NUR 353 Final Exam with accurate detailed solutions

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The main hormone involved with labor and delivery. It causes labor contractions, and
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prevents hemorrhaging right after delivery. - ✔✔Oxytocin
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The process of the blastocyst implanting in the uterus releases which hormone, commonly
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used for pregnancy tests? - ✔✔HCG
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The term for the uterine lining during pregnancy (endometrium), which forms the
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maternal part of the placenta. - ✔✔Decidua || || || || || ||




An organ of respiration, nutrition, excretion, storage, and transportation. - ✔✔Placenta
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Menstruation begins approximately __ days after ovulation. - ✔✔14 || || || || || || || ||




A bluish discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia resulting from increased blood flow. It
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can be observed as early as 6 to 8 weeks after conception, and its presence is an early sign
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of pregnancy. - ✔✔Chadwick's sign
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A non-sensitive indication of pregnancy in women — its absence does not exclude
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pregnancy. It pertains to the features of the cervix and the uterine isthmus. It is
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demonstrated as a softening in the consistency of the uterus, and the uterus and cervix seem || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||




to be two separate regions. - ✔✔Hegar's sign
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It is a significant softening of the vaginal portion of the cervix from increased
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vascularization. This vascularization is a result of hypertrophy and engorgement of the || || || || || || || || || || || ||




vessels below the growing uterus. - ✔✔Goodell's sign
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What two hormones are responsible for the development and maturity of the external and
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internal female reproductive structures? - ✔✔Estrogen and progesterone
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This phase of the endometrial cycle is a period of rapid growth lasting from about the fifth
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day to the time of ovulation. The endometrial surface is completely restored in approx. 4
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days. - ✔✔Proliferative phase
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This phase of the endometrial cycle extends from the day of ovulation to about 3 days before
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the next menstrual period. The endometrium fully matures to become a suitable and
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protective and nutritive bed for a fertilized ovum. - ✔✔Secretory phase
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If fertilization and implantation does not occur after ovulation, what part of the ovary
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regresses? - ✔✔Corpus luteum || || ||




This phase of the endometrial cycle occurs at the very end of the cycle. If pregnancy does
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not occur, estrogen and progesterone levels rapidly decrease causing the spasm of spinal
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arteries, which blocks blood supply to the functional endometrium, causing necrosis. This
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marks day 1 of the next cycle when menstrual bleeding begins. - ✔✔Ischemic phase
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Which organ system is the first one to function in the developing human? -
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✔✔Cardiovascular system ||




Cells forming the outer layer of a blastocyst, which provide nutrients to the embryo and
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develop into a large part of the placenta. - ✔✔Trophoblast
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What are normal uterine contractions characterized by? - ✔✔2-5 contractions every 10
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minutes lasting 45-80 seconds with a relaxation time of 45-60 s.
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Screening tests - ✔✔A general test that detects potential disease indicators, these are
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widespread tests that we give everybody. || || || || ||

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Diagnostic tests - ✔✔These type of tests establish the presence or absence of a certain
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disease.



What type of test is this?: General Ultrasound at 20 weeks gestation - ✔✔Screening
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What type of test is this?: Fetal Cardiac-focused Ultrasound - ✔✔Diagnostic
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What type of test is this?: MSAFP - ✔✔Screening test
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MSAFP Test - ✔✔This test is a blood test for the mother, it is a general screening test to find
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indications for the risk of neural tube defects
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Amniocentesis - ✔✔Diagnostic test involving the sampling of amniotic fluid using a hollow
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needle inserted into the uterus, to screen for developmental abnormalities in a fetus. Can
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tell gender of baby, any chromosomal abnormality, risk of doing this test because a large
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needle is going near the fetus.
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What type of test is this?: Amniocentesis - ✔✔Diagnostic
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What type of test is this?: 1-hour Glucose tolerance test - ✔✔Screening
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What type of test is this?: 3-hour glucose tolerance test - ✔✔Diagnostic
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At what gestation period will a mother will receive a 1-hour GTT? - ✔✔28 weeks
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