Chapter 3 Quiz

A  umbilical cord

B  placenta

C  chorion

D  yolk sac

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

B  fetal monitoring and anesthetics.

C  routine use of strong drugs.

D  a surgical birth.

A  epidural analgesia.

B  a spinal block.

C  general anesthesia.

D  use of a doula.

A  Taste

B  Sound

C  Pain

D  Touch

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

B  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.

C  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.

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

A  permits food and oxygen to reach the organism.

B  helps regulate the fetus’s body temperature.

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

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

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

B  The harm done by teratogens is simple and straightforward.

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

A  viability occurs.

B  most fetuses assume an upright position.

C  fetal growth doubles.

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

A  measures around 1/500 inch.

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

C  is the smallest cell in the human body.

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

A  is sometimes called the “embracing” reflex.

B  has survival value.

C  protects the infant from strong stimulation.

D  prepares the infant for voluntary grasping.

A  is permanent.

B  usually improves by adolescence.

C  is minor.

D  generally disappears by the preschool years.

A  malnutrition

B  low birth weight

C  sudden infant death syndrome

D  physical abnormality

A  grows slowly at first.

B  swells to form the brain.

C  develops into the nervous system and spinal cord.

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

A  moderate increases in androgens.

B  slight decreases in prolactin.

C  moderate decreases in estrogens.

D  a drop in androgens.

A  the fetus can suck its thumb.

B  the fetus can survive if born prematurely.

C  vernix covers the skin of the fetus.

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

A  Placing an infant to sleep on his back

B  Using a pacifier

C  Maternal cigarette smoking

D  Failing to tightly swaddle an infant during sleep

A  complex sounds; pure tones

B  pure tones; voices

C  pure tones; noise

D  pure tones; complex sounds

A  REM sleep

B  NREM sleep

C  quiet alertness

D  drowsiness

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

B  impaired brain functioning.

C  low body temperature and sleeping with too few covers.

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