EXAM 2 ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Question:
What secretes estrogen and progesterone and reaches its peak function about 8 days after ovulation?
Answer:
Corpus luteum (if fertilization occurs, this will last until placenta develops/takes over this function)
Question:
When should prenatal care begin?
Answer:
12 weeks before gestation
Question:
What days are the highest chances of fertilization
Answer:
Days 11-15
Question:
Treatments for BV, Candidiasis/yeast infection, and trichomoniasis
Answer:
BV is often treated with metronidazole (Flagyl). Candidiasis/yeast infection is common during
pregnancy and may be treated with fluconazole or with an OTC antifungal agent; Metronidazole is
the recommended treatment for trichomoniasis during pregnancy
,Question:
Copper IUD - emergency contraceptive
Answer:
A copper IUD can be placed within 5 days of unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy For greatest
effectiveness, EC should be taken within 72 hours of the incident. EC works by suppressing
ovulation
Question:
What is conception?
Answer:
the union of a single egg (women are born w/ eggs and are not released until puberty) with a single
sperm
Question:
How long is the egg released from ovulation considered fertile?
Answer:
24 hrs
Question:
Where does fertilization occur? How long does it take a zygote to travel down the fallopian tube?
Answer:
in outer 1/3 of fallopian tube; 3-4 days
Question:
When does implantation occur?
Answer:
6-10 days after fertilization
, Question:
What is the length of the embryonic stage? What forms in this stage?
Answer:
Days 15- 8 weeks (weeks 8-40 - fetal developmental stage) MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO
TERATOGENS Amniotic sac and fluid forms - Purpose is to provide antibacterial properties and
provide cushion Yolk sac: transfers maternal nutrients and oxygen to the embryo; disappears after
5th/6th week this is followed/accompanied by the development of the umbilical cord by day 14
Question:
When is circulation and transfer of nutrients/waste is in place from the umbilical cord
Answer:
Day 17 (structure is complete by 12 weeks)
Question:
What are the 3 placental functions?
Answer:
1) Endocrine function: Produces hCG, which is detected in maternal serum by days 8-10 of
conception, progesterone and estrogen (by week 7) 2) Metabolic functions: respiration, nutrition,
excretion, storage 3) Circulatory function: Depends on maternal BP
Question:
When is the heart fully developed?
Answer:
8 weeks - REMEMBER: end of embryonic stage
Question:
What 3 structures are present for fetal circulation?
Question:
What secretes estrogen and progesterone and reaches its peak function about 8 days after ovulation?
Answer:
Corpus luteum (if fertilization occurs, this will last until placenta develops/takes over this function)
Question:
When should prenatal care begin?
Answer:
12 weeks before gestation
Question:
What days are the highest chances of fertilization
Answer:
Days 11-15
Question:
Treatments for BV, Candidiasis/yeast infection, and trichomoniasis
Answer:
BV is often treated with metronidazole (Flagyl). Candidiasis/yeast infection is common during
pregnancy and may be treated with fluconazole or with an OTC antifungal agent; Metronidazole is
the recommended treatment for trichomoniasis during pregnancy
,Question:
Copper IUD - emergency contraceptive
Answer:
A copper IUD can be placed within 5 days of unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy For greatest
effectiveness, EC should be taken within 72 hours of the incident. EC works by suppressing
ovulation
Question:
What is conception?
Answer:
the union of a single egg (women are born w/ eggs and are not released until puberty) with a single
sperm
Question:
How long is the egg released from ovulation considered fertile?
Answer:
24 hrs
Question:
Where does fertilization occur? How long does it take a zygote to travel down the fallopian tube?
Answer:
in outer 1/3 of fallopian tube; 3-4 days
Question:
When does implantation occur?
Answer:
6-10 days after fertilization
, Question:
What is the length of the embryonic stage? What forms in this stage?
Answer:
Days 15- 8 weeks (weeks 8-40 - fetal developmental stage) MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO
TERATOGENS Amniotic sac and fluid forms - Purpose is to provide antibacterial properties and
provide cushion Yolk sac: transfers maternal nutrients and oxygen to the embryo; disappears after
5th/6th week this is followed/accompanied by the development of the umbilical cord by day 14
Question:
When is circulation and transfer of nutrients/waste is in place from the umbilical cord
Answer:
Day 17 (structure is complete by 12 weeks)
Question:
What are the 3 placental functions?
Answer:
1) Endocrine function: Produces hCG, which is detected in maternal serum by days 8-10 of
conception, progesterone and estrogen (by week 7) 2) Metabolic functions: respiration, nutrition,
excretion, storage 3) Circulatory function: Depends on maternal BP
Question:
When is the heart fully developed?
Answer:
8 weeks - REMEMBER: end of embryonic stage
Question:
What 3 structures are present for fetal circulation?
