Chapter 3 Quiz

A  placenta

B  yolk sac

C  chorion

D  umbilical cord

A  classes about the anatomy and physiology of labor and delivery.

B  routine use of strong drugs.

C  a surgical birth.

D  fetal monitoring and anesthetics.

A  a spinal block.

B  epidural analgesia.

C  general anesthesia.

D  use of a doula.

A  Pain

B  Sound

C  Touch

D  Taste

A  Preterm infants who are left in isolettes and are rarely touched gain weight faster and, at the end of the first year, are more advanced in mental and motor development over preterm babies given massage stimulation.

B  Mothers and fathers practicing kangaroo skin-to-skin contact feel more confident about caring for their preterm babies and interact more sensitively and affectionately with them.

C  Even parents with stable life circumstances and social supports usually cannot overcome the stresses of caring for a preterm infant.

D  Compared with full-term infants, preterm babies are more often held close, touched, and talked to gently.

A  permits food and oxygen to reach the organism.

B  helps regulate the fetus’s body temperature.

C  is a white, downy hair that covers the fetus’s entire body.

D  provides the fetus a cushion against jolts caused by the mother’s movements.

A  The harm done by teratogens is simple and straightforward.

B  Any environmental agent that causes damage during the prenatal period is a teratogen.

C  Teratogens have an equal impact on fetal development during each prenatal period.

A  most fetuses assume an upright position.

B  viability occurs.

C  fetal growth doubles.

D  a layer of fat is added to assist with temperature regulation.

A  is the size of a period at the end of a sentence.

B  measures around 1/500 inch.

C  is the smallest cell in the human body.

D  bursts from one of two ovaries about once every 7 days.

A  prepares the infant for voluntary grasping.

B  has survival value.

C  is sometimes called the “embracing” reflex.

D  protects the infant from strong stimulation.

A  is permanent.

B  usually improves by adolescence.

C  generally disappears by the preschool years.

D  is minor.

A  low birth weight

B  malnutrition

C  physical abnormality

D  sudden infant death syndrome

A  swells to form the brain.

B  develops into the nervous system and spinal cord.

C  will become the structures that provide protective covering and nourishment.

D  grows slowly at first.

A  moderate increases in androgens.

B  slight decreases in prolactin.

C  moderate decreases in estrogens.

D  a drop in androgens.

A  most of the brain’s neurons are in place.

B  the fetus can suck its thumb.

C  vernix covers the skin of the fetus.

D  the fetus can survive if born prematurely.

A  Maternal cigarette smoking

B  Placing an infant to sleep on his back

C  Using a pacifier

D  Failing to tightly swaddle an infant during sleep

A  pure tones; voices

B  complex sounds; pure tones

C  pure tones; complex sounds

D  pure tones; noise

A  REM sleep

B  NREM sleep

C  drowsiness

D  quiet alertness

A  a chemical imbalance that prevents the baby from properly absorbing oxygen.

B  impaired brain functioning.

C  a collapse of the airway when the baby sleeps on his or her back.

D  low body temperature and sleeping with too few covers.