MCN EXAM 1 2026 HIGH RISK PREGNANCY
COMPLICATIONS AND MATERNAL
EMERGENCIES NOTES COMPILATION
◉ INNER LAYER OF CELL DIVISION BECOMES...? OUTER LAYER?
Answer: EMBRYO & AMNION
CHORION FORMS THE PLACENTA
◉ FUNCTION OF AMNIOTIC FLUID?
Answer: -PHYSICAL PROTECTION FOR MUSCLE DEV
-TEMP REG
-SYMMETRICAL GROWTH
-UNRESTRICTED MOVEMENT
-KEEPS CORD FREE FROM COMPRESSION
◉ WHAT IS AMNIOTIC FLUID MADE OF?
Answer: -H2O
-SKIN CELLS, HAIR, SEBACEOUS SECRETIONS
-FETAL URINE, IT SWALLOWS & VOIDS IT
, ◉ WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF FETUS DOESN'T SWALLOW AMNIOTIC
FLUID?
Answer: -SWELLS, BODY MAY THINK ITS TIME TO GO INTO LABOR
◉ DEFINE WHARTON'S JELLY, FUNCTION
Answer: -CONNECTIVE TISSUE *GELATINOUS*
-PROTECT AGAINST CORD COMPRESSION
◉ FUNCTIONALITY OF PLACENTA DEPENDS ON...?
Answer: MOM'S BP SUPPLYING CIRDULATION
◉ PLACENTA FUNCTIONS?
Answer: -BARRIER/PROTECTION
-PROTECTION FROM MOM'S IMMUNE SYSTEM
-PROVIDES O2 & NUTRIENTS
-REMOVES FETAL WASTE
-PRODUCES HORMONES
◉ FUNCTION OF UMBILICAL ARTERIES
Answer: REMOVE DEOXY BLOOD & WASTE FROM FETUS
-TAKE TO PLACENTA
COMPLICATIONS AND MATERNAL
EMERGENCIES NOTES COMPILATION
◉ INNER LAYER OF CELL DIVISION BECOMES...? OUTER LAYER?
Answer: EMBRYO & AMNION
CHORION FORMS THE PLACENTA
◉ FUNCTION OF AMNIOTIC FLUID?
Answer: -PHYSICAL PROTECTION FOR MUSCLE DEV
-TEMP REG
-SYMMETRICAL GROWTH
-UNRESTRICTED MOVEMENT
-KEEPS CORD FREE FROM COMPRESSION
◉ WHAT IS AMNIOTIC FLUID MADE OF?
Answer: -H2O
-SKIN CELLS, HAIR, SEBACEOUS SECRETIONS
-FETAL URINE, IT SWALLOWS & VOIDS IT
, ◉ WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF FETUS DOESN'T SWALLOW AMNIOTIC
FLUID?
Answer: -SWELLS, BODY MAY THINK ITS TIME TO GO INTO LABOR
◉ DEFINE WHARTON'S JELLY, FUNCTION
Answer: -CONNECTIVE TISSUE *GELATINOUS*
-PROTECT AGAINST CORD COMPRESSION
◉ FUNCTIONALITY OF PLACENTA DEPENDS ON...?
Answer: MOM'S BP SUPPLYING CIRDULATION
◉ PLACENTA FUNCTIONS?
Answer: -BARRIER/PROTECTION
-PROTECTION FROM MOM'S IMMUNE SYSTEM
-PROVIDES O2 & NUTRIENTS
-REMOVES FETAL WASTE
-PRODUCES HORMONES
◉ FUNCTION OF UMBILICAL ARTERIES
Answer: REMOVE DEOXY BLOOD & WASTE FROM FETUS
-TAKE TO PLACENTA