NARM REVIEW SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SET A+
✔✔The ischial spines of the pelvis are - ✔✔prominent
✔✔the pubic arch of the platypelloid pelvis is - ✔✔>90 degrees
✔✔The gynecoid pelvis is - ✔✔most conductive to a vaginal birth
✔✔Eutocia is defined as - ✔✔a normal labor
✔✔A 1st degree laceration involves - ✔✔perineal skin
✔✔How long after birth does complete regeneration of the endometrium at the placental
site take? - ✔✔6 weeks
✔✔The curve of carus is - ✔✔the curve formed by the sacrum, coccyx, and pubic bone
✔✔A minus sign (-) next to the number representing the degree of descent indicates
that the presenting part is where in relation to the ischial spines? - ✔✔above
✔✔What is a sign of placental separation? - ✔✔cord lengthening, separation gush, cord
doesn't retract when pressing on lower segment of uterus
✔✔When the maternal side of placenta delivers first it is called - ✔✔duncan
✔✔Which of the following terms is used to describe an increase in the size of existing
cells - ✔✔hypertrophy
✔✔A score of 1 is given on APGARs for respiration if: - ✔✔the baby has
irregular/difficult breathing
, ✔✔The color of a baby is considered a 2 if at the time of the APGAR the baby: - ✔✔is
thoroughly pink to the hands and feet
✔✔Good methods of sterilization include: - ✔✔baking
boiling
pressure cooking
✔✔The organ responsible for fetal respiration prior to delivery is the - ✔✔placenta
✔✔Effacement is defined as the progressive - ✔✔thinning of the cervix
✔✔During the second stage, heart tones should be taken every - ✔✔5 minutes
✔✔A normal placenta weighs approximately - ✔✔1/5 the weight of the baby
✔✔respiratory distress of the newborn is evidenced by - ✔✔induction and grunting
✔✔one placenta divided into three parts, either completely separated, or joined in part,
but held together by one set of membranes is called a - ✔✔triplex
✔✔tachycardia during the first stage of labor is a sign of? - ✔✔maternal distress
✔✔hemorrhage is said to take place when blood loss exceeds: - ✔✔500 cc
✔✔Enlarement of the external cervical os to 10cm in diameter is called - ✔✔dilation
✔✔A condition caused by failure of the uterine muscle to stay contracted after delivery:
- ✔✔uterine atony
✔✔Transmission of the herpes virus can occur to the newborn: - ✔✔during the birth
process
✔✔When performing the fourth maneuver of Leopold's on a fetus in a cephalic
presentation, what will the examiner's fingers strike first? - ✔✔cephalic prominence
✔✔Description of the placenta when the blood vessels in the umbilical cord separate
and leave the cord prior to insertion into the surface of the placenta: - ✔✔velamentous
✔✔The sagittal suture of the fetal head is felt midway between the symphysis pubis and
the sacral promontory. This would indicate: - ✔✔synclitism
✔✔A difficult or obstructed labor can be called - ✔✔dystocia
SET A+
✔✔The ischial spines of the pelvis are - ✔✔prominent
✔✔the pubic arch of the platypelloid pelvis is - ✔✔>90 degrees
✔✔The gynecoid pelvis is - ✔✔most conductive to a vaginal birth
✔✔Eutocia is defined as - ✔✔a normal labor
✔✔A 1st degree laceration involves - ✔✔perineal skin
✔✔How long after birth does complete regeneration of the endometrium at the placental
site take? - ✔✔6 weeks
✔✔The curve of carus is - ✔✔the curve formed by the sacrum, coccyx, and pubic bone
✔✔A minus sign (-) next to the number representing the degree of descent indicates
that the presenting part is where in relation to the ischial spines? - ✔✔above
✔✔What is a sign of placental separation? - ✔✔cord lengthening, separation gush, cord
doesn't retract when pressing on lower segment of uterus
✔✔When the maternal side of placenta delivers first it is called - ✔✔duncan
✔✔Which of the following terms is used to describe an increase in the size of existing
cells - ✔✔hypertrophy
✔✔A score of 1 is given on APGARs for respiration if: - ✔✔the baby has
irregular/difficult breathing
, ✔✔The color of a baby is considered a 2 if at the time of the APGAR the baby: - ✔✔is
thoroughly pink to the hands and feet
✔✔Good methods of sterilization include: - ✔✔baking
boiling
pressure cooking
✔✔The organ responsible for fetal respiration prior to delivery is the - ✔✔placenta
✔✔Effacement is defined as the progressive - ✔✔thinning of the cervix
✔✔During the second stage, heart tones should be taken every - ✔✔5 minutes
✔✔A normal placenta weighs approximately - ✔✔1/5 the weight of the baby
✔✔respiratory distress of the newborn is evidenced by - ✔✔induction and grunting
✔✔one placenta divided into three parts, either completely separated, or joined in part,
but held together by one set of membranes is called a - ✔✔triplex
✔✔tachycardia during the first stage of labor is a sign of? - ✔✔maternal distress
✔✔hemorrhage is said to take place when blood loss exceeds: - ✔✔500 cc
✔✔Enlarement of the external cervical os to 10cm in diameter is called - ✔✔dilation
✔✔A condition caused by failure of the uterine muscle to stay contracted after delivery:
- ✔✔uterine atony
✔✔Transmission of the herpes virus can occur to the newborn: - ✔✔during the birth
process
✔✔When performing the fourth maneuver of Leopold's on a fetus in a cephalic
presentation, what will the examiner's fingers strike first? - ✔✔cephalic prominence
✔✔Description of the placenta when the blood vessels in the umbilical cord separate
and leave the cord prior to insertion into the surface of the placenta: - ✔✔velamentous
✔✔The sagittal suture of the fetal head is felt midway between the symphysis pubis and
the sacral promontory. This would indicate: - ✔✔synclitism
✔✔A difficult or obstructed labor can be called - ✔✔dystocia
