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NM 704 EXAM 1 NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ||VERIFIED EXAM!!!(VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
EXAM!!!!!
What is the chosen point on the presenting part of the
fetus that is used to describe position? - ANSWER-
Denominator
What is the posterior portion of the pelvis; formed by the
fusion of the five sacral vertebrae? - ANSWER-Sacrum
What is the posterior portion of the pelvis, formed by the
fusion of usually 4 rudimentary vertebrae and joins the
sacrum at the sacrococcygeal symphysis? - ANSWER-
Coccyx
What are the innominate bones of the pelvis? - ANSWER-
(1) pubis (2) ilium (2) ischium
What is the bone that you sit on? - ANSWER-Ischial
tuberosity
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What is a bony projection pointing inward towards the
coccyx, during labor we judge fetal station by how far the
presenting part is from this landmark? - ANSWER-Ischial
spine
Where is where the two pubic bones join and are attached
by a fibrocartilage disc? - ANSWER-Symphysis pubis
What are the two joints that join the ilia with the sacrum;
have hinge-type movement that gives that sacrum the
ability to rotate slightly, enlarging the space that the fetus
has to fit through to be born? - ANSWER-Sacroiliac joints
What is the way in which the fetus adapts itself to and
passes through the maternal pelvis, movements generally
occur as a result of force from above and resistance from
below? - ANSWER-Cardinal movements
What is the force from above that causes cardinal
movements? - ANSWER-(1) Contractions (2) pushing (3)
gravity
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What is the resistance from below during cardinal
movements? - ANSWER-(1) bony pelvis (2) muscles (3)
cervix
What are the maternal ovals? - ANSWER-(1) inlet (2)
midplane (3) outlet
What is the level at the linea termanalis? - ANSWER-Inlet
What at the level of ischial spines? - ANSWER-Midplane
What is below the ischial spines? - ANSWER-Outlet
What are the fetal ovals? - ANSWER-(1) head (2)
shoulders
What is the length of the pelvis from front to back? -
ANSWER-AP diameter
What is the length of the pelvis from side to side? -
ANSWER-Transverse diameter
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What mechanism of labor occurs at the inlet? - ANSWER-
(1) engagement (2) descent
What mechanism of labor occurs at the midplane? -
ANSWER-(1) internal rotation (2) descent
What mechanism of labor occurs at the outlet? -
ANSWER-(1) restitution (2) descent
What is the presenting part of the baby in relation to the
mother? - ANSWER-Fetal position
What is the back of the fetal head? - ANSWER-Occiput
What is the top of fetal head? - ANSWER-Vertex
What is the brow or front of the fetal head? - ANSWER-
Sinciput
What is the downward passage of the presenting part
through the bony pelvis? - ANSWER-Descent
NM 704 EXAM 1 NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ||VERIFIED EXAM!!!(VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
EXAM!!!!!
What is the chosen point on the presenting part of the
fetus that is used to describe position? - ANSWER-
Denominator
What is the posterior portion of the pelvis; formed by the
fusion of the five sacral vertebrae? - ANSWER-Sacrum
What is the posterior portion of the pelvis, formed by the
fusion of usually 4 rudimentary vertebrae and joins the
sacrum at the sacrococcygeal symphysis? - ANSWER-
Coccyx
What are the innominate bones of the pelvis? - ANSWER-
(1) pubis (2) ilium (2) ischium
What is the bone that you sit on? - ANSWER-Ischial
tuberosity
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What is a bony projection pointing inward towards the
coccyx, during labor we judge fetal station by how far the
presenting part is from this landmark? - ANSWER-Ischial
spine
Where is where the two pubic bones join and are attached
by a fibrocartilage disc? - ANSWER-Symphysis pubis
What are the two joints that join the ilia with the sacrum;
have hinge-type movement that gives that sacrum the
ability to rotate slightly, enlarging the space that the fetus
has to fit through to be born? - ANSWER-Sacroiliac joints
What is the way in which the fetus adapts itself to and
passes through the maternal pelvis, movements generally
occur as a result of force from above and resistance from
below? - ANSWER-Cardinal movements
What is the force from above that causes cardinal
movements? - ANSWER-(1) Contractions (2) pushing (3)
gravity
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What is the resistance from below during cardinal
movements? - ANSWER-(1) bony pelvis (2) muscles (3)
cervix
What are the maternal ovals? - ANSWER-(1) inlet (2)
midplane (3) outlet
What is the level at the linea termanalis? - ANSWER-Inlet
What at the level of ischial spines? - ANSWER-Midplane
What is below the ischial spines? - ANSWER-Outlet
What are the fetal ovals? - ANSWER-(1) head (2)
shoulders
What is the length of the pelvis from front to back? -
ANSWER-AP diameter
What is the length of the pelvis from side to side? -
ANSWER-Transverse diameter
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What mechanism of labor occurs at the inlet? - ANSWER-
(1) engagement (2) descent
What mechanism of labor occurs at the midplane? -
ANSWER-(1) internal rotation (2) descent
What mechanism of labor occurs at the outlet? -
ANSWER-(1) restitution (2) descent
What is the presenting part of the baby in relation to the
mother? - ANSWER-Fetal position
What is the back of the fetal head? - ANSWER-Occiput
What is the top of fetal head? - ANSWER-Vertex
What is the brow or front of the fetal head? - ANSWER-
Sinciput
What is the downward passage of the presenting part
through the bony pelvis? - ANSWER-Descent
