Chapter 3 Quiz

A  placenta

B  chorion

C  umbilical cord

D  yolk sac

A  fetal monitoring and anesthetics.

B  routine use of strong drugs.

C  a surgical birth.

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

A  general anesthesia.

B  use of a doula.

C  epidural analgesia.

D  a spinal block.

A  Taste

B  Sound

C  Touch

D  Pain

A  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.

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

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

C  helps regulate the fetus’s body temperature.

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  The harm done by teratogens is simple and straightforward.

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

A  fetal growth doubles.

B  viability occurs.

C  most fetuses assume an upright position.

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

A  is the smallest cell in the human body.

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

C  measures around 1/500 inch.

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

A  prepares the infant for voluntary grasping.

B  has survival value.

C  protects the infant from strong stimulation.

D  is sometimes called the “embracing” reflex.

A  generally disappears by the preschool years.

B  usually improves by adolescence.

C  is minor.

D  is permanent.

A  sudden infant death syndrome

B  low birth weight

C  malnutrition

D  physical abnormality

A  grows slowly at first.

B  develops into the nervous system and spinal cord.

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

D  swells to form the brain.

A  moderate increases in androgens.

B  a drop in androgens.

C  moderate decreases in estrogens.

D  slight decreases in prolactin.

A  the fetus can suck its thumb.

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

C  the fetus can survive if born prematurely.

D  vernix covers the skin of the fetus.

A  Maternal cigarette smoking

B  Placing an infant to sleep on his back

C  Failing to tightly swaddle an infant during sleep

D  Using a pacifier

A  pure tones; noise

B  pure tones; complex sounds

C  pure tones; voices

D  complex sounds; pure tones

A  NREM sleep

B  drowsiness

C  quiet alertness

D  REM sleep

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

B  impaired brain functioning.

C  low body temperature and sleeping with too few covers.

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