Childbirth Educator Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy 3

Question 1

What is the term for the position in which the largest diameter of the fetal head has passed through the pelvic inlet?

Accepted Answer

Engagement

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Station

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Descent

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Extension

Question 2

What is the name of the dark pigmented line that often appears running vertically along the abdomen during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Linea nigra

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Striae gravidarum

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Melasma

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Chloasma

Question 3

Supine hypotensive syndrome in late pregnancy occurs because the gravid uterus compresses which vessel?

Accepted Answer

Inferior vena cava

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Aorta

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Portal vein

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Femoral artery

Question 4

Which of the following correctly describes the 'station' of fetal presentation during labor?

Accepted Answer

The position of the fetal head relative to the ischial spines

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The degree of cervical dilation

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The angle of the fetal spine relative to the maternal spine

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The flexion of the fetal head

Question 5

The process by which the fetal head rotates from a transverse position to an anteroposterior position as it descends through the pelvis is called:

Accepted Answer

Internal rotation

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Extension

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Restitution

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Flexion

Question 6

Which type of pelvis is considered most favorable for vaginal birth due to its wide, rounded shape?

Accepted Answer

Gynecoid

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Android

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Anthropoid

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Platypelloid

Question 7

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is the hormone detected by home pregnancy tests and is produced by which structure?

Accepted Answer

Trophoblast cells of the developing embryo

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Corpus luteum

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Anterior pituitary

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Decidua basalis