UConn NURS 3334 Exam 1 Questions and Correct Answers

If 7/10/03 was day of last menstrual period what is estimated due date? 4/17/04: -3, +7, +1 Gravida Any pregnancy including the current one Para Birth after 20 weeks regardless if baby is alive or not Para can be expanded to: T: Number of term infants born P: Number of preterm infants born A: Number of pregnancies ending in abortion L: Number of living children Placenta -Maternal- decidua basalis , surface is red -Fetal- chorionic villi, give shiny appearance Uterus -Menstruation -Reception, implantation, retention, nutrition of ovum and fetus -Expulsion of infant during childbirth through contractions Fallopian Tubes -Transportation of released ovum -Site of fertilization Ovaries -Monthly release of ovum -Production of estrogen and progesterone Pelvis -Pubic arch -Symphysis pubis -Ischial spines -Coccyx Bony Pelvis False Pelvis- Upper area around iliac crest True Pelvis- lower, curved bony canal Umbilical Cord -2 cm in diameter -2 arteries/1 vein -Surrounded by -Wharton's Jelly, helps protect vessels form compression Chorion Thicker, touch, continuous with chorionic plate, forms base of placenta Amnion -Interior, thin friable -Passively pushed against thicker chorion -Can rupture shreds which may wrap around and amputate fetal parts