N326 Anatomy of Pregnancy questions and
answers 2025
Earliest biochemical marker for pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER -chg.
When is the earliest that chg. will be detected on a pregnancy test? - CORRECT
ANSWER -implantation (7-10 after conception)
refers to the number of times a woman has been pregnant, regardless of the outcome -
CORRECT ANSWER -gravida
refers to the number of deliveries (not children) that have occurred after 20 weeks of
gestation - CORRECT ANSWER -para
woman who has completed 1 pregnancy with a fetus or fetuses who have reached
stage of fetal viability - CORRECT ANSWER -primipara
pregnancy from the beginning of week 38 to end of week 42 of gestation - CORRECT
ANSWER -term
capacity to live outside the uterus - CORRECT ANSWER -viability
woman who has completed more than 1 pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER -multiparous
TPAL acronym for documenting obstetric history - CORRECT ANSWER -term births
preterm births
abortions
living children
uterine height at 12 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER -symphysis pubis
uterine height at 16 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER -half way to umbilicus
uterine height at 20 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER -umbilicus
uterine height at 36 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER -xiphoid process
____ occurs about 2 weeks before labor in which fundal height decreases as the fetus
begins to descend into the pelvis - CORRECT ANSWER -lightening
bluish color of vagina as a result of increased vascularity during pregnancy - CORRECT
ANSWER -Chadwick's sign
during pregnancy, cervix is ___ and has increased ______ - CORRECT ANSWER -soft;
cervical mucus (leucorrhea)
, term for softening of the cervix during pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER -Goodell's sign
thick mucus that covers canal to protect fetus from infection - CORRECT ANSWER -
mucous plug
ovaries enlarge until ____ weeks - CORRECT ANSWER -12-14
ovaries secrete hormones (progesterone) until week ____ when placenta takes over -
CORRECT ANSWER -6-7
colostrum expressed in breasts beginning week ____; stimulated by the hormone _____
- CORRECT ANSWER -12; prolactin
state of hem dilution due to the greater increase in plasma compared to RBCs -
CORRECT ANSWER -physiological anemia of pregnancy
a pregnant woman is considered anemic if the hemoglobin is less than ___ during the
1st or 3rd trimester or if the hemoglobin is less than ____ or the during the 2nd trimester
- CORRECT ANSWER -11; 10.5
pregnancy is a hypercoagulable state (increase in fibrin); this protective mechanism
helps prevent ____ - CORRECT ANSWER -PPH
condition caused by weight of uterus on vena cava; reduces blood return which causes
BP to drop - CORRECT ANSWER -supine hypotension syndrome
supine hypotensive syndrome symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER -faint
dizzy
fetal bradycardia
supine hypotensive syndrome prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -do not lay on back;
lay on side
how does increased progesterone an estrogen during pregnancy affect the respiratory
system - CORRECT ANSWER --progesterone relaxes smooth muscle (increased chest
expansion)
-estrogen leads to increased vascularity & congestion
effects of increased progesterone on the GI system - CORRECT ANSWER --
constipation
-slower emptying
-reflux
-pyros is (heartburn)
-increased risk of gallstones
answers 2025
Earliest biochemical marker for pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER -chg.
When is the earliest that chg. will be detected on a pregnancy test? - CORRECT
ANSWER -implantation (7-10 after conception)
refers to the number of times a woman has been pregnant, regardless of the outcome -
CORRECT ANSWER -gravida
refers to the number of deliveries (not children) that have occurred after 20 weeks of
gestation - CORRECT ANSWER -para
woman who has completed 1 pregnancy with a fetus or fetuses who have reached
stage of fetal viability - CORRECT ANSWER -primipara
pregnancy from the beginning of week 38 to end of week 42 of gestation - CORRECT
ANSWER -term
capacity to live outside the uterus - CORRECT ANSWER -viability
woman who has completed more than 1 pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER -multiparous
TPAL acronym for documenting obstetric history - CORRECT ANSWER -term births
preterm births
abortions
living children
uterine height at 12 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER -symphysis pubis
uterine height at 16 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER -half way to umbilicus
uterine height at 20 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER -umbilicus
uterine height at 36 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER -xiphoid process
____ occurs about 2 weeks before labor in which fundal height decreases as the fetus
begins to descend into the pelvis - CORRECT ANSWER -lightening
bluish color of vagina as a result of increased vascularity during pregnancy - CORRECT
ANSWER -Chadwick's sign
during pregnancy, cervix is ___ and has increased ______ - CORRECT ANSWER -soft;
cervical mucus (leucorrhea)
, term for softening of the cervix during pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER -Goodell's sign
thick mucus that covers canal to protect fetus from infection - CORRECT ANSWER -
mucous plug
ovaries enlarge until ____ weeks - CORRECT ANSWER -12-14
ovaries secrete hormones (progesterone) until week ____ when placenta takes over -
CORRECT ANSWER -6-7
colostrum expressed in breasts beginning week ____; stimulated by the hormone _____
- CORRECT ANSWER -12; prolactin
state of hem dilution due to the greater increase in plasma compared to RBCs -
CORRECT ANSWER -physiological anemia of pregnancy
a pregnant woman is considered anemic if the hemoglobin is less than ___ during the
1st or 3rd trimester or if the hemoglobin is less than ____ or the during the 2nd trimester
- CORRECT ANSWER -11; 10.5
pregnancy is a hypercoagulable state (increase in fibrin); this protective mechanism
helps prevent ____ - CORRECT ANSWER -PPH
condition caused by weight of uterus on vena cava; reduces blood return which causes
BP to drop - CORRECT ANSWER -supine hypotension syndrome
supine hypotensive syndrome symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER -faint
dizzy
fetal bradycardia
supine hypotensive syndrome prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -do not lay on back;
lay on side
how does increased progesterone an estrogen during pregnancy affect the respiratory
system - CORRECT ANSWER --progesterone relaxes smooth muscle (increased chest
expansion)
-estrogen leads to increased vascularity & congestion
effects of increased progesterone on the GI system - CORRECT ANSWER --
constipation
-slower emptying
-reflux
-pyros is (heartburn)
-increased risk of gallstones
