OB FINAL EXAM REVIEW 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
● What is the form cell division that produces gametes. It rests in a cell
that contains 23 chromosomes? Answer: meiosis
● What is it called when a substance or exposure causes abnormal
development of the embryo/fetus? Answer: teratogen
● Twins that are formed from one fertilized ovum that then divides.
They are called? Answer: Monozygotic twins
● Shunt that allows most of fetal blood to bypass the liver and pass into
the inferior vena cava? Answer: ductus venosus
● What is it called when menstrual bleeding no longer occurs? Answer:
Amenorrhea
● Chadwick's sign? Answer: when the cervix and vaginal are violet-
bluish in color
● What is Nagel's Rule? Answer: LNMP-3months+7 days
,● What is a positive sign of pregnancy? Answer: 10 weeks gestation,
fetal heart sounds that can be heard.
● Diane's last menses began on May 5, 2012, and it's last day occurred
May 10, 2012. What is her EDC? Answer: February 12, 2013
● The relationship of the presenting part of the fetus in the ischial spine?
Answer: Station
● During the second stage of labor the contractions and pushing effort
help to birth the baby. What mechanism of labor is this? Answer: The
primary powers of labor
● What phase of labor is the pt in if she is is 3cm dilated, having
contractions 4-8 minutes apart, shes talking, and excited about the labor
process? Answer: Latent phase of labor
● What is the most common complication of an epidural anesthesia?
Answer: maternal hypotension
● What is the position called when the hands and knees position is most
helpful during labor when the fetus is in the presentation/ Answer: OP or
"sunny side up"
, ● What is the yellowish and thick discharge from the woman's breast
called? Answer: colostrum
● Diastasis Recti Abdominis Answer: separation of the abdominal wall
muscles related to the enlargement of the uterus on the abdominal
musculature
● Episiotomy Answer: surgical incision to facilitate birth
● Post partum hemorrhage? Answer: 1300ml of blood loss for a cesarean
section
● Uterine Atony Answer: Failure of the uterine muscle to contract
firmly, It is the most frequent cause of excessive postpartum bleeding.
● What is APGAR? Answer: A score which can alert nurses to the
possibility that a birth injury occurred or a congenital anomaly is present
● Hypospadius? Answer: when the urinary meatus opens below the
glans penis or anywhere along the ventral surface of the penis, scrotum,
or peritoneum
● What is gastroschisis? Answer: herniation of the bowel through a
defect in the abdominal wall to the right of the umbilical cord. No
membranes cover the contents.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
● What is the form cell division that produces gametes. It rests in a cell
that contains 23 chromosomes? Answer: meiosis
● What is it called when a substance or exposure causes abnormal
development of the embryo/fetus? Answer: teratogen
● Twins that are formed from one fertilized ovum that then divides.
They are called? Answer: Monozygotic twins
● Shunt that allows most of fetal blood to bypass the liver and pass into
the inferior vena cava? Answer: ductus venosus
● What is it called when menstrual bleeding no longer occurs? Answer:
Amenorrhea
● Chadwick's sign? Answer: when the cervix and vaginal are violet-
bluish in color
● What is Nagel's Rule? Answer: LNMP-3months+7 days
,● What is a positive sign of pregnancy? Answer: 10 weeks gestation,
fetal heart sounds that can be heard.
● Diane's last menses began on May 5, 2012, and it's last day occurred
May 10, 2012. What is her EDC? Answer: February 12, 2013
● The relationship of the presenting part of the fetus in the ischial spine?
Answer: Station
● During the second stage of labor the contractions and pushing effort
help to birth the baby. What mechanism of labor is this? Answer: The
primary powers of labor
● What phase of labor is the pt in if she is is 3cm dilated, having
contractions 4-8 minutes apart, shes talking, and excited about the labor
process? Answer: Latent phase of labor
● What is the most common complication of an epidural anesthesia?
Answer: maternal hypotension
● What is the position called when the hands and knees position is most
helpful during labor when the fetus is in the presentation/ Answer: OP or
"sunny side up"
, ● What is the yellowish and thick discharge from the woman's breast
called? Answer: colostrum
● Diastasis Recti Abdominis Answer: separation of the abdominal wall
muscles related to the enlargement of the uterus on the abdominal
musculature
● Episiotomy Answer: surgical incision to facilitate birth
● Post partum hemorrhage? Answer: 1300ml of blood loss for a cesarean
section
● Uterine Atony Answer: Failure of the uterine muscle to contract
firmly, It is the most frequent cause of excessive postpartum bleeding.
● What is APGAR? Answer: A score which can alert nurses to the
possibility that a birth injury occurred or a congenital anomaly is present
● Hypospadius? Answer: when the urinary meatus opens below the
glans penis or anywhere along the ventral surface of the penis, scrotum,
or peritoneum
● What is gastroschisis? Answer: herniation of the bowel through a
defect in the abdominal wall to the right of the umbilical cord. No
membranes cover the contents.
