Obstetrics

Question 1

antepartum

Answer 1

time interval prior to delivery

Question 2

postpartum

Answer 2

time interval after delivery of the fetus

Question 3

prenatal

Answer 3

time interval prior to birth, synonymous with antepartum

Question 4

natal

Answer 4

relating to birth or the date of birth

Question 5

primigravida

Answer 5

a woman who is pregnant for the first time

Question 6

primipara

Answer 6

woman who has given birth to her first child

Question 7

multigravida

Answer 7

woman who has been pregnant more than once

Question 8

nulligravida

Answer 8

woman who has not been pregnant

Question 9

grand multiparity

Answer 9

woman who has delivered at least 7 babies

Question 10

gestation

Answer 10

period of time for intrauterine fetal development

Question 11

gravidity

Answer 11

number of times a woman has been pregnant

Question 12

parity

Answer 12

number of pregnancies carried to full term

Question 13

effacement

Answer 13

shortening, or thinning of a tissue as in the the thinning of the cervix

Question 14

preferred position after 24th week

Answer 14

left lateral recumbent

Question 15

fundus

Answer 15

begins at day 15 and ends at approximately 8 weeks

Question 16

fundal height

Answer 16

distance from the pubic symphysis to the top of the uterine fundus /

Question 17

pre embryonic stage

Answer 17

the first 14 days following conception

Question 18

embryonic stage

Answer 18

begins at day 15 and ends at approximately 8 weeks

Question 19

fetal stage

Answer 19

8 weeks until delivery is known as the fetal stage

Question 20

ovulation to menstruation

Answer 20

always exactly 14 days

Question 21

blastocyst

Answer 21

a hollow ball of cells

Question 22

placenta

Answer 22

“organ of pregnancy” a temporary, blood-rich structure that serves as the lifeline for the developing fetus

Question 23

rupture of the membranes

Answer 23

the amniotic sac usually breaks during labor, and the amniotic fluid flows out of the vagina “My water has broken!!”

Question 24

ductus arteriosus

Answer 24

connects the pulmonary artery with the aorta; causes blood to bypass the un-inflated lungs

Question 25

ductus venosus

Answer 25

umbilical vein connects directly to the inferior vena cava by a specialized structure

Question 26

foramen ovale

Answer 26

hole in the fetus’s heart between the right and left atria; allows mixing of the oxygenated blood in the right atrium with that leaving the left ventricle bound for the aorta

Question 27

pelvic inflammatory disease

Answer 27

Infection of the female reproductive tract caused by bacteria, virus, fungus / organs involved are typically ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus