Principles of Anatomy and Physiology

15th Edition

ISBN: 9781119329398

Author: Gerard J Tortora, Bryan Derrickson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Principles of Anatomy and Physiology

Ch. 29 - 1. What is pregnancy? Ch. 29 - 2. What are the major events of each trimester? Ch. 29 - Prob. 3CP Ch. 29 - How is polyspermy prevented?Ch. 29 - Prob. 5CP Ch. 29 - Describe the layers of a blastocyst and their...Ch. 29 - Prob. 7CP Ch. 29 - 8. What are the functions of the trophoblast? Ch. 29 - How is the bilaminar embryonic disc formed? ^Ch. 29 - Prob. 10CP

Ch. 29 - Prob. 11CP Ch. 29 - When does gastrulation occur?Ch. 29 - Prob. 13CP Ch. 29 - Prob. 14CP Ch. 29 - Describe how neurulation occurs. Why is it...Ch. 29 - Prob. 16CP Ch. 29 - Prob. 17CP Ch. 29 - 18. How does the placenta form? Ch. 29 - Prob. 19CP Ch. 29 - Prob. 20CP Ch. 29 - What is the origin of the structures of the head...Ch. 29 - Prob. 22CP Ch. 29 - What changes occur in the limbs during the second...Ch. 29 - What are the general developmental trends during...Ch. 29 - Prob. 25CP Ch. 29 - 26. What are some of the symptoms of fetal alcohol...Ch. 29 - How does cigarette smoking affect embryonic and...Ch. 29 - What conditions can be detected using fetal...Ch. 29 - List the hormones involved in pregnancy, and...Ch. 29 - 30. What structural and functional changes occur...Ch. 29 - 31. Which changes in pregnancy have an effect on...Ch. 29 - Prob. 32CP Ch. 29 - Prob. 33CP Ch. 29 - What happens during the stage of dilation, the...Ch. 29 - Why are respiratory and cardiovascular adjustments...Ch. 29 - Which hormones contribute to lactation? What is...Ch. 29 - Prob. 37CP Ch. 29 - What do the terms genotype, phenotype, dominant,...Ch. 29 - What are genomic imprinting and nondisjunction?Ch. 29 - Give an example of incomplete dominance.Ch. 29 - 41. What is multiple-allele inheritance? Give an...Ch. 29 - Define complex inheritance and give an example.Ch. 29 - 43. Why does X-chromosome inactivation occur? Ch. 29 - Kathy is breastfeeding her infant and is...Ch. 29 - 2. Jack has hemophilia, which is a sex-linked...Ch. 29 - Alisa has asked her obstetrician to save and...

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