Midwifery - Anatomy and Physiology - Year
1 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
What are the 3 phases of the first stage of labour? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Latent phase - 0-4cm, irregular contractions, cervical canal shortens (3cm to less
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than 0.5cm).
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Active phase - 4-8cm, regular contractions 2-5 mins apart and lasting over 60
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seconds, cervix is mid to anterior/soft, effaced.
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Transitional - 8-10cm, can be brief lull in contractions, change in woman's
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behaviour.
Where does fertilisation usually occur? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ampulla of the
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uterine tube. |
What is the dosage of diamorphine and how is it given? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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5-10mg (dependent on patient size), 4 hourly and IM.
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What is Pica? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Craving of non-food items such as clay,
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soap, coal, etc.
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,When should the nuchal translucency scan take place and what is it for? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Between 11+2 and 14+1 weeks. It checks the fluid at the
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back of the baby's neck and is an indicator for Down's syndrome.
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What is tachysystole? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-More than 5 contractions in 10
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minutes in spontaneous labour.
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What is tachycardia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A maternal pulse rate of over
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100bpm.
Name 5 non-pharmacological methods of pain relief. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Water
Distraction techniques |
TENS machine
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Position
Massage
Hypnotherapy
Aromatherapy
Acupuncture
Breathing techniques |
What changes occur in the maternal respiratory system during pregnancy? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Oxygen consumption increases by up to 20-30%
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Rib cage expands
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,Tidal volume increases by up to 30-40%
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Name 3 types of abnormal placenta. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Battledore insertion
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- cord inserted on the edge
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Velementous insertion - cord inserted through the membranes, some distance
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from the placenta
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Succenturiate lobe - a lobe which is separated from the main body but connected
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by the placental blood vessels
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Circumuallate - opaque ring | | |
Bipartite - two separate lobes and a bifurcated cord
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The zygote undergoes mitotic cellular division (clevage), resulting in the formation
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of smaller cells. What is the zygote called at each of these changes (day 1, day 3
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and day 4)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Day 1 - blastomere
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Day 3 - morula
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Day 4 - blastocyst
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, There are 3 primary germ layers that are the main embryonic tissues, from which
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structures and organs develop. What are they and what develops from them? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ectoderm - epidermis layer of skin, hair, nails and the
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nervous system |
Mesoderm - muscle, skeleton, dermis of skin, connective tissue, urogenital gland,
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blood vessels, blood and lymph cells
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Endoderm - epithelial lining of the digestive, respiratory and urinary systems and
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glandular organs, such as the liver and the pancreas
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What is the dosage of meptid and how should it be given? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-75-150mg, 2-4 hourly and IM. | | | |
What is haemoglobin broken down into? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Iron - which
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produces more red blood cells
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Globin - a protein used in the body
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Un-conjugated bilirubin - toxic, fat-soluble, not easily excreted in bile/urine,
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causes yellow discolouration of skin and deposits in the brain
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Sensory receptors that respond to pain are called? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Nocioceptors
1 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
What are the 3 phases of the first stage of labour? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Latent phase - 0-4cm, irregular contractions, cervical canal shortens (3cm to less
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than 0.5cm).
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Active phase - 4-8cm, regular contractions 2-5 mins apart and lasting over 60
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seconds, cervix is mid to anterior/soft, effaced.
| | | | | | |
Transitional - 8-10cm, can be brief lull in contractions, change in woman's
| | | | | | | | | | | |
behaviour.
Where does fertilisation usually occur? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ampulla of the
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uterine tube. |
What is the dosage of diamorphine and how is it given? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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5-10mg (dependent on patient size), 4 hourly and IM.
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What is Pica? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Craving of non-food items such as clay,
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soap, coal, etc.
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,When should the nuchal translucency scan take place and what is it for? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Between 11+2 and 14+1 weeks. It checks the fluid at the
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back of the baby's neck and is an indicator for Down's syndrome.
| | | | | | | | | | |
What is tachysystole? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-More than 5 contractions in 10
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minutes in spontaneous labour.
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What is tachycardia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A maternal pulse rate of over
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100bpm.
Name 5 non-pharmacological methods of pain relief. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Water
Distraction techniques |
TENS machine
|
Position
Massage
Hypnotherapy
Aromatherapy
Acupuncture
Breathing techniques |
What changes occur in the maternal respiratory system during pregnancy? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Oxygen consumption increases by up to 20-30%
| | | | | | |
Rib cage expands
| |
,Tidal volume increases by up to 30-40%
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Name 3 types of abnormal placenta. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Battledore insertion
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- cord inserted on the edge
| | | | | |
Velementous insertion - cord inserted through the membranes, some distance
| | | | | | | | | |
from the placenta
| |
Succenturiate lobe - a lobe which is separated from the main body but connected
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
by the placental blood vessels
| | | | |
Circumuallate - opaque ring | | |
Bipartite - two separate lobes and a bifurcated cord
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The zygote undergoes mitotic cellular division (clevage), resulting in the formation
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of smaller cells. What is the zygote called at each of these changes (day 1, day 3
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and day 4)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Day 1 - blastomere
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Day 3 - morula
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Day 4 - blastocyst
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, There are 3 primary germ layers that are the main embryonic tissues, from which
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
structures and organs develop. What are they and what develops from them? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ectoderm - epidermis layer of skin, hair, nails and the
| | | | | | | | | | |
nervous system |
Mesoderm - muscle, skeleton, dermis of skin, connective tissue, urogenital gland,
| | | | | | | | | | |
blood vessels, blood and lymph cells
| | | | |
Endoderm - epithelial lining of the digestive, respiratory and urinary systems and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
glandular organs, such as the liver and the pancreas
| | | | | | | |
What is the dosage of meptid and how should it be given? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-75-150mg, 2-4 hourly and IM. | | | |
What is haemoglobin broken down into? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Iron - which
| | | | | | | | | | |
produces more red blood cells
| | | |
Globin - a protein used in the body
| | | | | | |
Un-conjugated bilirubin - toxic, fat-soluble, not easily excreted in bile/urine,
| | | | | | | | | |
causes yellow discolouration of skin and deposits in the brain
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Sensory receptors that respond to pain are called? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Nocioceptors
