NCC EFM Cert. Exam Question & Answers 2024

NCC EFM Cert. Exam Question &
Answers 2024
Ductus venosus connects ______ to ______? - Correct Answers
✅Umb. vein to IVC


Foramen ovale connects _______to______? - Correct Answers
✅R. atrium to L. atrium


Ductus arteriosus connects _______ to _______? - Correct Answers
✅Pulm. artery to aorta


Normal rate - Correct Answers ✅110 to 160 BPM


Average baseline rate at 15wks gestation - Correct Answers
✅160 BPM


Average rate in fetus with heart block - Correct Answers ✅60
BPM (intrinsic ventricular or nodal rate)


Sympathetic effects - Correct Answers ✅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 -
Correct Answers ✅~ 32wks

, NCC EFM Cert. Exam Question &
Answers 2024

Primary indicator of fetal oxygenation - Correct Answers
✅Presence or absence of variability


Location of chemoreceptors - Correct Answers ✅aortic arch


Chemoreceptors respond to? - Correct Answers ✅Changes in O2
and CO2


Location of baroreceptors - Correct Answers ✅Aortic arch and
carotid bodies


Maximal reactivity occurs when? - Correct Answers ✅Late at
night


Max duration of fetal nonreactivity? - Correct Answers ✅80min


Sensitivity - Correct Answers ✅Probablity of detecting a true
positive


Specificity - Correct Answers ✅Probability that true negative will
be detected