Chapter 3 Quiz

A  placenta

B  umbilical cord

C  yolk sac

D  chorion

A  routine use of strong drugs.

B  a surgical birth.

C  fetal monitoring and anesthetics.

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

A  a spinal block.

B  epidural analgesia.

C  general anesthesia.

D  use of a doula.

A  Sound

B  Taste

C  Touch

D  Pain

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

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

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  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  permits food and oxygen to reach the organism.

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

D  helps regulate the fetus’s body temperature.

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  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  measures around 1/500 inch.

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

A  prepares the infant for voluntary grasping.

B  protects the infant from strong stimulation.

C  is sometimes called the “embracing” reflex.

D  has survival value.

A  generally disappears by the preschool years.

B  is permanent.

C  usually improves by adolescence.

D  is minor.

A  sudden infant death syndrome

B  low birth weight

C  physical abnormality

D  malnutrition

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  slight decreases in prolactin.

B  a drop in androgens.

C  moderate decreases in estrogens.

D  moderate increases in androgens.

A  the fetus can survive if born prematurely.

B  the fetus can suck its thumb.

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

D  vernix covers the skin of the fetus.

A  Maternal cigarette smoking

B  Using a pacifier

C  Placing an infant to sleep on his back

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

C  low body temperature and sleeping with too few covers.

D  impaired brain functioning.