Ch 11 Maternal adoption during pregnancy

Question 1

Hegar sign

Answer 1

Softening of the lower uterine segment or isthmus

Question 2

Goodell sign

Answer 2

Softening of the cervix

Question 3

Chadwick sign

Answer 3

Bluish purple coloration of the vaginal mucosa and cervix

Question 4

Ballottement

Answer 4

The examiner pushes against the woman’s cervix during a pelvic examination and feels a rebound from the floating fetus

Question 5

Dietary reference intakes DRI

Answer 5

General term for a set of reference values used to plan and assess nutrient intake for healthy people

Question 6

Linea nigra

Answer 6

Linear hyper pigmentation that commonly appears on the abdomen

Question 7

Braxton Hicks contractions

Answer 7

Felt during pregnancy and can be mistaken for true labor contractions Unlike true labor they are irregular in frequency, less intense and usually go away if you change positions

Question 8

Physiologic anemia of pregnancy

Answer 8

Occurs when plasma volume increases more quickly than red cell mass

Question 9

Pica

Answer 9

An eating disorder in which a person eats things not usually considered food

Question 10

Quickening

Answer 10

When a pregnant person starts to feel their babies movement in the uterus

Question 11

Trimester

Answer 11

First trimester 0 to 13 weeks
Second trimester 14 to 26 weeks
Third trimester 27 to 40 weeks