NUR120 Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
alpha-fetoprotein Correct Answer: plasma protein produced by the fetus.
amniocentesis Correct Answer: transabdominal pruncture of the amniotic sac to
obtain a sample of amniotic fluid that contains fetal cells and biochemical
substances for la examination
Biophysical profile Correct Answer: method for evaluating fetal status during the
antepartum period based on five fetal variables; fetal heart rate variablitily,
fetal breathing movements, gross body movements, muscle tone and amniotic
fluid volume.
Chorionic villus sampling Correct Answer: transcervical or transabdominal
sampling of chorionic villi (projections on the outer fetal membrane) for analysis
of fetal cells
contraction stress test Correct Answer: method for evaluating fetal status during
the anepartum period by ovserving the response of fetal heart to intermittent
stress of uterine contractions
late deceleration Correct Answer: slowing of the fetal heart rate after the onset
of a uterine contractions that persists after the contraction ends
lechithin/sphingomylin ratio (L/S) Correct Answer: ratio of two phospholipids in
amniotic fluid that is used to estimate fetal lung maturity.
multiple marker screening Correct Answer: analysis of maternal serum for
abnormal levels of alpha-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin, and
estriols that may predict chromosomal abnormalities of the fetus; often called
triple screen or quad screen.
, neural tube defect Correct Answer: a congenital decect in the closure of the
bony encasement of the spinal cord or the skull
nonstress test Correct Answer: a method for evaluating fetal status during
antepartum period by observing for accelerations of the FHR
percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (cordocentesis) Correct Answer:
procedure for obtaining fetal blood through ultrasound guided pumcture of an
umbilical cord vessl to detect fetal problmes such as inherited blood disorders,
acidosis, or infection
phosphatidylglycerol (PG) Correct Answer: a phospholipid component of
surfactant; its presence in amniotic flui indicates fetal lung maturing
phosphatidylinositol (PI) Correct Answer: a phospholipid componenet of
surfactant that is produces and secreted in increasing amounts as the fetal
lungs mature
placenta previa Correct Answer: abnormal inplantaiton of the placents in the
lower uterus, as or near the cerivcal os
surfactant Correct Answer: a mixture of lipoproteins produced by mature fetal
lungs that reduces surface tension in the alveoli, thus promoting lung expansion
after birth
ultrasonography Correct Answer: techinique for visualizing deep structiore of the
body by recording the reflections of sound waves direted into the tissue
uteroplacental insufficiency Correct Answer: drecreased ability of the placent
to exchange oxygen, carbon dioxide, mutrients, and wast products properly
between the maternal and fetal circulations
Answers
alpha-fetoprotein Correct Answer: plasma protein produced by the fetus.
amniocentesis Correct Answer: transabdominal pruncture of the amniotic sac to
obtain a sample of amniotic fluid that contains fetal cells and biochemical
substances for la examination
Biophysical profile Correct Answer: method for evaluating fetal status during the
antepartum period based on five fetal variables; fetal heart rate variablitily,
fetal breathing movements, gross body movements, muscle tone and amniotic
fluid volume.
Chorionic villus sampling Correct Answer: transcervical or transabdominal
sampling of chorionic villi (projections on the outer fetal membrane) for analysis
of fetal cells
contraction stress test Correct Answer: method for evaluating fetal status during
the anepartum period by ovserving the response of fetal heart to intermittent
stress of uterine contractions
late deceleration Correct Answer: slowing of the fetal heart rate after the onset
of a uterine contractions that persists after the contraction ends
lechithin/sphingomylin ratio (L/S) Correct Answer: ratio of two phospholipids in
amniotic fluid that is used to estimate fetal lung maturity.
multiple marker screening Correct Answer: analysis of maternal serum for
abnormal levels of alpha-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin, and
estriols that may predict chromosomal abnormalities of the fetus; often called
triple screen or quad screen.
, neural tube defect Correct Answer: a congenital decect in the closure of the
bony encasement of the spinal cord or the skull
nonstress test Correct Answer: a method for evaluating fetal status during
antepartum period by observing for accelerations of the FHR
percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (cordocentesis) Correct Answer:
procedure for obtaining fetal blood through ultrasound guided pumcture of an
umbilical cord vessl to detect fetal problmes such as inherited blood disorders,
acidosis, or infection
phosphatidylglycerol (PG) Correct Answer: a phospholipid component of
surfactant; its presence in amniotic flui indicates fetal lung maturing
phosphatidylinositol (PI) Correct Answer: a phospholipid componenet of
surfactant that is produces and secreted in increasing amounts as the fetal
lungs mature
placenta previa Correct Answer: abnormal inplantaiton of the placents in the
lower uterus, as or near the cerivcal os
surfactant Correct Answer: a mixture of lipoproteins produced by mature fetal
lungs that reduces surface tension in the alveoli, thus promoting lung expansion
after birth
ultrasonography Correct Answer: techinique for visualizing deep structiore of the
body by recording the reflections of sound waves direted into the tissue
uteroplacental insufficiency Correct Answer: drecreased ability of the placent
to exchange oxygen, carbon dioxide, mutrients, and wast products properly
between the maternal and fetal circulations
