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What is the term for the brownish pigmentation of the face during pregnancy?
What is the term for the brownish pigmentation of the face during pregnancy?
- Linea Nigra
- Chloasma (correct)
- Striae Gravidarum
- Chadwick’s sign
What is the term for the softening of the lower segment of the uterus found upon palpation in the second or third month of pregnancy?
What is the term for the softening of the lower segment of the uterus found upon palpation in the second or third month of pregnancy?
- Hegar’s sign (correct)
- Palmer sign
- Braxton Hicks contraction
- Goodell’s sign
What are fine pinkish white or gray lines resulting from stretching of the skin during pregnancy called?
What are fine pinkish white or gray lines resulting from stretching of the skin during pregnancy called?
- Chloasma
- Linea Nigra
- Striae Gravidarum (correct)
- Chadwick’s sign
What refers to the bluish discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia during pregnancy as a result of vascular congestion?
What refers to the bluish discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia during pregnancy as a result of vascular congestion?
What are irregular, mild, painless uterine contractions that occur throughout pregnancy called?
What are irregular, mild, painless uterine contractions that occur throughout pregnancy called?
What contributes to the increase in the size of the uterus during pregnancy?
What contributes to the increase in the size of the uterus during pregnancy?
At what gestational age can the uterus be felt above the symphysis pubis?
At what gestational age can the uterus be felt above the symphysis pubis?
Which of the following is a presumptive sign of pregnancy?
Which of the following is a presumptive sign of pregnancy?
What causes changes in the size and appearance of breasts during pregnancy?
What causes changes in the size and appearance of breasts during pregnancy?
What term describes the softening of the lower segment of the uterus found upon palpation in the second or third month of pregnancy?
What term describes the softening of the lower segment of the uterus found upon palpation in the second or third month of pregnancy?
