Maternal and Child Nursing Care 5th edition 2024 - Chapter 3 / Davis Advantage for Maternal-Child Nursing Care 3rd Edition Scannell Ruggiero Test Bank! RATED A+ 2024

Maternal and Child Nursing Care 5th edition 2024 - Chapter 3 / Davis Advantage for Maternal-Child Nursing Care 3rd Edition Scannell Ruggiero Test Bank! RATED A+ 2024 What is the term for the female external genital organs? - ANS-Vulva Define prepuce - ANS-The hood-like covering of the clitoris Name the female external genital organs - ANS-Mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vestibular glands, vaginal vestibule, vaginal orifice and urethral opening What is the mons pubis? - ANS-A fatty pad that lies over the anterior surface of the symphysis pubis. What are the labia majora? - ANS-Two rounded, highly vascularized folds of fatty tissue covered in skin that extend downward and backward from the mons pubis. What purpose do the labia majora serve? - ANS-Protect the inner vulvular structures. What are the labia minora? - ANS-Two flat, reddish folds of tissue that are visible when the labia majora are pulled back. What is the frenulum? - ANS-The fold of tissue under the clitoris. What is the fourchette? - ANS-A thin flat tissue where the labia minora meet underneath the vagina at midline. What is the clitoris? - ANS-A small structure composed of erectile tissue with numerous sensory nerve endings. What is the vaginal vestibule? - ANS-An almond-shaped area enclosed by the labia minora that contains openings to the urethra, Skene glands, vagina and bartholin glands. Where is the urethra usually located? - ANS-About 2.5cm below the clitoris. What are Skene glands? - ANS-Glands found on both sides of the urethra that produce mucus to aid in lubrication of the vagina. What is the hymen? - ANS-A connective tissue membrane that surrounds the vaginal opening. What is the perineum? - ANS-a skin-covered muscular area between the fourchette and the anus. What is the perineal body? - ANS-A wedge-shaped muscle that serves as an anchor for the muscles, fascia and ligaments of the pelvis. Name the internal female genital structures. - ANS-Vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. What is the vagina? - ANS-A fibromuscular, collapsable, tubular structure that lies between the bladder and rectum and extends from the vulva to the uterus. What are rugae? - ANS-Transverse folds of mucosal lining within the vagina that allow the vagina to expand during childbirth. When does estrogen deprivation occur? - ANS-After childbirth, during lactation and at menopause. What does estrogen deprivation cause? - ANS-Dryness and thinning of the vaginal wall and smoothing of the rugae. What is the normal vaginal PH? - ANS-4-5. Where can internal pelvic organs be palpated? - ANSThrough the fornices. What is the uterus? - ANS-A muscular organ shaped like an upside-down pear that sits midline in the pelvic cavity between the bladder and rectum and above the vagina. What four ligaments support the uterus? - ANS-Cardinal, uterosacral, round and broad. What two parts is the uterus divided into? - ANS-The corpus and the cervix. What is the corpus? - ANS-The upper triangular portion of the uterus. What is the fundus? - ANS-The dome-shaped top of the uterus and the the location where fallopian tubes enter the uterus.