The pregnant female

Question 1

Which systems are affected by pregnancy?

Answer 1

• All systems; hormonal, nervous and cardiovascular

Question 2

What type of environment does the uterus develop in?

Answer 2

• Nutritive

- Protective

Question 3

Which are the two terms which describe the conceptus?

Answer 3

• Chorionic

- Blastocyst

Question 4

What does the blastocyst and other elements produce which is used in testing for pregnancy?

Answer 4

• Human chorionic gonadotropin hormone

Question 5

What is completed by 16 weeks gestation?

Answer 5

• The placenta

Question 6

Greater increases in plasma rather than haemoglobin lead to a condition known as what?

Answer 6

• Haemodilution

Question 7

Increase in the size of body organs and tissues leads to a corresponding increase in

Answer 7

• Blood volume

Question 8

What is the condition called where increased blood volume reduces impact of blood loss during birth?

Answer 8

• Auto-transfusion

Question 9

What is the increase in cardiac size called?

Answer 9

• Hypertrophy

Question 10

What alternative venous pathway systems called?

Answer 10

• Paravertebral

- Azygous

Question 11

What can venous distension cause in the legs?

Answer 11

• Varicose veins

Question 12

Which hormone contributes to epistaxis and nasal congestion in the pregnant female?

Answer 12

• Oestrogen

Question 13

What displaces the rib cage as pregnancy progresses?

Answer 13

• The uterus

Question 14

Compression of the ureters by the uterus causes what type of reflux?

Answer 14

• Vesicoureteric

Question 15

The increased excretion of sodium is called what?

Answer 15

• Natriuresis

Question 16

Heart burn and acid reflux is due to what being displaced?

Answer 16

• Oesophagus

Question 17

Which hormone relaxes the pelvic ligaments?

Answer 17

• Progesterone

Question 18

What syndrome does compression by fluid on the median nerve cause?

Answer 18

• Carpal tunnel

Question 19

Which of the following is correct?
A.
Developmental biology studies events from fertilization to adulthood.

B.

Embryology studies events from fertilization to the end of the eighth week of development.
C.
The fetal period lasts from week 9 after conception until birth.
D.
Pregnancy is a series of events beginning with conception and ending with birth.

E.

All of these are correct.

Answer 19

D

Question 20

Hope and Chance have decided that they want to have a baby together. They have intercourse on the evening when she should ovulate. Chance wants to use a home pregnancy test to check for success the next morning, but Hope says they must wait at least several days. Why?

A.	 The capacitation process sperm must undergo before they can fertilize an egg takes 7 hours.

B.

Fertilization usually occurs 12 to 24 hours after ovulation.
C.
Home pregnancy tests detect hCG, which is not produced until day 8

Answer 20

C

Question 21

Changes in a woman’s body due to pregnancy include all of the following EXCEPT:

Answer 21

Decreased stroke volume and cardiac output

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT true of the uterus?
A.
It serves as part of the pathway for sperm.
B.
It is the site of implantation of a fertilized ovum.

C.

It is the site development of the fetus during pregnancy.

D.

It is uninvolved in labor.

E.

It is the source of menstrual flow.

Answer 22

D

Question 23

Which hormone is responsible for making connective tissue more pliable, causing the joint capsules to relax and making pelvic joints mobile?

Answer 23

Oestrogen

Question 24

Which hormone has the effect of relaxing or weakening the pelvic ligaments

Answer 24

Progesterone

Question 25

During the first trimester of pregnancy by how much does cardiac output increase?

Answer 25

30-40%

Question 26

Which hormone regulates collagen and softens pelvic joints and ligaments?

Answer 26

Relaxin

Question 27

When lying in the supine position, which major vessel of the pregnant woman is depressed?

Answer 27

Inferior vena cava

Question 28

Which hormone dilates the calyces and renal pelvis of the kidney?

Answer 28

Progesterone