When teaching a pregnant woman about fetal development, the nurse would say:
1. The sex of baby is determined by the 9th week of pregnancy
2. The baby's heart begins to pump blood during the 10th week of pregnancy
3. Heart beat would be audible using a ultrasound stethoscope at 18 weeks
4. You should be able to feel the baby move by week 16-20 of pregnancy correct answers4. You
should be able to feel the baby move by week 16-20 of pregnancy
The OB instructor asks the student to tell her
about the purpose of amniotic fluid. The
instructor knows the student needs further
instruction when the student says the amniotic fluid:
1. provides a constant temperature for the fetus.
2. allows the fetus to swallow & urinate.
3. increases the pressure around the fetus.
4. allows the fetus to move more freely. correct answers3. increases the pressure around the
fetus.
ova is fertile in how long? correct answers12-24 hours
how long can the sperm survive in the female reproductive tract? correct answers48-72 hours
what influences the fertilization rate of the ovum?
a. Zona Pellucida
b.Fallopian tube
c. Zygote
d. Morula correct answersa. Zona Pellucida
Name the reaction the ovum undergoes to prevent additional sperm from entering the ovum?
a. Block to spermatogenesis
b.Block to Fallopian tube
c. Block to polyspermy
d. Block to trophoblast correct answersc. Block to polyspermy
Name of the endometrium is referred to after implantation takes place?
a. zygote
b. diploid
c. trophoblast
d. decidua correct answersD. decidua
how many veins and arteries are there for the fetal circulation? correct answers1 vein 2 arteries
, when can you hear the heart tone by doppler?
a. 8-12 weeks
b. 10-14 weeks
c. 6-10 weeks
d. 18-20 weeks correct answersa. 8-12 weeks
When does the mother feel quickening?
a. 8-12 weeks
b. 15-20 weeks
c. 6-10 weeks
d. 16-20 weeks correct answersd. 16-20 weeks
At weeks do these stages begin?
a. Preembryonic stage
b. Embryonic stage
c. Fetal stage correct answersa. Preembryonic stage, starts 14 days after conception
b. Embryonic stage, starts 15 days after conception
c. Fetal stage, starts at the end of the 8th week
When does lanugo begin to appear?
a. 24 weeks
b. 18 weeks
c. 13 weeks
d. 14 weeks correct answersc. 13 weeks
What week of fetal development would you expect to see vernix caseosa cover the skin?
a. 24 weeks
b. 18 weeks
c. 13 weeks
d. 14 weeks correct answersa. 24 weeks
45. What week of fetal development would you expect to see rhythmic breathing movements?
a. 29-32 weeks
b. 18-24 weeks
c. 13-32 weeks
d. 14-26weeks correct answersa. 29-32 weeks
What week of gestation would the lungs most likely be structurally and functionally able to
support respirations?
a. 35-37 weeks
b. 18-24 weeks
c. 37-38 weeks