Pregnancy TBL Flashcards
The main hormone that sustains pregnancy is
Testosterone
Human chorionic gonadotrophin
Oestrogen
Progesterone
Progesterone
The aveolar secretion that facilitates inflation is known as
Progesterone
Mucus
Surfactant
Albumin
Surfactant
Amniocentesis is a procedure to collect a sample of fluid inside the
Spinal canal
Abdomen
Uterus
Thorax
Uterus
A zygote is a
pair of heterozygous chromosomes
fertilised ovum
Ectopic pregnancy
Pair of homozygous chromozomes
fertilised ovum
During embryonic development gonads are known as
Binary
Homozygous
Bipotential
Heterozygous
Bipotential
The fine body hair coverimng the foetus is known as
Stipples
Epidermal
Lanugo
Down
Lanugo
The early embryo is protected from the maternal immune system by
T cells
Antibodies
A barrier membrane
Macrophages
A barrier membrane
Failure of the embryonic neural tube to close is an example of
Nutritional sensitivity of the embryo
Bacterial infection
Viral infection
Genetic disease
Nutritional sensitivity of the embryo
By the third trimester of pregnancy, maternal oxygen consumption has increased by as much as
15%
5%
2%
30%
30%
The foetus is able to meet its demands for oxygen from the placenta circulation because
Foetal blood flow through the placenta is lower than maternal blood flow
Foetal haemoglobin has a lower affinity for oxygen than the maternal haemoglobin
Maternal haemoglobin has reduced oxygen affinity during pregnancy
Foetal haemoglobin has a higher affinity for oxygen than the maternal haemoglobin
Foetal haemoglobin has a higher affinity for oxygen than the maternal haemoglobin
Breathing pathology of pre term infants is known as
Pulmonary distress syndrome
Respiratory distress syndrome
Respiratory disturbance
Dyspnoea
Respiratory distress syndrome
The brains of pre term infants may be reduced in size by up to
30%
10%
15%
20%
30%
