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Maternity and pedi ch 2,3,4,5,6,7, review EXAM 2024-2025 QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS 100 % PASS A+ GRADE
The nurse is reviewing fetal circulation with a pregnant patient and explains that blood circulates
through the placenta to the fetus. What vessel(s) carry blood to the fetus?
a. One umbilical vein
b. Two umbilical veins
c. One umbilical artery d. Two umbilical arteries - answer>>A
Where is the usual location for implantation of the zygote?
a. Upper section of the posterior uterine wall
b. Lower portion of the uterus near the cervical os
c. Inner third of the fallopian tube near the uterus
d. Lateral aspect of the uterine wall - answer>>A
What is the embryonic membrane that contains fingerlike projections on its surface, which attach to the
uterine wall?
a. Amnion
b. Yolk sac
c. Chorion
d. Decidua basalis - answer>>C
Which hormone is responsible for converting the endometrium into decidual cells for implantation? a.
Estrogen
b. Human chorionic gonadotropin
c. Human placental lactogen
d. Progesterone - answer>>D
,A patient asks the nurse when her infants heart will begin to pump blood. What will the nurse reply?
a. By the end of week 3
b. Beginning in week 8
c. At the end of week 16
d. Beginning in week 24 - answer>>A
What organ does the ductus venosus shunt blood away from in fetal circulation?
a. Liver
b. Heart
c. Lungs
d. Kidneys - answer>>A
What complication can result from untreated respiratory distress in the newborn?
a. Esophageal atresia
b. Gastric dilation
c. Cold stress
d. Reopening of the foramen ovale - answer>>D
During an ultrasound, two amnions and two placentas are observed. What will be the most likely result
of this pregnancy?
a. Dizygotic twins
b. Monozygotic twins
c. Conjoined twins
d. High birth-weight twins - answer>>A
,A woman who is 25 weeks pregnant asks the nurse what her fetus looks like. What does the nurse
explain is one physical characteristic present in a 25-week-old fetus?
a. Lanugo covering the body
b. Constant motion
c. Skin that is pink and smooth
d. Eyes that are closed - answer>>A
At what point in prenatal development do the lungs begin to produce surfactant? a. 17 weeks
b. 20 weeks
c. 25 weeks
d. 30 weeks - answer>>C
A woman missed her menstrual period 1 week ago and has come to the doctors office for a pregnancy
test. Which placental hormone is measured in pregnancy tests?
a. Progesterone
b. Estrogen
c. Human chorionic gonadotropin d. Human placental lactogen - answer>>C
When preparing to teach a class about prenatal development, the nurse would include information
about folic acid supplementation. What is folic acid known to prevent?
a. Congenital heart defects
b. Neural tube defects
c. Mental retardation d. Premature birth - answer>>B
The nurse is educating a class of expectant parents about fetal development. What is considered fetal
age of viability?
a. 14 weeks
, b. 20 weeks
c. 25 weeks d. 30 weeks - answer>>B
The nurse is presenting a conference on gene dominance. What does the nurse report as the percentage
of children carrying the dominant gene if one parent has a dominant gene and the other parent does
not?
a. 10%
b. 25%
c. 50% d. 100% - answer>>C
The nurse explains that the birth weight of monozygotic twins is frequently below average. What is the
most likely cause?
a. Inadequate space in the uterus
b. Inadequate blood supply
c. Inadequate maternal health
d. Inadequate placental nutrition - answer>>D
The school nurse is counseling a group of adolescent girls. What does the nurse explain about sperm
ejaculated near the cervix?
a. They are destroyed by the acidic pH of the vagina.
b. They survive up to 5 days and can cause pregnancy.
c. They lose their motility in about 12 hours after intercourse.
d. They are usually pushed out of the vagina by the muscular action of the vaginal wall. - answer>>B
What does the nurse explain can affect the survival of the X- and Y-bearing sperm after intercourse? a.
Age
b. Estrogen level
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