MIDWIFERY – ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
What are the mechanisms of the long rotation in posterior labour? - ANSWERS-
Good contractions cause descent and flexion, the occiput is the first part to hit
the pelvic floor. Rotation then occurs; 3/8ths of a circle anteriorly to lie in the
direct OA position under the pubic symphysis.
The shoulders rotates 2/8ths of a circle in the opposite oblique and labour
continues in normal OA mechanisms.
What are the mechanisms of the short rotation in posterior labour? - ANSWERS-
The fetal head does not flex sufficiently, the sinciput is the first part to hit the
pelvic floor.
It then rotates 1/8ths of a circle to lie in the direct OP position under the pubic
symphysis.
, The baby is born under the pubic bone.
What is the suture between the frontal bones and parietal bones? - ANSWERS-
The Coronal Suture
What is the suture between the two frontal bones? - ANSWERS-The Frontal
Suture
What is the suture that runs between the parietal bone and the occiput? -
ANSWERS-The Lambdoidal Suture
What is the suture that runs between the anterior fontanelle and the posterior
fontanelle? - ANSWERS-The sagital suture
What is the shape, alternative name and position of the posterior fontanelle? -
ANSWERS-It is triangular and also known as the Lambda. It is positioned by the
sagittal and lambdoidal sutures.
What is the shape, alternative name and position of the anterior fontanelle? -
ANSWERS-It is diamond shaped and is also known as Bregma. it is positioned at
the junction of the frontal, coronal and sagittal sutures.
What are the three sections of the true pelvis? - ANSWERS-The Brim, The Cavity,
The Outlet
PHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
What are the mechanisms of the long rotation in posterior labour? - ANSWERS-
Good contractions cause descent and flexion, the occiput is the first part to hit
the pelvic floor. Rotation then occurs; 3/8ths of a circle anteriorly to lie in the
direct OA position under the pubic symphysis.
The shoulders rotates 2/8ths of a circle in the opposite oblique and labour
continues in normal OA mechanisms.
What are the mechanisms of the short rotation in posterior labour? - ANSWERS-
The fetal head does not flex sufficiently, the sinciput is the first part to hit the
pelvic floor.
It then rotates 1/8ths of a circle to lie in the direct OP position under the pubic
symphysis.
, The baby is born under the pubic bone.
What is the suture between the frontal bones and parietal bones? - ANSWERS-
The Coronal Suture
What is the suture between the two frontal bones? - ANSWERS-The Frontal
Suture
What is the suture that runs between the parietal bone and the occiput? -
ANSWERS-The Lambdoidal Suture
What is the suture that runs between the anterior fontanelle and the posterior
fontanelle? - ANSWERS-The sagital suture
What is the shape, alternative name and position of the posterior fontanelle? -
ANSWERS-It is triangular and also known as the Lambda. It is positioned by the
sagittal and lambdoidal sutures.
What is the shape, alternative name and position of the anterior fontanelle? -
ANSWERS-It is diamond shaped and is also known as Bregma. it is positioned at
the junction of the frontal, coronal and sagittal sutures.
What are the three sections of the true pelvis? - ANSWERS-The Brim, The Cavity,
The Outlet
