NARM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED
At 37 weeks, a baby is most likely:
Depositing layers of subcutaneous fat
A fetus weighing about 300 grams and measuring 18 cm in length that can
actively suck and swallow amniotic fluid is approximately how many weeks
gestation?
20 weeks
The sexual differentiation process does not occur in the fetus until the:
2 lunar month
What is the name of the temporary opening between the atria in the fetal heart,
which allows blood to pass since it does not need to pass through the lungs?
Foramen ovale
In what ways do the uterine muscles act to dilate the cervix?
Retraction and contraction
Which hormone controls the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle?
Estrogen
This hormone does not play a part in the control of the ovary during the normal
menstrual cycle, but if produced in excessive amounts, such as during
breastfeeding, it will inhibit ovulation:
Prolactin
Diagonal Conjugate:
Approximately 11.5cm
A rubella titer should be done on:
A woman pregnant for the first time
The cervical cap:
Adheres to the cervix by suction
Placenta percreta occurs when:
Chorionic villi invade through the entire uterine wall to the serosa layer
How often do miscarriages occur after pregnancy has been clinically diagnosed?
1 in 10
The most common cause of spontaneous miscarriage is:
Chromosomal abnormalities
Smoking in pregnancy ________ the chances that a baby will be born premature.
Doubles
In the female reproductive system, which of the following secretes progesterone?
The corpus luteum
Common in women of child-bearing age?
Ovarian cyst
Which is the smallest pelvic diameter to which the fetus has to accommodate
itself?
The interspinous diameter
The uterus is mostly comprised of?
Muscle
At 37 weeks, a baby is most likely:
Depositing layers of subcutaneous fat
A fetus weighing about 300 grams and measuring 18 cm in length that can
actively suck and swallow amniotic fluid is approximately how many weeks
gestation?
20 weeks
The sexual differentiation process does not occur in the fetus until the:
2 lunar month
What is the name of the temporary opening between the atria in the fetal heart,
which allows blood to pass since it does not need to pass through the lungs?
Foramen ovale
In what ways do the uterine muscles act to dilate the cervix?
Retraction and contraction
Which hormone controls the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle?
Estrogen
This hormone does not play a part in the control of the ovary during the normal
menstrual cycle, but if produced in excessive amounts, such as during
breastfeeding, it will inhibit ovulation:
Prolactin
Diagonal Conjugate:
Approximately 11.5cm
A rubella titer should be done on:
A woman pregnant for the first time
The cervical cap:
Adheres to the cervix by suction
Placenta percreta occurs when:
Chorionic villi invade through the entire uterine wall to the serosa layer
How often do miscarriages occur after pregnancy has been clinically diagnosed?
1 in 10
The most common cause of spontaneous miscarriage is:
Chromosomal abnormalities
Smoking in pregnancy ________ the chances that a baby will be born premature.
Doubles
In the female reproductive system, which of the following secretes progesterone?
The corpus luteum
Common in women of child-bearing age?
Ovarian cyst
Which is the smallest pelvic diameter to which the fetus has to accommodate
itself?
The interspinous diameter
The uterus is mostly comprised of?
Muscle
