Author Question: To lessen the risk for neural tube defects, it is recommended that women eat fortified food and ... (Read 56 times)

anshika · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

To lessen the risk for neural tube defects, it is recommended that women eat fortified food and also:
a. take a multivitamin to provide added energy for tube formation.
b. exercise moderately three times a week during the first trimester.
c. take a folic acid supplement that is better absorbed than folate in foods.
d. increase fat-soluble vitamins that contribute to development of the nervous system.

Question 2

The critical period for the formation and closure of the neural tube that eventually develops to form the brain and spinal cord is at about:
a. two weeks.
b. six weeks.
c. three months.
d. six months.