NCM 107 Final Exam Review
Questions With Verified Answers
\Q\.DEFINITION OF LABOR - ANSWER-✔Refers to a series of events by which uterine
contractions & abdominal pressure expel a fetus & placenta from the uterus.
\Q\.Factors that influence Labor and Birth - ANSWER-✔passage (birth canal)
passenger (fetus)
the relationship between the maternal pelvis and presenting part of the fetus
powers of labor psyche/psychological outlook
\Q\.PASSAGE - ANSWER-✔The route a fetus must travel from the uterus through the cervix &
vagina to the
external perineum
must be of adequate size
\Q\.Two pelvic measurements important to determine the adequacy of the pelvic size -
ANSWER-✔diagonal conjugate &
transverse diameter of the outlet
\Q\.FETAL ATTITUDE - ANSWER-✔relation of the fetal body parts to each other
, \Q\.FETAL LIE - ANSWER-✔Relation of the long axis (spinal column) of the fetus to the long axis
(spinal column) of the mother
\Q\.Longitudinal/vertical lie - ANSWER-✔cephalic or breech presentation
\Q\.Transverse/Horizontal lie - ANSWER-✔shoulder
\Q\.Oblique lie - ANSWER-✔unstable and always becomes longitudinal or transverse during
labor
\Q\.D. FETAL PRESENTATION - ANSWER-✔the body part of the fetus that enters the pelvic inlet
and leads through the birth canal during labor
\Q\.Cephalic - ANSWER-✔most frequent type of presentation
head presents (vertex, sinciput, brow, and face)
\Q\.Types of cephalic presentation - ANSWER-✔vertex, sinciput, brow, face
\Q\.SINCIPUT - ANSWER-✔fetal head is partially flexed, with the anterior fontanel, or bregma,
presenting
\Q\.VERTEX - ANSWER-✔occiput is the presenting part
\Q\.BROW - ANSWER-✔fetal head is partially extended; the
sinciput (forehead) is the presenting part
Questions With Verified Answers
\Q\.DEFINITION OF LABOR - ANSWER-✔Refers to a series of events by which uterine
contractions & abdominal pressure expel a fetus & placenta from the uterus.
\Q\.Factors that influence Labor and Birth - ANSWER-✔passage (birth canal)
passenger (fetus)
the relationship between the maternal pelvis and presenting part of the fetus
powers of labor psyche/psychological outlook
\Q\.PASSAGE - ANSWER-✔The route a fetus must travel from the uterus through the cervix &
vagina to the
external perineum
must be of adequate size
\Q\.Two pelvic measurements important to determine the adequacy of the pelvic size -
ANSWER-✔diagonal conjugate &
transverse diameter of the outlet
\Q\.FETAL ATTITUDE - ANSWER-✔relation of the fetal body parts to each other
, \Q\.FETAL LIE - ANSWER-✔Relation of the long axis (spinal column) of the fetus to the long axis
(spinal column) of the mother
\Q\.Longitudinal/vertical lie - ANSWER-✔cephalic or breech presentation
\Q\.Transverse/Horizontal lie - ANSWER-✔shoulder
\Q\.Oblique lie - ANSWER-✔unstable and always becomes longitudinal or transverse during
labor
\Q\.D. FETAL PRESENTATION - ANSWER-✔the body part of the fetus that enters the pelvic inlet
and leads through the birth canal during labor
\Q\.Cephalic - ANSWER-✔most frequent type of presentation
head presents (vertex, sinciput, brow, and face)
\Q\.Types of cephalic presentation - ANSWER-✔vertex, sinciput, brow, face
\Q\.SINCIPUT - ANSWER-✔fetal head is partially flexed, with the anterior fontanel, or bregma,
presenting
\Q\.VERTEX - ANSWER-✔occiput is the presenting part
\Q\.BROW - ANSWER-✔fetal head is partially extended; the
sinciput (forehead) is the presenting part
