Chapter 3 Quiz

A  chorion

B  yolk sac

C  umbilical cord

D  placenta

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

B  a surgical birth.

C  routine use of strong drugs.

D  fetal monitoring and anesthetics.

A  epidural analgesia.

B  a spinal block.

C  use of a doula.

D  general anesthesia.

A  Sound

B  Touch

C  Pain

D  Taste

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

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

B  helps regulate the fetus’s body temperature.

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

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  most fetuses assume an upright position.

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

C  viability occurs.

D  fetal growth doubles.

A  measures around 1/500 inch.

B  is the smallest cell in the human body.

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  prepares the infant for voluntary grasping.

B  is sometimes called the “embracing” reflex.

C  protects the infant from strong stimulation.

D  has survival value.

A  usually improves by adolescence.

B  generally disappears by the preschool years.

C  is minor.

D  is permanent.

A  physical abnormality

B  sudden infant death syndrome

C  malnutrition

D  low birth weight

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  moderate decreases in estrogens.

B  a drop in androgens.

C  slight decreases in prolactin.

D  moderate increases in androgens.

A  the fetus can suck its thumb.

B  vernix covers the skin of the fetus.

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

D  the fetus can survive if born prematurely.

A  Placing an infant to sleep on his back

B  Maternal cigarette smoking

C  Failing to tightly swaddle an infant during sleep

D  Using a pacifier

A  pure tones; complex sounds

B  complex sounds; pure tones

C  pure tones; noise

D  pure tones; voices

A  drowsiness

B  quiet alertness

C  NREM sleep

D  REM sleep

A  low body temperature and sleeping with too few covers.

B  impaired brain functioning.

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

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