In general, the greatest vulnerability to teratogens occurs during the ______ period of prenatal development.
A) the last part of the fetal
B) the embryonic
C) the zygotic
D) the germinal

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The embryonic period, which is from the third to the eighth week of gestation, is the period when the fetus is the most vulnerable to teratogens as the major organs and body systems are being formed during this time.

In General, the Greatest Vulnerability to Teratogens Occurs During the ______