INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION FETAL
DEVELOPMENT|QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|NEWEST 2026/2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
What is the total number of chromosomes contained in a mature sperm or ovum?
a. 22
b. 23
c. 44
d. 46 -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ b. 23
A pregnant woman states, My husband hopes I will give him a boy because we have three girls. What
will the nurse explain to this woman?
a. The sex chromosome of the fertilized ovum determines the gender of the child.
b. When the sperm and ovum are united, there is a 75% chance the child will be a girl.
c. When the pH of the female reproductive tract is acidic, the child will be a girl.
d. If a sperm carrying a Y chromosome fertilizes an ovum, then a boy is produced. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ d. If a sperm carrying a Y chromosome fertilizes an ovum, then a boy is produced.
,What is the most common site for fertilization?
a. Lower segment of the uterus
b. Outer third of the fallopian tube near the ovary
c. Upper portion of the uterus
d. Area of the fallopian tube farthest from the ovary -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ b. Outer third of the fallopian tube near the ovary
The embryo is termed a fetus at which stage of prenatal development?
a. 2 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 9 weeks
d. 16 weeks -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ c. 9 weeks
The nurse is reviewing fetal circulation with a pregnant patient and explains that blood circulates
through the placenta to the fetus. What vessel(s) carry blood to the fetus?
, a. One umbilical vein
b. Two umbilical veins
c. One umbilical artery
d. Two umbilical arteries -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ a. One umbilical vein
Where is the usual location for implantation of the zygote?
a. Upper section of the posterior uterine wall
b. Lower portion of the uterus near the cervical opening
c. Inner third of the fallopian tube near the uterus
d. Lateral aspect of the uterine wall -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ a. Upper section of the posterior uterine wall
What is the embryonic membrane that contains fingerlike projections on its surface, which attach to the
uterine wall?
a. Amnion
DEVELOPMENT|QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|NEWEST 2026/2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
What is the total number of chromosomes contained in a mature sperm or ovum?
a. 22
b. 23
c. 44
d. 46 -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ b. 23
A pregnant woman states, My husband hopes I will give him a boy because we have three girls. What
will the nurse explain to this woman?
a. The sex chromosome of the fertilized ovum determines the gender of the child.
b. When the sperm and ovum are united, there is a 75% chance the child will be a girl.
c. When the pH of the female reproductive tract is acidic, the child will be a girl.
d. If a sperm carrying a Y chromosome fertilizes an ovum, then a boy is produced. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ d. If a sperm carrying a Y chromosome fertilizes an ovum, then a boy is produced.
,What is the most common site for fertilization?
a. Lower segment of the uterus
b. Outer third of the fallopian tube near the ovary
c. Upper portion of the uterus
d. Area of the fallopian tube farthest from the ovary -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ b. Outer third of the fallopian tube near the ovary
The embryo is termed a fetus at which stage of prenatal development?
a. 2 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 9 weeks
d. 16 weeks -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ c. 9 weeks
The nurse is reviewing fetal circulation with a pregnant patient and explains that blood circulates
through the placenta to the fetus. What vessel(s) carry blood to the fetus?
, a. One umbilical vein
b. Two umbilical veins
c. One umbilical artery
d. Two umbilical arteries -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ a. One umbilical vein
Where is the usual location for implantation of the zygote?
a. Upper section of the posterior uterine wall
b. Lower portion of the uterus near the cervical opening
c. Inner third of the fallopian tube near the uterus
d. Lateral aspect of the uterine wall -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ a. Upper section of the posterior uterine wall
What is the embryonic membrane that contains fingerlike projections on its surface, which attach to the
uterine wall?
a. Amnion
