EMT OB/GYN Test Questions & Answers
1. What is name of the muscular organ in which baby develops during preg-
nancy?
Answer Uterus
2. What is name of developing baby inside mother's uterus?
Answer Fetus
3. What is name of temporary organ inside uterus that nourishes fetus through
umbilical cord?
Answer Placenta
4. What is name of Bag of Waters (BOW) that cushions fetus in uterus?
Answer Amni-otic Sac
5. What color should amniotic fluid be?
Answer Clear & colorless
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6. What is name of area of skin between vagina & anus?
Answer Perineum
7. True-or-False
In pregnancy blood volume increases, heart rate increasesbut BP decreases.
Answer True
8. What does "G" stand for in describing pregnant woman?
Answer G stands for"gravida" or number of pregnancies
9. What does "P" stand for in describing pregnant woman?
Answer P stands for"parous" or number of live births
10. The first stage of labor begins & ends with what events?
Answer From onset ofcontractions to full dilation & effacement* of cervix
11. Define effacement.
Answer Effacement of the cervix is thinning or shortening of neckof uterus
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12. Rupture of bag of waters can occur at any time during first stage of labor.
What is another name for the BOW?
Answer Amniotic sac
13. In first stage of labor, the contractions become (1) more intense & (2) closer
together as it progresses. In most active stage of labor, contractions are less
than [how many] minutes apart?
Answer Two
14. The second stage of labor begins & ends with what events?
Answer From full dilation & effacement of cervix to birth of baby;The baby is born in
the second stageof labor
15. The third stage of labor begins & ends with what events?
Answer From birth of babyto birth of the placenta
16. Placenta normally delivers within how many minutes of delivery?
Answer 20-min-utes
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