Chapter 23 Prenatal Care
Questions with Accurate Answers
Braxton Hicks contractions correct answer Intermittent and irregular painless
uterine contractions that occur during pregnancy.
Dilation (of cervix) correct answer Stretching of the external os from an opening a
few millimeters wide to an opening large enough to allow the passage of an
infant.
EDD correct answer Expected date of delivery
Effacement correct answer The thinning and shortening of the cervical canal from
its normal length of 1 to 2 cm to a structure with paper thin edges in which there
is no canal at all
Embryo correct answer The child in utero from the time of conception to the
beginning of the first trimester
Engagement correct answer The entrance of the fetal head or the presenting part
into the pelvic inlet.
Fetal heart tones correct answer The heartbeat of the fetus as heard through the
mother's abdominal wall
Fetus correct answer The child in utero, from the 3rd month after conception to
birth
Questions with Accurate Answers
Braxton Hicks contractions correct answer Intermittent and irregular painless
uterine contractions that occur during pregnancy.
Dilation (of cervix) correct answer Stretching of the external os from an opening a
few millimeters wide to an opening large enough to allow the passage of an
infant.
EDD correct answer Expected date of delivery
Effacement correct answer The thinning and shortening of the cervical canal from
its normal length of 1 to 2 cm to a structure with paper thin edges in which there
is no canal at all
Embryo correct answer The child in utero from the time of conception to the
beginning of the first trimester
Engagement correct answer The entrance of the fetal head or the presenting part
into the pelvic inlet.
Fetal heart tones correct answer The heartbeat of the fetus as heard through the
mother's abdominal wall
Fetus correct answer The child in utero, from the 3rd month after conception to
birth
