Chapter 3 Quiz

A  placenta

B  umbilical cord

C  chorion

D  yolk sac

A  routine use of strong drugs.

B  fetal monitoring and anesthetics.

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

D  a surgical birth.

A  epidural analgesia.

B  general anesthesia.

C  a spinal block.

D  use of a doula.

A  Taste

B  Touch

C  Pain

D  Sound

A  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.

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

C  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.

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

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

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

C  permits food and oxygen to reach the organism.

D  helps regulate the fetus’s body temperature.

A  The harm done by teratogens is simple and straightforward.

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

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

A  fetal growth doubles.

B  viability occurs.

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

D  most fetuses assume an upright position.

A  measures around 1/500 inch.

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

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

D  is the smallest cell in the human body.

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 minor.

B  generally disappears by the preschool years.

C  is permanent.

D  usually improves by adolescence.

A  physical abnormality

B  low birth weight

C  sudden infant death syndrome

D  malnutrition

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

B  grows slowly at first.

C  develops into the nervous system and spinal cord.

D  swells to form the brain.

A  a drop in androgens.

B  moderate decreases in estrogens.

C  moderate increases in androgens.

D  slight decreases in prolactin.

A  vernix covers the skin of the fetus.

B  the fetus can suck its thumb.

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  Maternal cigarette smoking

C  Using a pacifier

D  Placing an infant to sleep on his back

A  pure tones; voices

B  pure tones; complex sounds

C  complex sounds; pure tones

D  pure tones; noise

A  REM sleep

B  drowsiness

C  quiet alertness

D  NREM sleep

A  impaired brain functioning.

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

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.