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The number of fontanelles that you would expect to be
able to palpate on Jack is:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 6 - Answers-b) 2
If you could palpate a third fontanelle this might indicate
that Jack has:
a) Plagiocephaly
b) Excessive moulding
c) A congenital abnormality: Trisomy 21
d) Craniosinotosis - Answers-c) A congenital abnormality:
Trisomy 21
You explain to Kelly that Jack has 'caput' because there is
a swelling on his head that:
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a) Is a light pinky colour and located at the base of his
hairline
b) Does not cross a suture line and pits with digital
pressure
c) Is firm and coloured like a reddish bruise
d) Is a diffuse oedematous swelling of the soft tissues of
his scalp and crosses a suture that will resolve in 24-
48hours - Answers-d) Is a diffuse oedematous swelling of
the soft tissues of his scalp and crosses a suture that will
resolve in 24-48hours
The physical characteristics of Jack at 41 weeks gestation
include all of these EXCEPT:
a) Dry, peeling skin
b) Ears stiff with instant recoil
c) Abundance of vernix
d) Scrotum with deep rugae - Answers-a) Abundance of
vernix
Radiation is the most predominate mode of heat loss for
Jack. Radiation refers to:
a. loss of heat through water evaporation from the baby
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b. loss of heat through the baby shivering
c. loss of heat from the baby's surface to surrounding
colder objects
d. loss of heat to moving air or fluid around the baby -
Answers-c. loss of heat from the baby's surface to
surrounding colder objects
Kelly asks how many hours a day does Jack is likely to
sleep. You reply that it is usual for a newborn to sleep:
a. 8 - 10 hours
b. 10 - 12 hours
c. 14 - 16 hours
d. 18 - 20 hours - Answers-c. 14 - 16 hours
You palpate Jacks femoral pulses. If you found an
asynchronous pulsation this may indicate:
a. poor circulation to the legs
b. common finding in the first weeks of examination'
c. congenital cardiovascular anomaly
d. less blood volume being pumped - Answers-d.
congenital cardiovascular anomaly
Midwifery MCQ Exam | Most Recent Exam 2026 Actual
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The number of fontanelles that you would expect to be
able to palpate on Jack is:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 6 - Answers-b) 2
If you could palpate a third fontanelle this might indicate
that Jack has:
a) Plagiocephaly
b) Excessive moulding
c) A congenital abnormality: Trisomy 21
d) Craniosinotosis - Answers-c) A congenital abnormality:
Trisomy 21
You explain to Kelly that Jack has 'caput' because there is
a swelling on his head that:
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a) Is a light pinky colour and located at the base of his
hairline
b) Does not cross a suture line and pits with digital
pressure
c) Is firm and coloured like a reddish bruise
d) Is a diffuse oedematous swelling of the soft tissues of
his scalp and crosses a suture that will resolve in 24-
48hours - Answers-d) Is a diffuse oedematous swelling of
the soft tissues of his scalp and crosses a suture that will
resolve in 24-48hours
The physical characteristics of Jack at 41 weeks gestation
include all of these EXCEPT:
a) Dry, peeling skin
b) Ears stiff with instant recoil
c) Abundance of vernix
d) Scrotum with deep rugae - Answers-a) Abundance of
vernix
Radiation is the most predominate mode of heat loss for
Jack. Radiation refers to:
a. loss of heat through water evaporation from the baby
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b. loss of heat through the baby shivering
c. loss of heat from the baby's surface to surrounding
colder objects
d. loss of heat to moving air or fluid around the baby -
Answers-c. loss of heat from the baby's surface to
surrounding colder objects
Kelly asks how many hours a day does Jack is likely to
sleep. You reply that it is usual for a newborn to sleep:
a. 8 - 10 hours
b. 10 - 12 hours
c. 14 - 16 hours
d. 18 - 20 hours - Answers-c. 14 - 16 hours
You palpate Jacks femoral pulses. If you found an
asynchronous pulsation this may indicate:
a. poor circulation to the legs
b. common finding in the first weeks of examination'
c. congenital cardiovascular anomaly
d. less blood volume being pumped - Answers-d.
congenital cardiovascular anomaly
