NUR 353 FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
PASS
Where does fertilization occur? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Ampulla of the Fallopian
tube
Describe the menstral cycle? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔
normal weight gain during pregnancy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔underweight: 28-40
lbs
normal: 25-35 lbs
overweight: 15-25 lbs
obese: 11-20 lbs
Goodell sign - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔softening of the cervical tip
,Chadwick's sign - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔violet-bluish color of the vaginal mucosa
and cervix
Hegar sign - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔softening and compression of the lower uterine
segment
ballottment - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔passive movement of the unengaged fetus
cardiovascular changes in pregnancy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔cardiac output
increases 30-50%
blood volume increases 30-45%
HR increases 10-15 bpm
more clotting factors
slight cardiac hypertrophy
murmurs more common
respiratory changes - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔maternal oxygen needs increase
increased tidal volume
increased oxygen consumption
diaphragm elevates, total lung capacity decreases in the third trimester
,renal changes - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔filtration rate increases because of
pregnancy hormones, increased blood volume, and increased metabolic
demands
pressure on bladder
reproductive changes - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔thickening of vaginal mucosa,
chadwick's sign, leukorrhea
breast tenderness, colostrum and discharge, increased pigmentation
enlarged montgomery's glands
uterus increases in size and changes shape and position, hegar's sign
Naegele's rule - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Way of determining gestational age:
determine first day of LMP, count 3 months back, add 7 days
Parity - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔number of pregnancies that reach 20 weeks- born
alive, stillborn, or abortion
Gravita - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Number of pregnancies
placenta structure - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Mom's blood goes through the
endometrial artery to the intervillous space, through the umbilical vein to
the baby
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, Baby's blood goes through the umbilical arteries to the intervillous space,
through the endometrial vein to mom
when is the placenta fully functional? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔7-10 weeks
Structures of female reproductive system - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔
1st trimester discomforts - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Breast changes (enlargement,
pain, tingling, tenderness); Urination- urgency, frequency; Languor &
malaise; fatigue; N/V- morning sickness; Ptyalism (excessive salivation);
Gingivitis and epulis; Nasal stuffiness, epistaxis; Leukorrhea; Psychosocial
dynamics ( mood swings, mixed feelings)
Morning sickness - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔50-75% of pregnant women
Starts between 1st and 2nd missed period and lasts until about the fourth
missed period.
Can occur any time of day
Fathers may also have symptoms
2nd trimester discomforts - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pigmentation deepens, acne,
oily skin; Spider nevi (angiomas); Palmar erythema; Pruritis
(noninflammatory); Palpitations; Supine hypotension; Faintness, syncope
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
PASS
Where does fertilization occur? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Ampulla of the Fallopian
tube
Describe the menstral cycle? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔
normal weight gain during pregnancy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔underweight: 28-40
lbs
normal: 25-35 lbs
overweight: 15-25 lbs
obese: 11-20 lbs
Goodell sign - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔softening of the cervical tip
,Chadwick's sign - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔violet-bluish color of the vaginal mucosa
and cervix
Hegar sign - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔softening and compression of the lower uterine
segment
ballottment - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔passive movement of the unengaged fetus
cardiovascular changes in pregnancy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔cardiac output
increases 30-50%
blood volume increases 30-45%
HR increases 10-15 bpm
more clotting factors
slight cardiac hypertrophy
murmurs more common
respiratory changes - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔maternal oxygen needs increase
increased tidal volume
increased oxygen consumption
diaphragm elevates, total lung capacity decreases in the third trimester
,renal changes - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔filtration rate increases because of
pregnancy hormones, increased blood volume, and increased metabolic
demands
pressure on bladder
reproductive changes - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔thickening of vaginal mucosa,
chadwick's sign, leukorrhea
breast tenderness, colostrum and discharge, increased pigmentation
enlarged montgomery's glands
uterus increases in size and changes shape and position, hegar's sign
Naegele's rule - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Way of determining gestational age:
determine first day of LMP, count 3 months back, add 7 days
Parity - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔number of pregnancies that reach 20 weeks- born
alive, stillborn, or abortion
Gravita - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Number of pregnancies
placenta structure - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Mom's blood goes through the
endometrial artery to the intervillous space, through the umbilical vein to
the baby
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COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Baby's blood goes through the umbilical arteries to the intervillous space,
through the endometrial vein to mom
when is the placenta fully functional? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔7-10 weeks
Structures of female reproductive system - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔
1st trimester discomforts - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Breast changes (enlargement,
pain, tingling, tenderness); Urination- urgency, frequency; Languor &
malaise; fatigue; N/V- morning sickness; Ptyalism (excessive salivation);
Gingivitis and epulis; Nasal stuffiness, epistaxis; Leukorrhea; Psychosocial
dynamics ( mood swings, mixed feelings)
Morning sickness - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔50-75% of pregnant women
Starts between 1st and 2nd missed period and lasts until about the fourth
missed period.
Can occur any time of day
Fathers may also have symptoms
2nd trimester discomforts - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pigmentation deepens, acne,
oily skin; Spider nevi (angiomas); Palmar erythema; Pruritis
(noninflammatory); Palpitations; Supine hypotension; Faintness, syncope
