Chapter 3 Quiz

A  umbilical cord

B  placenta

C  yolk sac

D  chorion

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  general anesthesia.

B  a spinal block.

C  use of a doula.

D  epidural analgesia.

A  Pain

B  Sound

C  Taste

D  Touch

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

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

B  helps regulate the fetus’s body temperature.

C  permits food and oxygen to reach the organism.

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

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

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

C  The harm done by teratogens is simple and straightforward.

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

B  viability occurs.

C  fetal growth doubles.

D  most fetuses assume an upright position.

A  is the smallest cell in the human body.

B  measures around 1/500 inch.

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

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 minor.

B  generally disappears by the preschool years.

C  is permanent.

D  usually improves by adolescence.

A  physical abnormality

B  malnutrition

C  sudden infant death syndrome

D  low birth weight

A  develops into the nervous system and spinal cord.

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

C  swells to form the brain.

D  grows slowly at first.

A  moderate increases in androgens.

B  a drop in androgens.

C  moderate decreases in estrogens.

D  slight decreases in prolactin.

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  Using a pacifier

B  Failing to tightly swaddle an infant during sleep

C  Maternal cigarette smoking

D  Placing an infant to sleep on his back

A  complex sounds; pure tones

B  pure tones; voices

C  pure tones; noise

D  pure tones; complex sounds

A  drowsiness

B  REM sleep

C  quiet alertness

D  NREM sleep

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

B  impaired brain functioning.

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

D  low body temperature and sleeping with too few covers.