Essential Factors of Labor: 5 P’s of Labor Quiz

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What is labor?

A condition of fetal growth in the uterus

A process of relaxation of the uterus during childbirth

A series of rhythmic, progressive contractions of the uterus during childbirth (correct)

A hormonal response from the pituitary gland

Who proposed the Fetal Adrenal Response Theory?

The placenta

The uterus

Hippocrates (correct)

The pituitary gland

What does oxytocin do in relation to labor?

Decreases placental production

Stimulates uterine contractions (correct)

Inhibits uterine contractions

Increases fetal growth

According to the Uterine Stretch Theory, what stimulates uterine contractions?

Nerve endings pressure from distention of the uterus (A) Signup and view all the answers

What triggers labor according to the Oxytocin Stimulation Theory?

Increased uterine sensitivity to oxytocin (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main role of the fetal adrenal and pituitary glands according to the Fetal Adrenal Response Theory?

Initiate labor contractions (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone helps maintain pregnancy by its relaxant effects on the smooth muscles of the uterus?

Progesterone (B) Signup and view all the answers

What hormone, when produced in large amounts, initiates labor?

Prostaglandin (C) Signup and view all the answers

What decreases as pregnancy nears term, allowing uterine contractions to occur?

Progesterone (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone concentration rises steadily as the placenta ages and becomes less efficient?

Estrogen (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of prostaglandin during labor?

Initiating labor (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main effect of progesterone on the smooth muscles of the uterus?

Preventing uterine contractions (D) Signup and view all the answers

What hormone is converted by maternal deciduas into prostaglandin, which initiates labor?

Arachidonic acid (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'passage' refer to in the context of labor?

The route the fetus travels from the uterus through the cervix and vagina to the external perineum (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the bony pelvis is known for forming the upper and lateral portion of the pelvis?

Ilium (C) Signup and view all the answers

What marks the midpoint of the pelvis and extends into the pelvic cavity as small projections?

Ischial spines (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of symphysis pubis in relation to labor?

It allows for flexibility of the pelvic bones during childbirth (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is located at the anterior of innominate bones and forms a junction at the front of the pelvis?

Pubis (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the bony pelvis forms the upper posterior portion of the pelvic ring?

Sacrum (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the false pelvis during the last months of pregnancy?

Supports the uterus and aids in directing the fetus into the true pelvis for birth (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the Linea Terminalis (pelvic brim, ileopectineal line) used to divide?

True and false pelvis (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most useful pelvic measurement that is most apt to cause misfit with the fetal head?

Diagonal Conjugate (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the normal measurement for the Diagonal Conjugate, which indicates that a mother has an adequate pelvis?

$10.5-11cm$ or more (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the distance between the midpoint of the sacral promontory and the midpoint of symphysis pubis known as?

Obstetric Conjugate (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the normal measurement for the Obstetric Conjugate?

$11cm$ (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the normal measurement for the right oblique diameter of the true pelvis?

$13.5cm$ (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the space between the pelvic inlet and outlet of the pelvis form?

Pelvic Canal / Pelvic Cavity (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a leading university in the Philippines recognized for its proactive contribution to Sustainable Development through equitable inclusive programs by 2030?

University of the Philippines (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does progressive enhancement of human resource capabilities and institutional mechanism aim to provide according to MISSION?

Relevant, innovative and transformative knowledge, research, extension and production programs and services (C) Signup and view all the answers