EMT Exam 6 questions and answers 2025/2026 update 100%
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when the baby appears head first during birth; the normal presentation
✔✔ANS cephalic presentation
the neck of the uterus at the entrance to the birth canal - ✔✔ANS cervix
when implantation of the fertilized egg is not in the body of the uterus
occurring instead in the fallopian tube, cervix, or abdominopelvic cavity
✔✔ANS ectopic pregnancy
the placenta, membranes on the amniotic sac, part of the umbilical cord, and
some tissues from the lining of the uterus that are delivered after the birth o
the baby - ✔✔ANS afterbirth
the baby from 8 weeks of development to birth - ✔✔ANS fetus
spontaneous abortion - ✔✔ANS miscarriage
expulsion of a fetus as a result of deliberate actions taken to stop the
pregnancy - ✔✔ANS induced abortion
the sensation of the fetus moving from high in the abdomen to low in the birth
canal - ✔✔ANS lightening
,spontaneous (miscarriage) or induced termination of pregnancy - ✔✔AN
abortion
the three stages of the delivery of a baby, which begin with the contractions o
the uterus and end with the expulsion of the placenta - ✔✔ANS labor
the bag of waters that surrounds the developing fetus - ✔✔ANS amniotic sac
amniotic fluid that is greenish or brownish-yellow rather than clear as a resul
of fetal defecation; an indication of possible maternal or fetal distress during
labor - ✔✔ANS meconium staining
when the body's buttocks or both legs appear first during birth - ✔✔ANS breech
presentation
when an infants limb protrudes from the vagina before the appearance of any
other body part - ✔✔ANS limb presentation
when part of the baby is visible through the vaginal opening - ✔✔ANS crowning
when more than one baby is born during a single delivery - ✔✔ANS multipl
birth
a sever complication of pregnancy the produces seizures and coma - ✔✔AN
eclampsia
, a condition in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall; causing
perbirth bleeding - ✔✔ANS abruptio placentae
when the umbilical cord presents first and is squeezed between the vaginal wal
and the babys head - ✔✔ANS prolaspsed umbilical cord
dizziness and a drop in blood pressure caused when the mother is in a supine
position and the weight of the uterus, infant, placenta, and amniotic fluid
compresses the inferior vena cava, reducing return of blood to the heart and
cardiac output - ✔✔ANS supine hypotensive syndrome
any newborn weighing less than 5 1/2 lbs or born before the 37th week o
pregnancy - ✔✔ANS premature infant
the narrow tube that connects the ovary to the uterus; AKA oviduct - ✔✔AN
fallopian tube
born dead - ✔✔ANS stillborn
the phase of the female reproductive cycle in which an ovum is released from
the ovary - ✔✔ANS ovulation
the fetal structure that contains the blood vessels that carry blood to and from
the placenta - ✔✔ANS umbilical cord
the birth canal - ✔✔ANS vagina
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when the baby appears head first during birth; the normal presentation
✔✔ANS cephalic presentation
the neck of the uterus at the entrance to the birth canal - ✔✔ANS cervix
when implantation of the fertilized egg is not in the body of the uterus
occurring instead in the fallopian tube, cervix, or abdominopelvic cavity
✔✔ANS ectopic pregnancy
the placenta, membranes on the amniotic sac, part of the umbilical cord, and
some tissues from the lining of the uterus that are delivered after the birth o
the baby - ✔✔ANS afterbirth
the baby from 8 weeks of development to birth - ✔✔ANS fetus
spontaneous abortion - ✔✔ANS miscarriage
expulsion of a fetus as a result of deliberate actions taken to stop the
pregnancy - ✔✔ANS induced abortion
the sensation of the fetus moving from high in the abdomen to low in the birth
canal - ✔✔ANS lightening
,spontaneous (miscarriage) or induced termination of pregnancy - ✔✔AN
abortion
the three stages of the delivery of a baby, which begin with the contractions o
the uterus and end with the expulsion of the placenta - ✔✔ANS labor
the bag of waters that surrounds the developing fetus - ✔✔ANS amniotic sac
amniotic fluid that is greenish or brownish-yellow rather than clear as a resul
of fetal defecation; an indication of possible maternal or fetal distress during
labor - ✔✔ANS meconium staining
when the body's buttocks or both legs appear first during birth - ✔✔ANS breech
presentation
when an infants limb protrudes from the vagina before the appearance of any
other body part - ✔✔ANS limb presentation
when part of the baby is visible through the vaginal opening - ✔✔ANS crowning
when more than one baby is born during a single delivery - ✔✔ANS multipl
birth
a sever complication of pregnancy the produces seizures and coma - ✔✔AN
eclampsia
, a condition in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall; causing
perbirth bleeding - ✔✔ANS abruptio placentae
when the umbilical cord presents first and is squeezed between the vaginal wal
and the babys head - ✔✔ANS prolaspsed umbilical cord
dizziness and a drop in blood pressure caused when the mother is in a supine
position and the weight of the uterus, infant, placenta, and amniotic fluid
compresses the inferior vena cava, reducing return of blood to the heart and
cardiac output - ✔✔ANS supine hypotensive syndrome
any newborn weighing less than 5 1/2 lbs or born before the 37th week o
pregnancy - ✔✔ANS premature infant
the narrow tube that connects the ovary to the uterus; AKA oviduct - ✔✔AN
fallopian tube
born dead - ✔✔ANS stillborn
the phase of the female reproductive cycle in which an ovum is released from
the ovary - ✔✔ANS ovulation
the fetal structure that contains the blood vessels that carry blood to and from
the placenta - ✔✔ANS umbilical cord
the birth canal - ✔✔ANS vagina
