NCC EFM CERTIFICATION ACTUAL EXAM |COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS| 2026 LATEST UPDATED| A+
Ductus venosus connects ______ to ______? - (answer)Umb. vein to IVC
Foramen ovale connects _______to______? - (answer)R. atrium to L. atrium
Ductus arteriosus connects _______ to _______? - (answer)Pulm. artery to aorta
Normal rate - (answer)110 to 160 BPM
Average baseline rate at 15wks gestation - (answer)160 BPM
Average rate in fetus with heart block - (answer)60 BPM (intrinsic ventricular or nodal rate)
Sympathetic effects - (answer)Incr. HR, constricted peripheral and visceral blood vessels, vital
organs dilate and receive more blood
Gest. age at which autonomic nervous system is fully developed - (answer)~ 32wks
,Primary indicator of fetal oxygenation - (answer)Presence or absence of variability
Location of chemoreceptors - (answer)aortic arch
Chemoreceptors respond to? - (answer)Changes in O2 and CO2
Location of baroreceptors - (answer)Aortic arch and carotid bodies
Maximal reactivity occurs when? - (answer)Late at night
Max duration of fetal nonreactivity? - (answer)80min
Sensitivity - (answer)Probablity of detecting a true positive
Specificity - (answer)Probability that true negative will be detected
False positive - (answer)erroneosly positive when reality is negative
, False negative - (answer)erroneously negative when reality is positive
NST - (answer)Two 15x15 accels in 20min (up to 40min)
% of false positive CSTs? - (answer)~ 30%
BPP components - (answer)1) Fetal breathing movements
2) Gross body movements
3) Fetal tone
4) Reactive fetal heart rate
5) Qualitiative amniotic fluid volume
BPP Score of 10 - (answer)Normal
BPP Score of 8 - (answer)Nl infant, low risk of chronic asphyxia
BPP Score of 6 - (answer)Borderline result - rpt in 24hrs
WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS| 2026 LATEST UPDATED| A+
Ductus venosus connects ______ to ______? - (answer)Umb. vein to IVC
Foramen ovale connects _______to______? - (answer)R. atrium to L. atrium
Ductus arteriosus connects _______ to _______? - (answer)Pulm. artery to aorta
Normal rate - (answer)110 to 160 BPM
Average baseline rate at 15wks gestation - (answer)160 BPM
Average rate in fetus with heart block - (answer)60 BPM (intrinsic ventricular or nodal rate)
Sympathetic effects - (answer)Incr. HR, constricted peripheral and visceral blood vessels, vital
organs dilate and receive more blood
Gest. age at which autonomic nervous system is fully developed - (answer)~ 32wks
,Primary indicator of fetal oxygenation - (answer)Presence or absence of variability
Location of chemoreceptors - (answer)aortic arch
Chemoreceptors respond to? - (answer)Changes in O2 and CO2
Location of baroreceptors - (answer)Aortic arch and carotid bodies
Maximal reactivity occurs when? - (answer)Late at night
Max duration of fetal nonreactivity? - (answer)80min
Sensitivity - (answer)Probablity of detecting a true positive
Specificity - (answer)Probability that true negative will be detected
False positive - (answer)erroneosly positive when reality is negative
, False negative - (answer)erroneously negative when reality is positive
NST - (answer)Two 15x15 accels in 20min (up to 40min)
% of false positive CSTs? - (answer)~ 30%
BPP components - (answer)1) Fetal breathing movements
2) Gross body movements
3) Fetal tone
4) Reactive fetal heart rate
5) Qualitiative amniotic fluid volume
BPP Score of 10 - (answer)Normal
BPP Score of 8 - (answer)Nl infant, low risk of chronic asphyxia
BPP Score of 6 - (answer)Borderline result - rpt in 24hrs
