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Question 1

When ovulation​ occurs, the fallopian tubes move the​ egg, or​ ovum, toward the uterus with waves of muscular contraction​ called:

Answer 1

peristalsis.

Question 2

abruptio placentae

Answer 2

a condition in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall

Question 3

cephalic presentation

Answer 3

when the baby appears headfirst during birth

Question 4

eclampsia

Answer 4

a severe complication of pregnancy that produces seizures and coma

Question 5

lightening

Answer 5

the sensation of the fetus moving from high in the abdomen to low in the birth canal.

Question 6

mons pubis

Answer 6

soft tissue that covers the pubic symphysis; area where hair grows when a woman reaches puberty.

Question 7

neonate

Answer 7

a newly born infant or an infant less than one month old.

Question 8

placenta previa

Answer 8

a condition in which the placenta is formed in an abnormal location

Question 9

prolapsed umbilical cord

Answer 9

when the umbilical cord presents first and is squeezed between the vaginal wall and the baby’s head.