CEFM EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
What is the most sensitive method of assessing uterine activity?
a. Intrauterine pressure catheter
b. Manual palpation
c. Maternal perception
a. Intrauterine pressure catheter
When educating the patient about fetal monitoring, the most appropriate statement
is
a. A normal tracing indicates that your baby is well-oxygenated
b. A normal tracing indicates that you have a healthy baby
c. Continuous fetal monitoring will insure a better outcome for your baby
a. A normal tracing indicates that your baby is well-oxygenated
In comparison to maternal blood, the affinity of fetal blood for oxygen is
a. Higher
b. Lower
c. The same
a. Higher
,The process that requires energy to accomplish the passage of substances within
the intervillous space is
a. Active transport
b. Diffusion
c. Facilitated diffusion
a. Active transport
The umbilical vein carries
a. Carbon dioxide from the fetus back to the placenta
b. Deoxygenated blood from the fetus to the placenta
c. Oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus
c. Oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus
Fetal hypoxia is best described as a condition of
a. Decreased oxygen in the blood
b. Decreased oxygen in the tissue
c. Increased hydrogen ions in the blood
b. Decreased oxygen in the tissue
Stimulation of the PNS causes the FHR to
a. Decrease
b. Increase
, c. Remain the same
a. Decrease
Chemoreceptors respond mainly to changes in
a. Blood pressure
b. Hormonal leves
c. Oxygen and CO2 levels
c. Oxygen and CO2 levels
The fetus responses to a significant drop of PO2 by
a. Increasing oxygen consumption
b. Reducing lactic acid production
c. Shifting blood to vital organs
c. Shifting blood to vital organs
Activation of fetal peripheral chemoreceptors results in which FHR change
a. Decrease
b. Increase
c. No change
a. Decrease
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
What is the most sensitive method of assessing uterine activity?
a. Intrauterine pressure catheter
b. Manual palpation
c. Maternal perception
a. Intrauterine pressure catheter
When educating the patient about fetal monitoring, the most appropriate statement
is
a. A normal tracing indicates that your baby is well-oxygenated
b. A normal tracing indicates that you have a healthy baby
c. Continuous fetal monitoring will insure a better outcome for your baby
a. A normal tracing indicates that your baby is well-oxygenated
In comparison to maternal blood, the affinity of fetal blood for oxygen is
a. Higher
b. Lower
c. The same
a. Higher
,The process that requires energy to accomplish the passage of substances within
the intervillous space is
a. Active transport
b. Diffusion
c. Facilitated diffusion
a. Active transport
The umbilical vein carries
a. Carbon dioxide from the fetus back to the placenta
b. Deoxygenated blood from the fetus to the placenta
c. Oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus
c. Oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus
Fetal hypoxia is best described as a condition of
a. Decreased oxygen in the blood
b. Decreased oxygen in the tissue
c. Increased hydrogen ions in the blood
b. Decreased oxygen in the tissue
Stimulation of the PNS causes the FHR to
a. Decrease
b. Increase
, c. Remain the same
a. Decrease
Chemoreceptors respond mainly to changes in
a. Blood pressure
b. Hormonal leves
c. Oxygen and CO2 levels
c. Oxygen and CO2 levels
The fetus responses to a significant drop of PO2 by
a. Increasing oxygen consumption
b. Reducing lactic acid production
c. Shifting blood to vital organs
c. Shifting blood to vital organs
Activation of fetal peripheral chemoreceptors results in which FHR change
a. Decrease
b. Increase
c. No change
a. Decrease
