly is a genetic forebrain malformation characterized by the formation of a single cerebral hemisphere and severe facial deformities.

Health & Biomechanics

You might also like to view...

If cells are not perfectly flat on a prepared slide, the hybridization efficiency in FISH procedures

suffers. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Health & Biomechanics

You are building a medical term using the root hepat. Which of the following suffixes would require you to use a combining vowel?

A) -ectomy B) -ic C) -logy D) -itis

Health & Biomechanics

Creatinine is another name for

A. carbon dioxide B. glucose C. urea D. nitrogen

Health & Biomechanics

__________ yoga concentrates on awareness of breath, while __________ yoga is the path to self-realization and enlightenment

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Health & Biomechanics