3/4/2020 Review Test Submission: PSYC 210-IN Chapter 3 Review ...
Question 1 1 out of 1 points
When the amount of oxytocin in a human female's blood reaches a certain threshold, _____.
Selected Answer: the process of birth begins
Answers: the likelihood of conception is at its highest
the process of birth begins
labor pains are decreased considerably
lactation begins
Question 2 1 out of 1 points
Which of the following represents the correct order of the three stages of the birth process?
Selected Answer: labor, delivery of the baby, expulsion of the placenta and umbilical cord
Answers: expulsion of the placenta and umbilical cord, labor, delivery of the baby
delivery of the baby, expulsion of the placenta and umbilical cord, labor
labor, delivery of the baby, expulsion of the placenta and umbilical cord
expulsion of the placenta and umbilical cord, delivery of the baby, labor
Question 3 1 out of 1 points
What is the first stage of the birth process, and also the longest and most taxing stage?
Selected Answer: labor
Answers: labor
contraction
crowning
transition
Question 4 1 out of 1 points
Payton and Rocky are discussing their plan to get to the hospital for the delivery of their first child. How concerned
should they be about the commute time to the hospital?
Selected
Answer: They shouldn't really worry about it too much; the average labor for first births is 12 hours. They
should be able to make it!
Answers: Plan well ahead. Get to the hospital quickly once labor begins.
Labor for first pregnancies is 24 hours, so they could book a flight to a different city and still make it
to the hospital.
They shouldn't really worry about it too much; the average labor for first births is 12 hours. They
should be able to make it!
Since they live in the city, they should take a cab; many children are born in cabs and cab drivers
know what they are doing.
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Question 5 1 out of 1 points
The rate of episiotomies has increased in the U.S. in recent decades, as complications rendering them medically
necessary have increased.
Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
Question 6 1 out of 1 points
What are two of the most common complications of the birth process?
Selected Answer: failure to progress and breech presentation
Answers: failure to progress and breech presentation
inverted infant and hormonal stress
ineffective epidural
maternal heart stress
Question 7 1 out of 1 points
The fetus is in a breech presentation when _____.
Selected Answer: the feet or buttocks are positioned to emerge from the birth canal first
Answers: the feet or buttocks are positioned to emerge from the birth canal first
the head is down and the face is away from the mother's spine
the head is down and face is toward the mother's spine
the body is horizontal
Question 8 1 out of 1 points
Breech births are potentially dangerous because _____.
Selected Answer: the umbilical cord can be constricted, leading to insufficient oxygen and brain damage
Answers: the umbilical cord can be constricted, leading to insufficient oxygen and brain damage
the fetus can get stuck in the birth canal
the fetus's heart might stop beating
the mother can lose consciousness
Question 9 0 out of 1 points
What is true about the C-section method of delivery?
Selected Answer: Following a C-section, women take longer to heal than from a vaginal delivery.
Answers: The procedure is named for the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Following a C-section, women take longer to heal than from a vaginal delivery.
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C-sections have higher rates of maternal-to-fetus infectious transmissions.
C-sections reduce the risk of maternal disease transmission to the infant.
Question 10 1 out of 1 points
Countries where rates of birth problems are low generally have lower rates of C-sections, but rates of C-sections are
also low in countries where there is a lack of access to hospital facilities.
Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
Question 11 1 out of 1 points
Compared to other species, the birth process for human beings is complicated by the size of the infant's head.
Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
Question 12 1 out of 1 points
Medical knowledge has led to methods that genuinely help mothers and babies only during the past _____.
Selected Answer: 50 years
Answers: 200 years
100 years
50 years
10 years
Question 13 1 out of 1 points
Most births throughout history were administered by _____.
Selected Answer: midwives
Answers: midwives
nurses
physicians
shamans
Question 14 1 out of 1 points
Childbed fever was vanquished in the 1940s in the United States and Europe when obstetricians began to _____.
Selected Answer: wash their hands
Answers: start making house calls
use vaccinations
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Question 1 1 out of 1 points
When the amount of oxytocin in a human female's blood reaches a certain threshold, _____.
