Exam 6: Conception and Prenatal Development

The nurse is conducting a staff in-service on multifetal pregnancy. Which statement about dizygotic twin development should the nurse include in the teaching session?

The upper uterus is the best place for the fertilized ovum to implant because the:

The nurse is explaining fetal circulation to a group of nursing students. Which should be included in the teaching session? (Select all that apply.)

An infant is diagnosed with fetal anemia. What information would support that clinical diagnosis?

Match each term with the correct definition. -Umbilical veins

Which physical characteristics decrease as the fetus nears term? (Select all that apply.)

Some of the embryo's intestines remain within the umbilical cord during the embryonic period because the:

The nurse is explaining the function of the placenta to a pregnant client. Which statement indicates to the nurse the need for further client teaching?

Match each term with the correct definition. -Intervillous spaces

Along with gas exchange and nutrient transfer, the placenta produces many hormones necessary for normal pregnancy, including which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is planning a prenatal class on fetal development. Which characteristics of prenatal development should the nurse include for a fetus of 24 weeks, based on fertilization age? (Select all that apply.)

A pregnant client asks the nurse how her baby gets oxygen to breathe. What is the nurse's best response?

Which medication would the nurse anticipate administering to the labor client who is delivering a premature infant?

An expectant parent says to the nurse, "When my sister's baby was born, it was covered in a cheeselike coating. What is the purpose of this coating?" The correct response by the nurse is to explain that the purpose of vernix caseosa is to:

Which best describes what occurs during the fetal period of development?

Which is the purpose of the ovum's zona pellucida?

Match each term with the correct definition. -Umbilical artery

A client who is 16 weeks pregnant with her first baby asks how long it will be before she feels the baby move. Which is the nurse's best answer?

The nurse is explaining the process of cell division during the preembryonic period to a group of nursing students. Which describes the morula?

An expectant father asks the nurse, "Which part of the mature sperm contains the male chromosomes?" What is the best response by the nurse?