ACOG Review Verified Exam Questions and Answers Latest update
2026/2027
Question:
Folic acid recommendations in pregnancy (help closure of neural tube > brain and spinal cord)
Answer:
400 micrograms of folic acid daily - starting at least 1 month before pregnancy and continuing through
the first 12 weeks
Question:
Folic acid recommendations for women at high risk of NTDs
Answer:
4,000 micrograms (4 mg) of folic acid daily - started 3 months before pregnancy and continued until
12 weeks
Question:
Next step for APGAR 0 for more than 10 minutes
Answer:
Stop resuscitation :(
Question:
APGAR
Answer:
Activity (tone), pulse (>100), grimace (reflex irritability), appearance (color), respiration
Question:
Caudal portion of neural tube fused by ____ days gestation
Answer:
days (calculated from LMP)
Question:
Neural plate forms in the _____ week and neural tube closes by the _____ week
Answer:
Neural plate forms in the 4th week and neural tube closes by the 6th week
2026/2027
Question:
Folic acid recommendations in pregnancy (help closure of neural tube > brain and spinal cord)
Answer:
400 micrograms of folic acid daily - starting at least 1 month before pregnancy and continuing through
the first 12 weeks
Question:
Folic acid recommendations for women at high risk of NTDs
Answer:
4,000 micrograms (4 mg) of folic acid daily - started 3 months before pregnancy and continued until
12 weeks
Question:
Next step for APGAR 0 for more than 10 minutes
Answer:
Stop resuscitation :(
Question:
APGAR
Answer:
Activity (tone), pulse (>100), grimace (reflex irritability), appearance (color), respiration
Question:
Caudal portion of neural tube fused by ____ days gestation
Answer:
days (calculated from LMP)
Question:
Neural plate forms in the _____ week and neural tube closes by the _____ week
Answer:
Neural plate forms in the 4th week and neural tube closes by the 6th week