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NSG 222 Family Nursing Actual Final Pretest and Post test Exam Questions and Best Graded Guaranteed success latest 2024/2025 Chorionic gonadotropin (CG) - correct answer preserves the corpus luteum and its progesterone production so that the endometrial lining of the uterus is maintained; this i...

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Chorionic gonadotropin (CG) - correct answer preserves the corpus luteum and its
progesterone production so that the endometrial lining of the uterus is maintained; this
is the basis for pregnancy tests


Prolactin - correct answer mediates maternal metabolic adaptations to pregnancy by
regulating insulin production and sensitivity; and plays an important role in lactation


Human placental lactogen (hPL) - correct answer modulates fetal and maternal
metabolism, participates in the development of maternal breasts for lactation, and
decreases maternal insulin sensitivity to increase its availability for fetal nutrition


Estrogen (estriol) - correct answer causes enlargement of a woman's breasts, uterus,
and external genitalia; stimulates myometrial contractility


Progesterone (progestin) - correct answer maintains the endometrium, decreases the
contractility of the uterus, stimulates maternal metabolism and breast development,
provides nourishment for the early conceptus


relaxin - correct answer is a potent vasodilator and regulates maternal hemodynamics.
It acts synergistically with progesterone to maintain pregnancy, causes relaxation of the
pelvic ligaments, softens the cervix in preparation for birth


what can cause harm to the embryo during the embryonic stage - correct answer -
teratogens (substances that cause birth defects, such as alcohol and drugs)
- infections (rubella or cytomegalovirus)
- radiation
- nutritional deficiencies

,function of shunts - correct answer direct oxygen-rich venous blood to the systemic
circulation and to ensure that oxygen-depleted venous blood bypasses the
underdeveloped pulmonary circulation


development during weeks 21-24 - correct answer - eyebrows and eyelashes
- hand grasp and startle reflex
- alveoli in the lungs
- skin is translucent and red
- surfactant in the lungs


development during weeks 29-32 - correct answer - rapid increase in body fat
- increased central nervous system control over body
- rhythmic breathing occurs
- fetus stores iron, calcium, and phosphorus


development during weeks 25-28 - correct answer - reaches 15 inches in length
- rapid brain development
- eyelids open and close
- nervous system controls some functions
- fingerprints are set
- blood formation shifts from spleen to bone marrow
- assumes head-down position


development during weeks 33-38 - correct answer - testes in scrotum of male
- lanugo begins to disappear
- increase in body fat
- fingernails reach fingertips
- small breast buds in both sexes
- mother supplies fetus w/ antibodies against disease

,- considered full term at 38 weeks
- fetus fills uterus


genotype - correct answer specific genetic makeup of an individual, usually in the form
of DNA, is the internally coded inheritable information


allele - correct answer one of two or more alternative versions of gene at a given
position or locus on a chromosome that imparts the same characteristic of that gene


phenotype - correct answer observed, outward characteristics of an individual


types of genetic disorders - correct answer - autosomal dominant inheritance disorders
- autosomal recessive inheritance disorders
- X-linked Inheritance disorders
- X-linked recessive inheritance
- X-linked dominant inheritance


how many weeks are in each trimester of pregnancy? - correct answer 13 weeks


Presumptive signs of pregnancy - correct answer mother can perceive
- absence of menstruation (4 weeks)
- nausea and vomiting (4-14 weeks)
- fatigue (12 weeks)
- breast tenderness (3-4 weeks)
- urinary frequency (6-12 weeks)
- hyperpigmentation of skin (16 weeks)
- fetal movement quickens (16-20 weeks)
- uterine enlargement (7-12 weeks)
- breast enlargement (6 weeks)

, Probable signs of pregnancy - correct answer detected by HCP on physical exam
- braxton hicks (16-28 weeks)
- + pregnancy test (4-12 weeks)
- abdominal enlargement ( 14 weeks)
- ballottement (16-28 weeks)
- Goodell sign (5 weeks)
- Chadwick sign (6-8 weeks)
- Hegar sign (6-12 weeks)


Hegar's sign - correct answer softening of the lower uterine segment or isthmus


Goodell's sign - correct answer softening of the cervix


Chadwick's sign - correct answer bluish-purple coloration of the vaginal mucosa and
cervix


Ballottement - correct answer examiner pushes against the woman's cervix during a
pelvic examination and feels a rebound from the floating fetus


Positive signs of pregnancy - correct answer - ultrasound verification (4-6 weeks)
- fetal movement felt by clinician (20 weeks)
- auscultation of fetal heart tones via Doppler (10-12 weeks)


respiratory maternal adaptations - correct answer - increased tidal volume
- increased minute ventilation
- increased oxygen consumption
- decreased pulmonary vascular resistance
- slightly tachypneic

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