Chapter 3 Quiz

A  placenta

B  umbilical cord

C  chorion

D  yolk sac

A  a surgical birth.

B  routine use of strong drugs.

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

D  fetal monitoring and anesthetics.

A  use of a doula.

B  general anesthesia.

C  a spinal block.

D  epidural analgesia.

A  Taste

B  Touch

C  Sound

D  Pain

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

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

B  helps regulate the fetus’s body temperature.

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

D  permits food and oxygen to reach the organism.

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  viability occurs.

B  fetal growth doubles.

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

D  most fetuses assume an upright position.

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

B  is the smallest cell in the human body.

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

D  measures around 1/500 inch.

A  has survival value.

B  protects the infant from strong stimulation.

C  is sometimes called the “embracing” reflex.

D  prepares the infant for voluntary grasping.

A  generally disappears by the preschool years.

B  is permanent.

C  is minor.

D  usually improves by adolescence.

A  physical abnormality

B  low birth weight

C  malnutrition

D  sudden infant death syndrome

A  swells to form the brain.

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

C  develops into the nervous system and spinal cord.

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  the fetus can survive if born prematurely.

B  vernix covers the skin of the fetus.

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

D  the fetus can suck its thumb.

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; noise

B  complex sounds; pure tones

C  pure tones; voices

D  pure tones; complex sounds

A  REM sleep

B  quiet alertness

C  drowsiness

D  NREM 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.