MIDWIFERY ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY YEAR 1
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How long does capacitation take? - ✔✔7 hours
✔✔What is hyperstimulation? - ✔✔More than 5 contractions in 10 minutes, in induced
labour.
✔✔What is the linea negra? - ✔✔A brown line that runs from the umbilicus to the pubic
area.
✔✔Why is the postnatal woman at increased risk of developing a thromboembolism? -
✔✔She has an increase in clotting factors.
✔✔The blastocyst consists of 2 parts - what are they? - ✔✔The trophoblast and the
inner cell mass.
✔✔What are the alternative names for the anterior and posterior fontanelles? -
✔✔Bregma and lambda, respectively.
✔✔The lower uterine segment is formed from what? - ✔✔The isthmus.
✔✔What is chloasma? - ✔✔A skin condition that occurs on the face - dark brown
discolouration caused by oestrogen and progesterone.
✔✔The inner cell mass of the blastocyst develops into what? - ✔✔The embryo, amnion
and umbilical cord.
✔✔Name the 4 bones of the pelvis. - ✔✔Innominate bones x2
Sacrum
Coccyx
✔✔What does amenorrhoea mean? - ✔✔Failure to menstruate.
✔✔What is the outermost layer of the oocyte called? - ✔✔Corona radiata.
✔✔When do breasts start producing colostrum? - ✔✔From 16 weeks.
✔✔Name the features of a gynaecoid pelvis. - ✔✔Shallow cavity
, Rounded
Broad, well curved sacrum
Sub-pubic angle of 90 degrees
Blunt ischial spines
Straight side walls
Rounded sciatic notch
Generous fore pelvis
✔✔What is hypertonicity? - ✔✔Failure to relax during contractions - contractions lasting
over 2 minutes.
✔✔Which ligament connects the sacrum and ilium? - ✔✔Sacroiliac ligament.
✔✔Name the 4 categories of pelves. - ✔✔Gynaecoid
Anthropoid
Android
Platypelloid
✔✔The 'true' pelvis is divided into 3 compartments - what are they called? - ✔✔Brim,
cavity and outlet.
✔✔Name the 3 layers of the endometrium. - ✔✔Basal layer
Functional layer
Cuboidal, ciliated epithelium layer
✔✔Describe the let-down reflex related to breast-feeding. - ✔✔The let-down or oxytocic
reflex is neurohormonal. It's neuronally stimulated by sight, smell, touch and the cry of
the baby, transmitting messages to the posterior pituitary gland; stimulating oxytocin
release. This travels through the bloodstream, acting on smooth muscle in the
myoepithelial cells of the breast to drive milk from the acini cells, and along the
lactiferous ducts, to the nipples.
✔✔What is a normal antenatal visit schedule for a pregnant woman? - ✔✔Booking by
10 weeks
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How long does capacitation take? - ✔✔7 hours
✔✔What is hyperstimulation? - ✔✔More than 5 contractions in 10 minutes, in induced
labour.
✔✔What is the linea negra? - ✔✔A brown line that runs from the umbilicus to the pubic
area.
✔✔Why is the postnatal woman at increased risk of developing a thromboembolism? -
✔✔She has an increase in clotting factors.
✔✔The blastocyst consists of 2 parts - what are they? - ✔✔The trophoblast and the
inner cell mass.
✔✔What are the alternative names for the anterior and posterior fontanelles? -
✔✔Bregma and lambda, respectively.
✔✔The lower uterine segment is formed from what? - ✔✔The isthmus.
✔✔What is chloasma? - ✔✔A skin condition that occurs on the face - dark brown
discolouration caused by oestrogen and progesterone.
✔✔The inner cell mass of the blastocyst develops into what? - ✔✔The embryo, amnion
and umbilical cord.
✔✔Name the 4 bones of the pelvis. - ✔✔Innominate bones x2
Sacrum
Coccyx
✔✔What does amenorrhoea mean? - ✔✔Failure to menstruate.
✔✔What is the outermost layer of the oocyte called? - ✔✔Corona radiata.
✔✔When do breasts start producing colostrum? - ✔✔From 16 weeks.
✔✔Name the features of a gynaecoid pelvis. - ✔✔Shallow cavity
, Rounded
Broad, well curved sacrum
Sub-pubic angle of 90 degrees
Blunt ischial spines
Straight side walls
Rounded sciatic notch
Generous fore pelvis
✔✔What is hypertonicity? - ✔✔Failure to relax during contractions - contractions lasting
over 2 minutes.
✔✔Which ligament connects the sacrum and ilium? - ✔✔Sacroiliac ligament.
✔✔Name the 4 categories of pelves. - ✔✔Gynaecoid
Anthropoid
Android
Platypelloid
✔✔The 'true' pelvis is divided into 3 compartments - what are they called? - ✔✔Brim,
cavity and outlet.
✔✔Name the 3 layers of the endometrium. - ✔✔Basal layer
Functional layer
Cuboidal, ciliated epithelium layer
✔✔Describe the let-down reflex related to breast-feeding. - ✔✔The let-down or oxytocic
reflex is neurohormonal. It's neuronally stimulated by sight, smell, touch and the cry of
the baby, transmitting messages to the posterior pituitary gland; stimulating oxytocin
release. This travels through the bloodstream, acting on smooth muscle in the
myoepithelial cells of the breast to drive milk from the acini cells, and along the
lactiferous ducts, to the nipples.
✔✔What is a normal antenatal visit schedule for a pregnant woman? - ✔✔Booking by
10 weeks
