Midwifery: Maternal and Pedi nursing | Knowledge
Check Q&A Series: Fully Answered & Instructor-
Reviewed 2024/2025
What is fertilization? - correct answer union of sperm and egg
Where does fertilization occur? - correct answer In the outer third of the
fallopian tube, near the ovary.
At how many weeks is an embryo term to be a fetus? - correct answer 9
weeks
Week 3 of fetal development - correct answer Single tubular heart is
formed. Neural tube forms, primitive spinal cord and brain appear.
Week 4 of fetal development - correct answer Heart begins to beat.
Neural tube closes. Forebrain forms. Upper and lower limb buds appear.
Week 6 fetal development - correct answer Skull and jaw ossify; hands
and elbows differentiate. Auditory canals form, eye is obvious. Heart has all
4 chambers. Nasal cavity and upper lip form.
Week 8 of fetal development - correct answer embryo has distinct human
appearance. Purposeful movements occur. Tail has disappeared. Sex
organs form. Beginnings of most external and internal structures are
formed. Embryo enters fetal period.
Week 17 of fetal development - correct answer Genitalia and leg
movements are visible on ultrasound and may be felt by mother. Bones
, ossified. Eyes move. Fetus sucks and swallows amniotic fluid. Ovaries
contain ova. No sub-q fat is present.
Week 25 of fetal development - correct answer Wrinkled skin, lean body
results from lack of subq fat. Eyes open, fetus is now viable. Mother feels
stronger movement, fetus has a wake/sleep schedule. Vernix caseosa is
now present on skin. Lanugo begins to secrete surfactant. Fingernails are
present. Respiratory movements begin.
What is another term for fetal movements? - correct answer Quickening
Week 29 of fetal development - correct answer Fetus assumes stable
cephalic position. Central nervous system is functioning. Skin is less
wrinkled. Spleen stops forming red blood cells, bone marrow starts to form
red blood cells. Increased surfactant is present in lung.
Week 36 of fetal development - correct answer Subq fat is present. Skin is
pink and smooth. Grasp reflex is present. Circumstances of head and
abdomen are equal. Surge in lung surfactant production occurs.
Monozygotic twins - correct answer Formed from a single fertilized ovum
(identical)
Dizygotic twins - correct answer twins who are produced when two
separate ova are fertilized by two separate sperm at roughly the same time
Why is folic acid important? - correct answer it is essential before
pregnancy and in early weeks of pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects
in the fetus, such as spina bifida. (good sources of folic acid: dark green
Check Q&A Series: Fully Answered & Instructor-
Reviewed 2024/2025
What is fertilization? - correct answer union of sperm and egg
Where does fertilization occur? - correct answer In the outer third of the
fallopian tube, near the ovary.
At how many weeks is an embryo term to be a fetus? - correct answer 9
weeks
Week 3 of fetal development - correct answer Single tubular heart is
formed. Neural tube forms, primitive spinal cord and brain appear.
Week 4 of fetal development - correct answer Heart begins to beat.
Neural tube closes. Forebrain forms. Upper and lower limb buds appear.
Week 6 fetal development - correct answer Skull and jaw ossify; hands
and elbows differentiate. Auditory canals form, eye is obvious. Heart has all
4 chambers. Nasal cavity and upper lip form.
Week 8 of fetal development - correct answer embryo has distinct human
appearance. Purposeful movements occur. Tail has disappeared. Sex
organs form. Beginnings of most external and internal structures are
formed. Embryo enters fetal period.
Week 17 of fetal development - correct answer Genitalia and leg
movements are visible on ultrasound and may be felt by mother. Bones
, ossified. Eyes move. Fetus sucks and swallows amniotic fluid. Ovaries
contain ova. No sub-q fat is present.
Week 25 of fetal development - correct answer Wrinkled skin, lean body
results from lack of subq fat. Eyes open, fetus is now viable. Mother feels
stronger movement, fetus has a wake/sleep schedule. Vernix caseosa is
now present on skin. Lanugo begins to secrete surfactant. Fingernails are
present. Respiratory movements begin.
What is another term for fetal movements? - correct answer Quickening
Week 29 of fetal development - correct answer Fetus assumes stable
cephalic position. Central nervous system is functioning. Skin is less
wrinkled. Spleen stops forming red blood cells, bone marrow starts to form
red blood cells. Increased surfactant is present in lung.
Week 36 of fetal development - correct answer Subq fat is present. Skin is
pink and smooth. Grasp reflex is present. Circumstances of head and
abdomen are equal. Surge in lung surfactant production occurs.
Monozygotic twins - correct answer Formed from a single fertilized ovum
(identical)
Dizygotic twins - correct answer twins who are produced when two
separate ova are fertilized by two separate sperm at roughly the same time
Why is folic acid important? - correct answer it is essential before
pregnancy and in early weeks of pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects
in the fetus, such as spina bifida. (good sources of folic acid: dark green
