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GTPAL Stages and Pregnancy Timeframes Quiz

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What is the length of the pre-embryonic period?

3-8 weeks
8 weeks thru birth
2-3 weeks (correct)
16 weeks

When can fetal respiration movements be observed?

16 weeks
24 weeks
20 weeks (correct)
8 weeks

What does Naegele's rule add to the date of the last menstrual cycle to predict the due date?

+9 months, +7 days
+6 months, -7 days
-3 months, +7 days, +1 year (correct)
-1 month, +14 days

What method is considered the most accurate for measuring gestational age in the first trimester?

Early obstetric ultrasound (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does hCG determine in relation to pregnancy?

Confirmation of pregnancy (B) Signup and view all the answers

How is the life of the fetus estimated?

From time of ovulation (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does GTPAL stand for?

Gravida, Term, Preterm, Abortion, Living children (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Nullipara' refer to?

A woman who has never completed a pregnancy at 20 weeks or greater (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'Primigravida'?

Pregnant once or currently pregnant for the first time (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between fetal/conceptual age and menstrual/gestational age?

Fetal/conceptual age is the time elapsed from fertilization-ovulation, while menstrual/gestational age is the actual age of the growing baby (A) Signup and view all the answers

At what stage are critical developmental milestones such as heart formation and brain development reached?

4 weeks gestational age (D) Signup and view all the answers

When does the central nervous system begin to form during pregnancy?

6 weeks gestational age (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in pregnancy?

hCG is detectable in mother's blood/urine 6-14 days after fertilization (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of 'Multigravida'?

A woman who has completed two or more pregnancies 20 weeks or greater (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Parity' refer to?

Carried pregnancies to viable gestational age (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Gravidity' refer to?

Number of times a woman is or has been pregnant (B) Signup and view all the answers

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