Midwifery Exam Practice Questions With Correct Answers

Midwifery Exam Practice Questions With
Correct Answers


What is the first stage of the menstrual cycle (that lasts 4-7 days) known as? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Menstrual Cycle
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What is the second stage of the menstrual cycle (lasting 8-13 days) known as? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Follicular Phase
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What is the third stage of the menstrual cycle, occurring at day 14, known as? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ovulatory Phase
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What is the final stage of the menstrual cycle known as? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Luteal Phase
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What occurs during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-FSH causes follicle maturation in the ovary. Increased oestrogen
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causes the endometrium to thicken and become a nourishing environment for a
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potential pregnancy. |




Define Ovulation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A period of heightened hormones
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where a dominant follicle releases an egg into a Fallopian tube.
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,Which hormone is responsible for ovulation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-LH
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(Luteinizing Hormone) |




What happens during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Oestrogen decreases, progesterone increases due to the corpus | | | | | | | |


luteum.


What happens during the menstrual phase of the menstrual cycle? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Oestrogen and progesterone decrease and the endometrial lining is | | | | | | | | |


shed.


How long is an egg viable for following ovulation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 day
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What happens if an egg is not fertilised? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Progesterone
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decreases, corpus luteum is reabsorbed and FSH causes new follicles to start
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maturing.


Define capacitation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The protective covering of the
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acrosome of the sperm is removed.
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What sort of reaction begins when a sperm comes into contact with an egg? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cortical reaction - cortical granules block any other sperm
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from entering the egg
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How many chromosomes does a zygote contain? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-46, in
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23 homologous pairs
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, How many cells does the merula have? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-8 to 16
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How many cells does the blastocyst have? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-16 to 32
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How many days after ovulation can implantation occur? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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6 to 10 days
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Define decidualisation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Progesterone increases, creating a
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hospitable environment for the developing fetus.
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What are trophoblasts? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cells on the outer layer of the
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blastocyst


What are integrins? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cell adhesion molecules that work in
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implantation.
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What is the chorion? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fetal part of placenta made out of
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trophoblast cells |




Which hormone causes skin pigmentation in pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Pituitary melanin-stimulating hormone
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What is the linea nigra? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Abdominal midline
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What is striae gravidarum? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Stretch marks
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