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

    <p>Nerve endings pressure from distention of the uterus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What triggers labor according to the Oxytocin Stimulation Theory?

    <p>Increased uterine sensitivity to oxytocin</p> 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?

    <p>Initiate labor contractions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Progesterone</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Prostaglandin</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Progesterone</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Estrogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of prostaglandin during labor?

    <p>Initiating labor</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Preventing uterine contractions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Arachidonic acid</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The route the fetus travels from the uterus through the cervix and vagina to the external perineum</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Ilium</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Ischial spines</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It allows for flexibility of the pelvic bones during childbirth</p> 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?

    <p>Pubis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Sacrum</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Supports the uterus and aids in directing the fetus into the true pelvis for birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True and false pelvis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Diagonal Conjugate</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>$10.5-11cm$ or more</p> 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?

    <p>Obstetric Conjugate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the normal measurement for the Obstetric Conjugate?

    <p>$11cm$</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>$13.5cm$</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Pelvic Canal / Pelvic Cavity</p> 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?

    <p>University of the Philippines</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Relevant, innovative and transformative knowledge, research, extension and production programs and services</p> Signup and view all the answers

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