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Chapter 03: Fetal Development
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the total number of chromosomes contained in a mature sperm or ovum?
a. 22
b. 23
c. 44
d. 46
ANS: B
Gametes (sex chromosomes) contain 23 chromosomes.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 33
TOP: Gametogenesis KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
2. A pregnant woman states, My husband hopes I will give him a boy because we have three girls. What will
the nurse explain to this woman?
a. The sex chromosome of the fertilized ovum determines the gender of the child.
b. When the sperm and ovum are united, there is a 75% chance the child will be a girl.
c. When the pH of the female reproductive tract is acidic, the child will be a girl.
d. If a sperm carrying a Y chromosome fertilizes an ovum, then a boy is produced.
ANS: D
When a Y-bearing sperm fertilizes an ovum, a male child is produced.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 35
TOP: Sex Determination KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
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3. What is the most common site for fertilization?
a. Lower segment of the uterus
b. Outer third of the fallopian tube near the ovary
c. Upper portion of the uterus
d. Area of the fallopian tube farthest from the ovary
ANS: B
Fertilization takes place in the outer third of the fallopian tube, which is closest to the ovary.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 35
TOP: Fertilization KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
4. The embryo is termed a fetus at which stage of prenatal development?
a. 2 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 9 weeks
d. 16 weeks
ANS: C
The fetus (third stage of prenatal development) begins at the ninth week and continues until the 40th week of
gestation or until birth.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 38
TOP: Prenatal Developmental Milestones
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
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5. The nurse is reviewing fetal circulation with a pregnant patient and explains that blood circulates through the
placenta to the fetus. What vessel(s) carry blood to the fetus?
a. One umbilical vein
b. Two umbilical veins
c. One umbilical artery
d. Two umbilical arteries
ANS: A
The umbilical vein transports richly oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 41
TOP: Fetal Circulation KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
6. Where is the usual location for implantation of the zygote?
a. Upper section of the posterior uterine wall
b. Lower portion of the uterus near the cervical os
c. Inner third of the fallopian tube near the uterus
d. Lateral aspect of the uterine wall
ANS: A
The zygote usually implants in the upper section of the posterior uterine wall.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 37
TOP: Implantation KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
7. What is the embryonic membrane that contains fingerlike projections on its surface, which attach to the
uterine wall?
a. Amnion NURSINGTB.COM
b. Yolk sac
c. Chorion
d. Decidua basalis
ANS: C
The chorion is a thick membrane with fingerlike projections (villi) on its outermost surface.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 37
TOP: Accessory Structures of Pregnancy KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
8. Which hormone is responsible for converting the endometrium into decidual cells for implantation?
a. Estrogen
b. Human chorionic gonadotropin
c. Human placental lactogen
d. Progesterone
ANS: D
At high levels, progesterone maintains the endometrial lining for implantation of the zygote.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 41
TOP: Placenta KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
9. A patient asks the nurse when her infants heart will begin to pump blood. What will the nurse reply?
a. By the end of week 3
b. Beginning in week 8
c. At the end of week 16
d. Beginning in week 24
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Test Bank - Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 8e (by Leifer) 22
Chapter 03: Fetal Development
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the total number of chromosomes contained in a mature sperm or ovum?
a. 22
b. 23
c. 44
d. 46
ANS: B
Gametes (sex chromosomes) contain 23 chromosomes.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 33
TOP: Gametogenesis KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
2. A pregnant woman states, My husband hopes I will give him a boy because we have three girls. What will
the nurse explain to this woman?
a. The sex chromosome of the fertilized ovum determines the gender of the child.
b. When the sperm and ovum are united, there is a 75% chance the child will be a girl.
c. When the pH of the female reproductive tract is acidic, the child will be a girl.
d. If a sperm carrying a Y chromosome fertilizes an ovum, then a boy is produced.
ANS: D
When a Y-bearing sperm fertilizes an ovum, a male child is produced.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 35
TOP: Sex Determination KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
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3. What is the most common site for fertilization?
a. Lower segment of the uterus
b. Outer third of the fallopian tube near the ovary
c. Upper portion of the uterus
d. Area of the fallopian tube farthest from the ovary
ANS: B
Fertilization takes place in the outer third of the fallopian tube, which is closest to the ovary.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 35
TOP: Fertilization KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
4. The embryo is termed a fetus at which stage of prenatal development?
a. 2 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 9 weeks
d. 16 weeks
ANS: C
The fetus (third stage of prenatal development) begins at the ninth week and continues until the 40th week of
gestation or until birth.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 38
TOP: Prenatal Developmental Milestones
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
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5. The nurse is reviewing fetal circulation with a pregnant patient and explains that blood circulates through the
placenta to the fetus. What vessel(s) carry blood to the fetus?
a. One umbilical vein
b. Two umbilical veins
c. One umbilical artery
d. Two umbilical arteries
ANS: A
The umbilical vein transports richly oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 41
TOP: Fetal Circulation KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
6. Where is the usual location for implantation of the zygote?
a. Upper section of the posterior uterine wall
b. Lower portion of the uterus near the cervical os
c. Inner third of the fallopian tube near the uterus
d. Lateral aspect of the uterine wall
ANS: A
The zygote usually implants in the upper section of the posterior uterine wall.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 37
TOP: Implantation KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
7. What is the embryonic membrane that contains fingerlike projections on its surface, which attach to the
uterine wall?
a. Amnion NURSINGTB.COM
b. Yolk sac
c. Chorion
d. Decidua basalis
ANS: C
The chorion is a thick membrane with fingerlike projections (villi) on its outermost surface.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 37
TOP: Accessory Structures of Pregnancy KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
8. Which hormone is responsible for converting the endometrium into decidual cells for implantation?
a. Estrogen
b. Human chorionic gonadotropin
c. Human placental lactogen
d. Progesterone
ANS: D
At high levels, progesterone maintains the endometrial lining for implantation of the zygote.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 41
TOP: Placenta KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
9. A patient asks the nurse when her infants heart will begin to pump blood. What will the nurse reply?
a. By the end of week 3
b. Beginning in week 8
c. At the end of week 16
d. Beginning in week 24
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