Chapter 31

Question 1

abruptio placenta

Answer 1

A premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus.

Question 2

amniotic sac

Answer 2

The fluid-filled, baglike membrane in which the fetus develops

Question 3

Apgar score

Answer 3

A scoring system for assessing the status of a newborn that assigns a number value to each of five areas of assessment

Question 4

birth canal

Answer 4

The vagina and cervix

Question 5

bloody show

Answer 5

A small amount of blood at the vagina that appears at the beginning of labor and may include a plug of pink-tinged mucus that is discharged when the cervix begins to dilate

Question 6

breech presentation

Answer 6

A delivery in which the buttocks come out first

Question 7

cervix

Answer 7

Narrowest portion of the uterus that opens into the vagina

Question 8

crowning

Answer 8

The appearance of the infant’s head at the vaginal opening during labor

Question 9

eclampsia

Answer 9

Seizures (convulsions) resulting from severe hypertension in a pregnant woman

Question 10

ectopic pregnancy

Answer 10

A pregnancy that develops outside the uterus, typically in a fallopian tube

Question 11

embryo

Answer 11

The fertilized egg that is the early stages of a fetus

Question 12

endometrium

Answer 12

The lining of the inside of the uterus

Question 13

fetal alcohol syndrome

Answer 13

A condition of infants who are born to women who consume alcohol during pregnancy; characterized by growth and physical problems, mental retardation, and a variety of congenital abnormalities

Question 14

fetus

Answer 14

The developing, unborn infant inside the uterus

Question 15

fundus

Answer 15

The dome-shaped top of the uterus

Question 16

gestational diabetes

Answer 16

Diabetes that develops during pregnancy in women who did not have diabetes before pregnancy

Question 17

lightening

Answer 17

A sensation felt by a pregnant patient when the fetus positions itself before delivery

Question 18

limb presentation

Answer 18

A delivery in which the presenting part is a single arm, leg, or foot

Question 19

meconium

Answer 19

A dark green material in the amniotic fluid that can indicate distress or disease in the newborn; the meconium can be aspirated into the infant’s lungs during delivery; the infant’s first bowel movement

Question 20

miscarriage

Answer 20

The passage of the fetus and placenta before 20 weeks; spontaneous abortion

Question 21

multigravida

Answer 21

A woman who has had previous pregnancies

Question 22

nuchal cord

Answer 22

An umbilical cord that is wrapped around the infant’s neck

Question 23

placenta

Answer 23

The tissue attached to the uterine wall that nourishes the fetus through the umbilical cord

Question 24

placenta previa

Answer 24

A condition in which the placenta develops over and covers the cervix

Question 25

preeclampsia

Answer 25

A condition of late pregnancy that involves headache, visual changes, and swelling of the hands and feet; also called pregnancy-induced hypertension

Question 26

pregnancy-induced hypertension

Answer 26

A condition of late pregnancy that involves headache, visual changes, and swelling of the hands and feet; also called preeclampsia

Question 27

presentation

Answer 27

The position in which an infant is born; the part of the infant that appears first

Question 28

primigravida

Answer 28

A woman who is experiencing her first pregnancy

Question 29

prolapse of the umbilical cord

Answer 29

A situation in which the umbilical cord comes out of the vagina before the infant

Question 30

spina bifida

Answer 30

A developmental defect in which a portion of the spinal cord or meninges may protrude outside of the vertebrae and possibly even outside of the body, usually at the lower third of the spine in the lumbar area

Question 31

supine hypotensive syndrome

Answer 31

Low blood pressure resulting from compression of the inferior vena cava by the weight of the pregnant uterus when the mother is supine

Question 32

umbilical cord

Answer 32

The conduit connected mother to infant via the placenta; contains two arteries and one vein

Question 33

vertex presentation

Answer 33

A delivery in which the head comes out first