Unit 4/Parenting

Question 1

VISION : Week 4

Answer 1

-Cells form brain tissue from optic nerves
-Optic nerves are thick bundles of nerve fibres

Question 2

VISION: Week 8

Answer 2

-Retina Develops
-Layers of cells in the back of the eye that process light

Question 3

VISION:Week 16

Answer 3

-Can differentiate between light and dark

Question 4

HEARING: Week 2-3

Answer 4

-Ear Canal Develops

Question 5

HEARING: Week 6

Answer 5

-Ear Canal is done developing
- 2 Main Functions: Hearing and Balancing

Question 5

HEARING: What is the Cochlea?

Answer 5

Hearing Nerves carrying sound signals to brain

Question 6

TASTE: Week 8

Answer 6

-Brain Neurons connect to developing taste buds
-First Taste is Salty Amniotic Fluid

Question 7

SMELL: Week 6-7

Answer 7

Olfactory Receptor Neurons Develop

Question 8

TOUCH: What is Somatosensory System?

Answer 8

Touch receptors throughout the body that connect and relate all signs back to the brain

Question 9

TOUCH: Week 8

Answer 9

-Facial Receptors develop mostly on lips and nose

Question 10

LD: 3 Signs of Labour and Delivery

Answer 10

-Lightning: Baby’s head descends into pelvis
-The Show: Mucus Plug Breaks
-Water Break

Question 11

DILATION

Answer 11

-Labour begins at 3 cm
-Continues dilation to 10 cm
-Takes 4-8 hours for dilation
-Uterus contracts to move fetus
-Begins every 10 minutes and lasts 30 seconds
-Increases to every 2-3 minutes and lasts to 60 seconds

Question 12

Normal Fetus Position

Answer 12

Head down and facing the back of the uterus

Question 13

Abnormal Fetus Position

Answer 13

Positioned in a way that endagers delivery
-Feet or booty first
-Head down but facing front

Question 14

6 Reasons for C-Section

Answer 14

1. Labour too long and difficult
   2.Baby/Mother health is in danger
   3.Baby is in Breech position (wrong)
   4.Problem with Umbilical cord or Placenta
   5.Baby gets stuck in Pelvis
   6.Mother has STI which disrupts contraction

Question 15

Episiotomy

Answer 15

Incision between the vagina and the booty to help delivering during the second stage of labour

Question 16

Epidural

Answer 16

Pain relief injection in the spine that blocks transmission of pain signals.

Question 17

Premature Birth

Answer 17

Birth of baby less than 36 weeks of gestational age

Question 18

3 Pregnancy Hormones:

Answer 18

-Oxytocin
-Prolactin
-Endorphins

Question 19

Oxytocin

Answer 19

-Produced in Hypothalamus
-Stored in posterior Pituitary Gland
-Enhanced by Touch

Question 20

Endorphins

Answer 20

-Cope with stress and pain
-Produced by Pituitary Gland and Hypothalamus
-Helps relieve pain and reduce stress

Question 21

3 Functions of Oxytocin

Answer 21

-Regulation of Lactation
-Strengthen uterine contraction
-Control bleeding after childbirth

Question 22

Prolactin

Answer 22

-Also Known as Lactopropin or PRL
-Stimulates breast and milk developement
-Maintains reproductive health and immunity in men