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Which substance surrounds and protects the fetus during pregnancy?
Which substance surrounds and protects the fetus during pregnancy?
- Cervix
- Placenta
- Umbilical cord
- Amniotic fluid (correct)
What is the term for the rebounding of the fetus against the examiner's finger on palpitation?
What is the term for the rebounding of the fetus against the examiner's finger on palpitation?
- Ballottement (correct)
- Quickening
- Braxton Hicks contractions
- Engagement
What is Chadwick's sign?
What is Chadwick's sign?
- Actual event of birth
- Fluid that surrounds and protects the fetus
- Rebounding of the fetus against the examiner's finger
- Bluish coloration of the mucuous membranes of the cervix, vagina, and vulva (correct)
What is the term for the actual event of birth?
What is the term for the actual event of birth?
What is the process of uniting the sperm and ovum called?
What is the process of uniting the sperm and ovum called?
Which substance serves as a cushion against injury from sudden blows or movements and helps maintain a constant body temperature for the fetus?
Which substance serves as a cushion against injury from sudden blows or movements and helps maintain a constant body temperature for the fetus?
What occurs when the examiner taps the cervix and the fetus floats upward in the amniotic fluid?
What occurs when the examiner taps the cervix and the fetus floats upward in the amniotic fluid?
What is the bluish coloration of the mucous membranes of the cervix, vagina, and vulva that occurs at about 6 weeks of pregnancy?
What is the bluish coloration of the mucous membranes of the cervix, vagina, and vulva that occurs at about 6 weeks of pregnancy?
What is the expulsion or extraction of the neonate called?
What is the expulsion or extraction of the neonate called?
What is the process of uniting the sperm and ovum called?
What is the process of uniting the sperm and ovum called?
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Study Notes
Fetal Development and Pregnancy
- Amniotic fluid surrounds and protects the fetus during pregnancy, serving as a cushion against injury from sudden blows or movements and helping to maintain a constant body temperature.
Palpitation and Examination
- The rebounding of the fetus against the examiner's finger on palpitation is called ballottement.
- Tapping the cervix and observing the fetus float upward in the amniotic fluid is called ballottable uterus.
Pregnancy Signs and Symptoms
- Chadwick's sign is the bluish coloration of the mucous membranes of the cervix, vagina, and vulva that occurs at about 6 weeks of pregnancy.
Birth Process
- The actual event of birth is called parturition.
- The expulsion or extraction of the neonate is called delivery.
Reproductive Process
- The process of uniting the sperm and ovum is called fertilization.
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