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NURS 5032 - Unit 2 - Anatomical changes
during pregnancy. Exam Questions With
Verified Answers.
What hormones increase during pregnancy? - Answers✔HCG, estrogen, progesterone
When does the hormone HCG peak during pregnancy? - Answers✔around 12 weeks
What causes uterine growth during pregnancy? - Answers✔increase in estrogen, the growing
fetus
How large is the uterine fundus at at 12 weeks? - Answers✔around the symphysis pubis
How large is the uterine fundus at 16 weeks? - Answers✔between umbilicus and symphysis
pubis
How large is the uterine fundus at 20 weeks? - Answers✔around the umbilicus
How large is the uterine fundus at 36 weeks? - Answers✔reaches xiphoid process
What happens to the uterus at 40 weeks? - Answers✔fetal head descends into pelvic cavity and
uterine level sinks
How does the uterus change during pregnancy besides growth? - Answers✔increases in weight,
strength, elasticity, and vascularity
When do uterine muscles become thin? - Answers✔by the 3rd trimester
What are Braxton Hicks contractions? - Answers✔Irregular contractions w/ closed cervix
How much blood flows to the uterus during late pregnancy? - Answers✔1200mL/min
After _____ weeks, the fundus height will usually match the amount of weeks you have been
pregnant. - Answers✔24
How does the cervix change during pregnancy? - Answers✔hyperemia (blood congestion),
collagen fibers in the connective tissue decrease, formation of mucous plug
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NURS 5032 - Unit 2 - Anatomical changes
during pregnancy. Exam Questions With
Verified Answers.
What hormones increase during pregnancy? - Answers✔HCG, estrogen, progesterone
When does the hormone HCG peak during pregnancy? - Answers✔around 12 weeks
What causes uterine growth during pregnancy? - Answers✔increase in estrogen, the growing
fetus
How large is the uterine fundus at at 12 weeks? - Answers✔around the symphysis pubis
How large is the uterine fundus at 16 weeks? - Answers✔between umbilicus and symphysis
pubis
How large is the uterine fundus at 20 weeks? - Answers✔around the umbilicus
How large is the uterine fundus at 36 weeks? - Answers✔reaches xiphoid process
What happens to the uterus at 40 weeks? - Answers✔fetal head descends into pelvic cavity and
uterine level sinks
How does the uterus change during pregnancy besides growth? - Answers✔increases in weight,
strength, elasticity, and vascularity
When do uterine muscles become thin? - Answers✔by the 3rd trimester
What are Braxton Hicks contractions? - Answers✔Irregular contractions w/ closed cervix
How much blood flows to the uterus during late pregnancy? - Answers✔1200mL/min
After _____ weeks, the fundus height will usually match the amount of weeks you have been
pregnant. - Answers✔24
How does the cervix change during pregnancy? - Answers✔hyperemia (blood congestion),
collagen fibers in the connective tissue decrease, formation of mucous plug
