NCC EFM Cert Exam With Complete Solution and 100% verified Answers

1. Ductus venosus connects ______ to ______?: Umb. vein to IVC 2. Foramen ovale connects _______to______?: R. atrium to L. atrium 3. Ductus arteriosus connects _______ to _______?: Pulm. artery to aorta 4. Normal rate: 110 to 160 BPM 5. Average baseline rate at 15wks gestation: 160 BPM 6. Average rate in fetus with heart block: 60 BPM (intrinsic ventricular or nodal rate) 7. Sympathetic effects: Incr. HR, constricted peripheral and visceral blood vessels, vital organs dilate and receive more blood 8. Gest. age at which autonomic nervous system is fully developed: ~ 32wks 9. Primary indicator of fetal oxygenation: Presence or absence of variability 10. Location of chemoreceptors: aortic arch 11. Chemoreceptors respond to?: Changes in O2 and CO2 12. Location of baroreceptors: Aortic arch and carotid bodies 13. Maximal reactivity occurs when?: Late at night