NCC EFM CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Ductus venosus connects ______ to ______? - (ANSWER)Umb. vein to IVC
Foramen ovale connects _______to______? - (ANSWER)R. atrium to L. atrium
Ductus arteriosus connects _______ to _______? - (ANSWER)Pulm. artery to aorta
Normal rate - (ANSWER)110 to 160 BPM
Average baseline rate at 15wks gestation - (ANSWER)160 BPM
Average rate in fetus with heart block - (ANSWER)60 BPM (intrinsic ventricular or nodal rate)
Sympathetic effects - (ANSWER)Incr. HR, constricted peripheral and visceral blood vessels, vital organs
dilate and receive more blood
Gest. age at which autonomic nervous system is fully developed - (ANSWER)~ 32wks
Primary indicator of fetal oxygenation - (ANSWER)Presence or absence of variability
Location of chemoreceptors - (ANSWER)aortic arch
Chemoreceptors respond to? - (ANSWER)Changes in O2 and CO2
Location of baroreceptors - (ANSWER)Aortic arch and carotid bodies
Maximal reactivity occurs when? - (ANSWER)Late at night
Max duration of fetal nonreactivity? - (ANSWER)80min
, NCC EFM CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Sensitivity - (ANSWER)Probablity of detecting a true positive
Specificity - (ANSWER)Probability that true negative will be detected
False positive - (ANSWER)erroneosly positive when reality is negative
False negative - (ANSWER)erroneously negative when reality is positive
NST - (ANSWER)Two 15x15 accels in 20min (up to 40min)
% of false positive CSTs? - (ANSWER)~ 30%
BPP components - (ANSWER)1) Fetal breathing movements
2) Gross body movements
3) Fetal tone
4) Reactive fetal heart rate
5) Qualitiative amniotic fluid volume
BPP Score of 10 - (ANSWER)Normal
BPP Score of 8 - (ANSWER)Nl infant, low risk of chronic asphyxia
BPP Score of 6 - (ANSWER)Borderline result - rpt in 24hrs
BPP Score of 4 - (ANSWER)Suspect chronic asphyxia
Ductus venosus connects ______ to ______? - (ANSWER)Umb. vein to IVC
Foramen ovale connects _______to______? - (ANSWER)R. atrium to L. atrium
Ductus arteriosus connects _______ to _______? - (ANSWER)Pulm. artery to aorta
Normal rate - (ANSWER)110 to 160 BPM
Average baseline rate at 15wks gestation - (ANSWER)160 BPM
Average rate in fetus with heart block - (ANSWER)60 BPM (intrinsic ventricular or nodal rate)
Sympathetic effects - (ANSWER)Incr. HR, constricted peripheral and visceral blood vessels, vital organs
dilate and receive more blood
Gest. age at which autonomic nervous system is fully developed - (ANSWER)~ 32wks
Primary indicator of fetal oxygenation - (ANSWER)Presence or absence of variability
Location of chemoreceptors - (ANSWER)aortic arch
Chemoreceptors respond to? - (ANSWER)Changes in O2 and CO2
Location of baroreceptors - (ANSWER)Aortic arch and carotid bodies
Maximal reactivity occurs when? - (ANSWER)Late at night
Max duration of fetal nonreactivity? - (ANSWER)80min
, NCC EFM CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Sensitivity - (ANSWER)Probablity of detecting a true positive
Specificity - (ANSWER)Probability that true negative will be detected
False positive - (ANSWER)erroneosly positive when reality is negative
False negative - (ANSWER)erroneously negative when reality is positive
NST - (ANSWER)Two 15x15 accels in 20min (up to 40min)
% of false positive CSTs? - (ANSWER)~ 30%
BPP components - (ANSWER)1) Fetal breathing movements
2) Gross body movements
3) Fetal tone
4) Reactive fetal heart rate
5) Qualitiative amniotic fluid volume
BPP Score of 10 - (ANSWER)Normal
BPP Score of 8 - (ANSWER)Nl infant, low risk of chronic asphyxia
BPP Score of 6 - (ANSWER)Borderline result - rpt in 24hrs
BPP Score of 4 - (ANSWER)Suspect chronic asphyxia
