AWHONN INTERMEDIATE FETAL
MONITORING EXAM GRADE A+
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS (2026/2027)
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Ifmfetalmarterialmpressurembeginsmtomfallmbelowmnormalmlevels:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mBARORECEPTORSmCAUSEmVASOCONSTRICTIONmANDmINCREASEmTHEmFHR
Anmincreaseminmarterialmbloodmpressuremproducesmvesselmdistensionmandmcausesmarterialmbarorec
eptorsmtomsendmneuronalmmessagesmtomthemcardioinhibitorymcenter,mwhichminmturnmcausesmrapidm
slowingmofmthemfetalmheartmratemviamthemparasympatheticmvagusmnerve.mAmdecreaseminmarterialmpr
essuremresultsminmanmincreasedmheartmrate.
Source:mhttps://perigen.com/what-regulates-fetal-heart-rate/
WhichmofmthemfollowingmismanmextrinsicminfluencemonmthemFHR?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFetal-
placentalmcirculation
Fetalmheartmratemvaiabilitymismdefindedmasmfluctuationsminmthembaselinemthatmaremirregularminm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAMPLITUDEmandmFREQUENCY
Themmostmhighlymoxygenatedmbloodminmfetalmcirculationmismcarriedmby:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDuctusmvenosus
Anmincreaseminmthemfetalmheartmratemimmediatelymprecedingmamvariablemdecelerationmismcausedmb
y:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmOcclusionmofmthemumbilicalmvein
Themetiologymofmvariablemdecelerationsmismlikelymrelatedmtomumbilicalmvenousmandmarterialmocclusi
on.mInitially,mwithmocclusionmofmthemthin-
walledmumbilicalmvein,mvenousmreturnmtomthemfetalmrightmatriummismreduced,mproducingmamreflexmt
MONITORING EXAM GRADE A+
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS (2026/2027)
PASS GUARANTEE
Ifmfetalmarterialmpressurembeginsmtomfallmbelowmnormalmlevels:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mBARORECEPTORSmCAUSEmVASOCONSTRICTIONmANDmINCREASEmTHEmFHR
Anmincreaseminmarterialmbloodmpressuremproducesmvesselmdistensionmandmcausesmarterialmbarorec
eptorsmtomsendmneuronalmmessagesmtomthemcardioinhibitorymcenter,mwhichminmturnmcausesmrapidm
slowingmofmthemfetalmheartmratemviamthemparasympatheticmvagusmnerve.mAmdecreaseminmarterialmpr
essuremresultsminmanmincreasedmheartmrate.
Source:mhttps://perigen.com/what-regulates-fetal-heart-rate/
WhichmofmthemfollowingmismanmextrinsicminfluencemonmthemFHR?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFetal-
placentalmcirculation
Fetalmheartmratemvaiabilitymismdefindedmasmfluctuationsminmthembaselinemthatmaremirregularminm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAMPLITUDEmandmFREQUENCY
Themmostmhighlymoxygenatedmbloodminmfetalmcirculationmismcarriedmby:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDuctusmvenosus
Anmincreaseminmthemfetalmheartmratemimmediatelymprecedingmamvariablemdecelerationmismcausedmb
y:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmOcclusionmofmthemumbilicalmvein
Themetiologymofmvariablemdecelerationsmismlikelymrelatedmtomumbilicalmvenousmandmarterialmocclusi
on.mInitially,mwithmocclusionmofmthemthin-
walledmumbilicalmvein,mvenousmreturnmtomthemfetalmrightmatriummismreduced,mproducingmamreflexmt