Author Question: What name is given to the time period during which irreversible damage to the fetus may occur from ... (Read 24 times)

rmenurse · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

What name is given to the time period during which irreversible damage to the fetus may occur from specific events such as malnutrition or exposure to toxins?

a. Period of maximal sensitivity
b. Critical period
c. Fertility period
d. Conceptual period
e. Teratogenic period

Question 2

What is the placenta?

a. An organ from which the infant receives nourishment
b. A muscular organ within which the infant develops before birth
c. The developing infant from the eighth week after conception until birth
d. The developing infant during its second through eighth week after conception
e. The sac in which the developing infant is contained prior to birth