Author Question: The term age of viability refers to the point at which a. a child will definitely survive if ... (Read 83 times)

ts19998 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The term age of viability refers to the point at which

a. a child will definitely survive if born.
b. survival outside the uterus might be possible.
c. the embryo no longer requires oxygen from its mother.
d. the heart starts beating.

Question 2

Maria, who just found out she is pregnant, wonders at what point her baby will be able to hear. A competent doctor would tell her that her baby's sensory organs

a. begin to function during the embryonic phase.
b. will be functioning by the end of the second trimester.
c. do not function prior to the eighth or ninth month of pregnancy.
d. will not function prior to birth.