Chapter 3 Quiz

A  placenta

B  umbilical cord

C  chorion

D  yolk sac

A  a surgical birth.

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

C  routine use of strong drugs.

D  fetal monitoring and anesthetics.

A  use of a doula.

B  a spinal block.

C  general anesthesia.

D  epidural analgesia.

A  Touch

B  Pain

C  Taste

D  Sound

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

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

D  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.

A  helps regulate the fetus’s body temperature.

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

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

D  permits food and oxygen to reach the organism.

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

B  The harm done by teratogens is simple and straightforward.

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

A  fetal growth doubles.

B  viability occurs.

C  most fetuses assume an upright position.

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

A  measures around 1/500 inch.

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

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  is sometimes called the “embracing” reflex.

C  has survival value.

D  protects the infant from strong stimulation.

A  is minor.

B  usually improves by adolescence.

C  generally disappears by the preschool years.

D  is permanent.

A  malnutrition

B  low birth weight

C  physical abnormality

D  sudden infant death syndrome

A  develops into the nervous system and spinal cord.

B  grows slowly at first.

C  swells to form the brain.

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

A  moderate increases in androgens.

B  a drop in androgens.

C  slight decreases in prolactin.

D  moderate decreases in estrogens.

A  the fetus can suck its thumb.

B  vernix covers the skin of the fetus.

C  the fetus can survive if born prematurely.

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

A  Failing to tightly swaddle an infant during sleep

B  Placing an infant to sleep on his back

C  Using a pacifier

D  Maternal cigarette smoking

A  pure tones; complex sounds

B  complex sounds; pure tones

C  pure tones; voices

D  pure tones; noise

A  drowsiness

B  NREM sleep

C  quiet alertness

D  REM sleep

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

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

C  low body temperature and sleeping with too few covers.

D  impaired brain functioning.