NSG 432 Final Exam questions well
answered
What is the only cure for preeclampsia? - correct answer ✔✔ delivery
How many chromosomes do humans have? - correct answer ✔✔ 46 chromosomes, 23 pairs
Homologous - correct answer ✔✔ •Same # and arrangement of genes expect the X & Y
chromosomes in males
•One chromosome has a gene for hair color and its partner will have a gene for hair color and
these will be located in the same place on the 2 chromosomes
Alleles - correct answer ✔✔ different versions of a gene
Homozygous - correct answer ✔✔ two of the same alleles
Heterozygous - correct answer ✔✔ having two different alleles for a trait
Genotype - correct answer ✔✔ genetic makeup
Phenotype - correct answer ✔✔ observable expression of an individual's genotype
Karyotype - correct answer ✔✔ Pictorial analysis of the #, form, and size of an individual's
chromosomes
Gamete - correct answer ✔✔ sex cell; an egg or a sperm cell
,Monosomy - correct answer ✔✔ missing a chromosome
Trisomy - correct answer ✔✔ extra chromosome
Mosaicism - correct answer ✔✔ cells within the same person have a different genetic makeup
Monosomy X - correct answer ✔✔ Turner syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome - correct answer ✔✔ Trisomy XXY
Conception - correct answer ✔✔ the union of an egg and a sperm and form a diploid; marks the
being of pregnancy
Ovulation - correct answer ✔✔ release of the ovum from the ovary
Implantation - correct answer ✔✔ The process by which the zygote attaches to the uterine wall
Implantation occurs when? - correct answer ✔✔ 6-10 after fertilization
Oogenesis - correct answer ✔✔ Egg production
Spermatogenesis - correct answer ✔✔ Formation of sperm
ovum - correct answer ✔✔ egg
, Biophysical risks - correct answer ✔✔ Factors that originate within the mother or fetus and
affect the development or functioning of either one or both
Examples of biophysical risk factors - correct answer ✔✔ Genetic considerations, nutritional
status, maternal and obstetric disorders;
•Advanced maternal age (AMA) 35+
•Large fetal size
•Uncontrolled DM
•Genetic disorders
•Multi pregnancies
•Transmissible/inherited disorder
Psychosocial risks - correct answer ✔✔ Maternal behaviors and adverse lifestyle that have a
negative effect on the health of the mother and fetus
Examples of psychosocial risks - correct answer ✔✔ Emotional distress, mental health disorders,
disturbed interpersonal relationships (IPV, substance abuse), inadequate social support and
unsafe cultural practices
Sociodemographic risks - correct answer ✔✔ Arise from the mother and her family
examples of sociodemographic risks - correct answer ✔✔ Lack of prenatal care, low income,
marital status, ethnicity
Environmental risks - correct answer ✔✔ hazards in the workplace and woman's general
environment
Chemicals, gases, and radiation
answered
What is the only cure for preeclampsia? - correct answer ✔✔ delivery
How many chromosomes do humans have? - correct answer ✔✔ 46 chromosomes, 23 pairs
Homologous - correct answer ✔✔ •Same # and arrangement of genes expect the X & Y
chromosomes in males
•One chromosome has a gene for hair color and its partner will have a gene for hair color and
these will be located in the same place on the 2 chromosomes
Alleles - correct answer ✔✔ different versions of a gene
Homozygous - correct answer ✔✔ two of the same alleles
Heterozygous - correct answer ✔✔ having two different alleles for a trait
Genotype - correct answer ✔✔ genetic makeup
Phenotype - correct answer ✔✔ observable expression of an individual's genotype
Karyotype - correct answer ✔✔ Pictorial analysis of the #, form, and size of an individual's
chromosomes
Gamete - correct answer ✔✔ sex cell; an egg or a sperm cell
,Monosomy - correct answer ✔✔ missing a chromosome
Trisomy - correct answer ✔✔ extra chromosome
Mosaicism - correct answer ✔✔ cells within the same person have a different genetic makeup
Monosomy X - correct answer ✔✔ Turner syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome - correct answer ✔✔ Trisomy XXY
Conception - correct answer ✔✔ the union of an egg and a sperm and form a diploid; marks the
being of pregnancy
Ovulation - correct answer ✔✔ release of the ovum from the ovary
Implantation - correct answer ✔✔ The process by which the zygote attaches to the uterine wall
Implantation occurs when? - correct answer ✔✔ 6-10 after fertilization
Oogenesis - correct answer ✔✔ Egg production
Spermatogenesis - correct answer ✔✔ Formation of sperm
ovum - correct answer ✔✔ egg
, Biophysical risks - correct answer ✔✔ Factors that originate within the mother or fetus and
affect the development or functioning of either one or both
Examples of biophysical risk factors - correct answer ✔✔ Genetic considerations, nutritional
status, maternal and obstetric disorders;
•Advanced maternal age (AMA) 35+
•Large fetal size
•Uncontrolled DM
•Genetic disorders
•Multi pregnancies
•Transmissible/inherited disorder
Psychosocial risks - correct answer ✔✔ Maternal behaviors and adverse lifestyle that have a
negative effect on the health of the mother and fetus
Examples of psychosocial risks - correct answer ✔✔ Emotional distress, mental health disorders,
disturbed interpersonal relationships (IPV, substance abuse), inadequate social support and
unsafe cultural practices
Sociodemographic risks - correct answer ✔✔ Arise from the mother and her family
examples of sociodemographic risks - correct answer ✔✔ Lack of prenatal care, low income,
marital status, ethnicity
Environmental risks - correct answer ✔✔ hazards in the workplace and woman's general
environment
Chemicals, gases, and radiation
