Pregnancy and Delivery

Question 1

Zygotes end at how many cells?

Answer 1

12

Question 2

What is an embryo?

Answer 2

an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development. also known as fetus.

Question 3

What does lead exposure cause to the fetus?

Answer 3

mental retardation and aggression

Question 4

What are the effects of mercury exposure to fetus?

Answer 4

psychosis, retardation. miscarriage

Question 5

DES exposure to fetus?

Answer 5

cervical caner

Question 6

Streptomycin exposure to fetus?

Answer 6

deafness

Question 7

thalidomide exposure to fetus?

Answer 7

malformed limbs

Question 8

tetracycline exposure to fetus?

Answer 8

damaged teeth

Question 9

Nicotine exposure to fetus?

Answer 9

premature birth and lung problems

Question 10

alcohol exposure to fetus?

Answer 10

fetal alcohol syndrome

Question 11

Drug exposure to fetus?

Answer 11

premature birth, and miscarriage

Question 12

What are nondisjunction errors?

Answer 12

XYY super-mules
Kleinfelters syndrome ( XXY)
Turners Syndrome (X)
Down syndrome ( extra chromosome)

Question 13

What is amniocentesis?

Answer 13

• done by 16 weeks
• detects 100% genetic conditions
• miscarriage risk is .5-1%

Question 14

What is alpha-fetoprotein screening?

Answer 14

• Done by 15- 18 weeks
• Detects spina bifida
• No miscarriage risk

Question 15

What is chorine villi sampling?

Answer 15

Done by 18 week, detects genetic disorders, miscarriage risk is .5-2%

Question 16

What are the different type of delivery methods?

Answer 16

• psychoprophalactic methods
• general anesthesia
• Demerol and morphine
• Saddle blocks (epidural, spinals)

Question 17

How many births do c- sections account for?

Answer 17

Accounts for almost 1/3 of US births but fewer elsewhere around the world.

Question 18

What types of incisions are used for c- sections?

Answer 18

transverse incisions

Question 19

What is the 1st stage of labor?

Answer 19

Dilating the cervix

Question 20

What is the second stage of labor?

Answer 20

birth

Question 21

what is the third stage of labor?

Answer 21

Giving birth to the placenta

Question 22

What is the Apgar Scale? and what are its five factors?

Answer 22

First test given to the baby. Tests heart rate, respiratory, reflex irritability, muscle tone, and color.

Question 23

What are the risk factors for S.I.D.S?

Answer 23

• placing the infant on their stomachs
• smokers in the house
• low birth rate
• being male or african american
• young mothers
• Soft fluffy mattresses or pillows

Question 24

What are social signs that are shown at 4-5 months?

Answer 24

Smiles at faces

Question 25

What are social behaviors that occurs at 6-8 months?

Answer 25

stranger anxiety

Question 26

What is a social behavior that occurs at 8-12 months?

Answer 26

attachment

Question 27

What are the different types of attachment forms displayed in infants?

Answer 27

• secure attachment: caretaker security
• avoidant: child indifferent
• ambivalent: clings but angry at comfort
• disorganized: varying emotion

Question 28

What is a zygote?

Answer 28

A zygote is a cell formed when two gamete cells are joined by means of sexual reproduction.