Janet is one week overdue for her period, and a home pregnancy test confirmed th

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Janet is one week overdue for her period, and a home pregnancy test confirmed that she is pregnant. Janet tells you she is concerned about her embryo’s health because she has been drinking a lot of alcohol and not eating well during the last few weeks. Does she really need to worry?

A. Yes. Significant growth of the human nervous system occurs during the first month of pregnancy.

B. No. Significant development of the human nervous system does not occur until much later in pregnancy.

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Yes. Significant growth of the human nervous system occurs during the first month of pregnancy.The fetal nervous system starts developing in the first fe weeks of pregnancy that is why Janet needs to worry about alcohol drinking and dietary habits since it can have profound long term effects on the brain development of the child. A mere 16 days after conception, the fetus's neural plate forms.It grows longer and folds onto itself, until that fold morphs into a groove, and that groove turns into a tube, the neural tube. Once the neural tube closes, at around week 6 or week 7 of pregnancy, it curves and bulges into three sections, commonly known as the forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain. The heart and other organs also are starting to form. Structures necessary to the development of the eyes and ears develop. Small buds appear that will soon become arms.So,she needs to be careful from now on.

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