Selected Answer: the process of birth begins
Answers: the likelihood of conception is at its highest
the process of birth begins
labor pains are decreased considerably
lactation begins
Question 2 1 out of 1 points
Which of the following represents the correct order of the three stages of the birth process?
Selected Answer: labor, delivery of the baby, expulsion of the placenta and umbilical cord
Answers: expulsion of the placenta and umbilical cord, labor, delivery of the baby
delivery of the baby, expulsion of the placenta and umbilical cord, labor
labor, delivery of the baby, expulsion of the placenta and umbilical cord
expulsion of the placenta and umbilical cord, delivery of the baby, labor
Question 3 1 out of 1 points
What is the first stage of the birth process, and also the longest and most taxing stage?
Selected Answer: labor
Answers: labor
contraction
crowning
transition
Question 4 1 out of 1 points
Payton and Rocky are discussing their plan to get to the hospital for the delivery of their first child. How concerned
should they be about the commute time to the hospital?
Selected
Answer: They shouldn't really worry about it too much; the average labor for first births is 12 hours. They
should be able to make it!
Answers: Plan well ahead. Get to the hospital quickly once labor begins.
Labor for first pregnancies is 24 hours, so they could book a flight to a different city and still make it
to the hospital.
They shouldn't really worry about it too much; the average labor for first births is 12 hours. They
should be able to make it!
Since they live in the city, they should take a cab; many children are born in cabs and cab drivers
know what they are doing.
https://blackboard.swic.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_5482774_1&course_id=_27330_1&content_id=_1832285_1&outcome_id=_56194… 1/19
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Question 5 1 out of 1 points
The rate of episiotomies has increased in the U.S. in recent decades, as complications rendering them medically
necessary have increased.
Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
Question 6 1 out of 1 points
What are two of the most common complications of the birth process?
Selected Answer: failure to progress and breech presentation
Answers: failure to progress and breech presentation
inverted infant and hormonal stress
ineffective epidural
maternal heart stress
Question 7 1 out of 1 points
The fetus is in a breech presentation when _____.
Selected Answer: the feet or buttocks are positioned to emerge from the birth canal first
Answers: the feet or buttocks are positioned to emerge from the birth canal first
the head is down and the face is away from the mother's spine
the head is down and face is toward the mother's spine
the body is horizontal
Question 8 1 out of 1 points
Breech births are potentially dangerous because _____.
Selected Answer: the umbilical cord can be constricted, leading to insufficient oxygen and brain damage
Answers: the umbilical cord can be constricted, leading to insufficient oxygen and brain damage
the fetus can get stuck in the birth canal
the fetus's heart might stop beating
the mother can lose consciousness
Question 9 0 out of 1 points
What is true about the C-section method of delivery?
Selected Answer: Following a C-section, women take longer to heal than from a vaginal delivery.
Answers: The procedure is named for the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Following a C-section, women take longer to heal than from a vaginal delivery.
https://blackboard.swic.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_5482774_1&course_id=_27330_1&content_id=_1832285_1&outcome_id=_56194… 2/19
, 3/4/2020 Review Test Submission: PSYC 210-IN Chapter 3 Review ...
C-sections have higher rates of maternal-to-fetus infectious transmissions.
C-sections reduce the risk of maternal disease transmission to the infant.
Question 10 1 out of 1 points
Countries where rates of birth problems are low generally have lower rates of C-sections, but rates of C-sections are
also low in countries where there is a lack of access to hospital facilities.
Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
Question 11 1 out of 1 points
Compared to other species, the birth process for human beings is complicated by the size of the infant's head.
Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
Question 12 1 out of 1 points
Medical knowledge has led to methods that genuinely help mothers and babies only during the past _____.
Selected Answer: 50 years
Answers: 200 years
100 years
50 years
10 years
Question 13 1 out of 1 points
Most births throughout history were administered by _____.
Selected Answer: midwives
Answers: midwives
nurses
physicians
shamans
Question 14 1 out of 1 points
Childbed fever was vanquished in the 1940s in the United States and Europe when obstetricians began to _____.
Selected Answer: wash their hands
Answers: start making house calls
use vaccinations
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