Maternity Nursing (Reproductive System)
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2025/2026
Rebounding of the fetus against the examiner's finger on palpation. When the examiner taps the cervix,
the fetus floats upward in the amniotic fluid. The examiner feels a rebound when the fetus falls back -
Answer Ballottement
Violet coloration of the mucous membranes of the cervix, vagina, and vulva that occurs at about 4
weeks of pregnancy; caused by increased vascularity. This is considered a probable sign of pregnancy -
Answer Chadwick's Sign
Softening of the cervix that occurs at the beginning of the second month of gestation. This is considered
a probable sign of pregnancy - Answer Goodell's sign
Compressibility and softening of the lower uterine segment that occurs at about week 6 of gestation.
This is considered a probable sign of pregnancy - Answer Hegar's Sign
lecithin-to-sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio
Ratio of two components of amniotic fluid, used for predicting fetal lung maturity; normal L/S ratio in
amniotic fluid is _____ or greater when the fetal lungs are mature - Answer 2:1
To determine Nagele's Rule you must..... - Answer Subtract 3 months and add 7 days to the first day of
the last menstrual period; then add 1 year
Maternal perception of fetal movement for the first time, occurring usually in the 16th to 20th week of
pregnancy - Answer Quickening
Phospholipid that is necessary to keep the fetal lung alveoli from collapsing; amount is usually sufficient
after 32 weeks gestation - Answer Surfactant
The normal female pelvis is _______ - Answer Gynecoid
, A female contains around ____ to _____ mL by the end of pregnancy - Answer 800 to 1200 mL
The umbilical cord cotains _____ arterie(s) and _____ vein(s) - Answer 2 arteries, 1 vein
The arteries carry ______ blood and waste products from the fetus. While the vein carries ____ blood
and provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus - Answer deoxygenated / oxygenated
FHR is 160 to to 170 beats/minute in the first trimester but slows with fetal growth to _____ to _____
beats/min near or at term - Answer 110 to 160
The ______ connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta, bypassing the lungs - Answer Ductus arteriosus
The ____ connects the umbilical ven and inferior vena cava, bypassing the liver. - Answer Ductus
venosus
the ______ is the opening between the right and left atria of the heart; bypassing the lungs - Answer
Foramen ovale
A ______ is a woman who has never been pregnant - Answer nulligravida
________ refers to the number of pregnancies - Answer Gravidity
a ______ is a woman who is pregnant for the first time - Answer Primigravida
A ______ is a woman in at least her second pregnancy - Answer Multigravida
____ is the number of births (not the number of fetuses, e.g., twins) carried past 20 weeks gestation,
whether or not the fetus was born alive - Answer Parity
A _____ is a woman who has not had a birth at more than 20 weeks of gestation - Answer Nullipara
questions and 100% verified answers
2025/2026
Rebounding of the fetus against the examiner's finger on palpation. When the examiner taps the cervix,
the fetus floats upward in the amniotic fluid. The examiner feels a rebound when the fetus falls back -
Answer Ballottement
Violet coloration of the mucous membranes of the cervix, vagina, and vulva that occurs at about 4
weeks of pregnancy; caused by increased vascularity. This is considered a probable sign of pregnancy -
Answer Chadwick's Sign
Softening of the cervix that occurs at the beginning of the second month of gestation. This is considered
a probable sign of pregnancy - Answer Goodell's sign
Compressibility and softening of the lower uterine segment that occurs at about week 6 of gestation.
This is considered a probable sign of pregnancy - Answer Hegar's Sign
lecithin-to-sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio
Ratio of two components of amniotic fluid, used for predicting fetal lung maturity; normal L/S ratio in
amniotic fluid is _____ or greater when the fetal lungs are mature - Answer 2:1
To determine Nagele's Rule you must..... - Answer Subtract 3 months and add 7 days to the first day of
the last menstrual period; then add 1 year
Maternal perception of fetal movement for the first time, occurring usually in the 16th to 20th week of
pregnancy - Answer Quickening
Phospholipid that is necessary to keep the fetal lung alveoli from collapsing; amount is usually sufficient
after 32 weeks gestation - Answer Surfactant
The normal female pelvis is _______ - Answer Gynecoid
, A female contains around ____ to _____ mL by the end of pregnancy - Answer 800 to 1200 mL
The umbilical cord cotains _____ arterie(s) and _____ vein(s) - Answer 2 arteries, 1 vein
The arteries carry ______ blood and waste products from the fetus. While the vein carries ____ blood
and provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus - Answer deoxygenated / oxygenated
FHR is 160 to to 170 beats/minute in the first trimester but slows with fetal growth to _____ to _____
beats/min near or at term - Answer 110 to 160
The ______ connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta, bypassing the lungs - Answer Ductus arteriosus
The ____ connects the umbilical ven and inferior vena cava, bypassing the liver. - Answer Ductus
venosus
the ______ is the opening between the right and left atria of the heart; bypassing the lungs - Answer
Foramen ovale
A ______ is a woman who has never been pregnant - Answer nulligravida
________ refers to the number of pregnancies - Answer Gravidity
a ______ is a woman who is pregnant for the first time - Answer Primigravida
A ______ is a woman in at least her second pregnancy - Answer Multigravida
____ is the number of births (not the number of fetuses, e.g., twins) carried past 20 weeks gestation,
whether or not the fetus was born alive - Answer Parity
A _____ is a woman who has not had a birth at more than 20 weeks of gestation - Answer Nullipara
