ANATOMY OF PREGNANCY

Question 1

The female genital organs are mostly contained within the
(answer) region, just inferior to the abdomen.

Answer 1

pelvic

Question 2

The inner layer of the uterus is known as the (answer)..

Answer 2

Endometrium

Question 3

The cardiac output in a pregnant patient also increases in part because of higher
circulating blood volume, and also because the average heart rate increases by:

Answer 3

10 to 15 beats per minute.

Question 4

What week in the embryonic development is most susceptible to most susceptible to teratogens and
adverse events?

Answer 4

Week 4

Question 5

agent that causes an abnormality following fetal exposure during pregnancy.

Answer 5

Teratogens

Question 6

How many months should you enter Preconception care before the actual conception?

Answer 6

3 months

Question 7

What are the Nutrition requirements during Pregnancy?

Answer 7

Balanced Diet
Folic Acid
Iron
Calcium

Question 8

Antenatal Visits

For:
1-28 weeks
It is:
(Answer)

For:
28-36 weeks
It is:
(Answer)

For:
37 weeks – delivery
It is:
(Answer)

Answer 8

Antenatal Visits:

For:
1-28 weeks
It is:
Visits every 4 weeks

For:
28-36 weeks
It is:
Visits every 2-3
weeks

For:
37 weeks – delivery
It is:
Weekly visits

Question 9

Every new cell in the body needs folate. Folic acid is especially important during early pregnancy, because:

Answer 9

it helps the neural tube—which becomes the brain and spine—develop.

Question 10

Folic acid supplementation
is routinely administered
from the (answer)
period to the end of (answer)
trimester to prevent neural
tube defects

Answer 10

From the Preconception Period to the end of the 1st trimester.

Question 11

Complications related to Infection in Pregnancy:

Answer 11

1. Preterm labor
2. Low birth weight
3. IUGR
4. Fetal anomalies
   and distress
5. Transmission to
   newborn

Question 12

Maternal Immunity Stages:

For 1st Trimester
It is:
(Answer)

For 2nd Trimester
it is:
(Answer)

For Third Trimester
it is:
(Answer)

Answer 12

Maternal Immunity Stages:

For 1st Trimester
It is:
pro-inflammatory state
(aids implantation and placentation)

For 2nd Trimester
it is:
anti-inflammatory state
(promotes fetal growth and development)

For Third Trimester
it is:
pro-inflammatory state
(facilitates initiation of labor)

Question 13

Other vaccines,
such as the
(answer) vaccine,
are safer in
pregnancy and
are recommended

Answer 13

Influenza Vaccine