VARNEYS MIDWIFERY 6TH EDITION KING
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
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⩥ parturient. Answer: a woman in labor
⩥ true pelvis. Answer: lies below pelvic brim
inferior to the linea terminalis
⩥ What are the 3-divisions of the True Pelvis. Answer: 1. inlet
2. pelvic cavity
3. pelvic outlet
⩥ What is the False Pelvis? Answer: lies above the true pelvis
superior to the linea terminalis
⩥ What are the borders of the pelvic inlet (pelvis brim)? Answer:
Anterior: pubic crest & spine
Lateral: iliopectinal lines of the innominate bones
Posterior: anterior borders of ala & promontory of sacrum
, ⩥ The pelvic cavity os a curved canal identified where?. Answer:
Anterior: straight/shallow, pubis approx. 5cm
Posterior: deep/concave, sacrum approx. 10-15 cm
Lateral: Ischium and part of ilium
⩥ The pelvic outlet is diamond shaped and located where?. Answer:
Anterior: arcuate pubic ligament & pubic arch
Lateral: ischial tuberosity and sacrotuberous ligament
Posterior: tip of the sacrum
⩥Cardinal movement: engagement. Answer: Occurs when the
biparietal diameter of the fetal head has passed through the pelvic
inlet
⩥ Cardinal movement: Descent. Answer: -Occurs throughout labor
and occurs simultaneously with the other cardinal movements
-result of contractions and maternal pushing efforts during 2nd
stage.
⩥ Cardinal movement: Flexion. Answer: -Occurs when fetal head
meets resistance
-allows for smaller diameter to present through the mid-pelvis
-chin to chest
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
BANK 2026 FULL SOLUTION
⩥ parturient. Answer: a woman in labor
⩥ true pelvis. Answer: lies below pelvic brim
inferior to the linea terminalis
⩥ What are the 3-divisions of the True Pelvis. Answer: 1. inlet
2. pelvic cavity
3. pelvic outlet
⩥ What is the False Pelvis? Answer: lies above the true pelvis
superior to the linea terminalis
⩥ What are the borders of the pelvic inlet (pelvis brim)? Answer:
Anterior: pubic crest & spine
Lateral: iliopectinal lines of the innominate bones
Posterior: anterior borders of ala & promontory of sacrum
, ⩥ The pelvic cavity os a curved canal identified where?. Answer:
Anterior: straight/shallow, pubis approx. 5cm
Posterior: deep/concave, sacrum approx. 10-15 cm
Lateral: Ischium and part of ilium
⩥ The pelvic outlet is diamond shaped and located where?. Answer:
Anterior: arcuate pubic ligament & pubic arch
Lateral: ischial tuberosity and sacrotuberous ligament
Posterior: tip of the sacrum
⩥Cardinal movement: engagement. Answer: Occurs when the
biparietal diameter of the fetal head has passed through the pelvic
inlet
⩥ Cardinal movement: Descent. Answer: -Occurs throughout labor
and occurs simultaneously with the other cardinal movements
-result of contractions and maternal pushing efforts during 2nd
stage.
⩥ Cardinal movement: Flexion. Answer: -Occurs when fetal head
meets resistance
-allows for smaller diameter to present through the mid-pelvis
-chin to chest
