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Human Anatomy and Physiology

General Directions: Write your answers in a one whole yellow paper or a bond paper. Please
utilize one side of the paper only. Download a scanner application on your android or apple
phones then scan the documents that you had written. Submit then the pdf format of your
scanned papers on the chat group that we had made on or before June 10, 2020. Please don’t
forget to write your names on your requirements.

Test II. Critical Thinking Questions.

Answer in a brief and concise manner.

1. Twenty-three year old Monica and her husband Bill are ready to start a family. They are both
avid bicyclists and weight-lifters who carefully watch what they eat and pride themselves on
their “buff” bodies. However, Monica is having difficulty becoming pregnant. She thinks it is
Bill’s fault. Monica hasn’t had a menstrual period for some time but informs the doctor that is
normal for her. After consulting with her physician, the doctor tells Monica that she needs to
cut back on her exercise routine and “put on some weight” in order to get pregnant. Monica is
outraged because she figures she will gain enough weight when she is pregnant! Explain to
Monica what had happened to her and why weight gain could help her achieve her goal of
pregnancy.

2. The term “progesterone” means “for gestation (or pregnancy),”Describe how progesterone
helps prepare the female body for pregnancy and helps maintain pregnancy.

3. After having borne five children. Mark’s wife Isabella insists that he have a vasectomy. Mark
is afraid that he will “dry up” and won’t be able to perform sexually. How can you reassure him
that his reproductive organs will function fine? Will Mark and Isabella be guaranteed that she
will not become pregnant immediately after the vasectomy?

4. Kathy is breast-feeding her infant and is experiencing what feels like early labor pains. What
is causing these painful feelings? Is there a benefit to them?

5. Jack has hemophilia, which is a sex-linked blood clotting disorder. He blames his father for
passing on the gene for hemophilia. Explain to Jack why his reasoning is wrong. How can Jack
have hemophilia if his parents do not?

6. Alisa has asked her obstetrician to save and freeze her baby’s cord blood after delivery in
case the child needs a future bone marrow transplant. What is in the baby’s cord blood that
could be used to treat future disorders in the child?