Pearson chapter 43

Question 1

abortion

Answer 1

loss of pregnancy from any cause prior to 20weeks gestation

Question 2

abruptio placentae

Answer 2

premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall.

Question 3

Braxton-Hicks contractions

Answer 3

mild, irregular uterine contractions prior to the onset of labor.

Question 4

breech position

Answer 4

a fetal presentation in which the feet or buttocks are the presenting part(s)

Question 5

crowning

Answer 5

the visibility of the presenting part of the fetus at the vaginal opening during childbirth.

Question 6

dilation

Answer 6

with respect to obstetrics, the opening of the os cervix in preparation for childbirth.

Question 7

eclampsia

Answer 7

a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy characterized by the onset of seizure or coma.

Question 8

ectopic pregnancy

Answer 8

implantation of a fertilized ovum outside the uterus, usually in the fallopian tube.

Question 9

effacement

Answer 9

the thinning or flattening of the cervix.

Question 10

embryo

Answer 10

a human organism from day four after fertilization of an ovum through the eighth week of development.

Question 11

fetus

Question 12

gestation

Question 13

gravida

Answer 13

a pregnant woman; number of pregnancies.

Question 14

hyperemesis gravidarum

Answer 14

abnormally persistent, severe nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.

Question 15

lightening

Answer 15

the descent of the presenting part of the fetus into the maternal pelvis, which may occur up to three weeks prior to the onset of labor or not until after labor begins.

Question 16

meconium

Question 17

multiparous

Question 18

neonate

Question 19

oxytocin

Answer 19

the posterior pituitary hormone that plays a role in labor and lactation.

Question 20

para

Answer 20

describes a woman who has delivered an infant of greater than 20 weeks gestation or weighing over 500 grams.

Question 21

parturition

Question 22

placenta

Answer 22

the temporary organ of pregnancy that allows the exchange of nutrients, gases, and wastes between the fetus and the mother.

Question 23

placenta previa

Question 24

precipitous delivery

Question 25

preeclampsia

Question 26

premature newborn

Question 27

prenatal

Question 28

preterm labor

Answer 28

the onset of labor prior to 37 weeks gestation.

Question 29

prolapsed umbilical cord

Question 30

shoulder dystocia

Question 31

spontaneous abortion

Question 32

stillbirth

Question 33

supine hypotensive syndrome

Question 34

zygote

Answer 34

a cell formed by the union of a sperm and an egg.