Study Questions for Chapter 23

1.  Which of the following time intervals best 4.  Which of the following is a parasite found in
describes the maximum susceptibility period? cats?
(A) Week 1 (A) Treponema pallidum
(B) Weeks 3–8 (B) Toxoplasma gondii
(C) Weeks 9–38 (C) Rubella virus
(D) Cytomegalovirus
2.  Which of the following time intervals best (E) Varicella zoster virus
describes the resistant period?
(A) Week 1 5.  Warfarin falls into which category of drugs?
(B) Weeks 3–8 (A) Category X drugs
(C) Weeks 9–38 (B) Category D drugs

3.  The most common viral infection is 6.  Valium falls into which category of drugs?
(A) cytomegalovirus (A) Category X drugs
(B) rubella virus (B) Category D drugs
(C) herpes virus type 2
(D) varicella zoster virus
(E) HIV

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 Answers and Explanations

1. B.  The embryonic period (weeks 3–8) is the time when the embryo is most susceptible to
teratogens because all organ morphogenesis occurs at this time.
2. A.  Week 1 is the resistant period when the conceptus demonstrates the “all-or-none”
phenomenon (i.e., the conceptus will either die as a result of the teratogen or survive
unaffected).
3. A.  Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common fetal infection and is the cause of cytomegalic
inclusion disease.
4. B.  Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite found in cats and may be transmitted to the fetus
transplacentally.
5. A.  Warfarin is a Category X drug.
6. B.  Valium is a Category D drug.

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