Exam 11: Conception and Fetal Development

At her first prenatal visit, a woman is discussing fetal development with the nurse. The patient asks, "When will my baby actually have a heartbeat?" The nurse should reply, "The heartbeat of an embryo is distinguishable by:

During a class on genetics for pregnant families, the nurse is discussing the how the egg and sperm are formed before fertilization takes place. The nurse explains that these cells have only half the number of chromosomes, so when fertilization takes place, there will be the correct number. The process by which the egg and sperm are formed is called:

The nurse is teaching the significance of good nutrition on fetal development to a group of young women. Factors discussed will include:

The nurse explains to a preconception class that if only a small volume of sperm is discharged into the vagina, an insufficient quantity of enzymes might be released when they encounter the ovum. In that case, pregnancy would probably not result, because:

The nurse is presenting a class to pregnant patients. The nurse asks, "The fetal brain is developing rapidly, and the nervous system is complete enough to provide some regulation of body function on its own, at which fetal development stage?" It is clear that education has been effective when a participant responds:

Student nurses in their obstetrical rotation are learning about fertilization and implantation. The process of implantation is characterized by which statements?

The nurse is preparing a class on reproduction. The cell division process that results in two identical cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the original cell, is called:

The nurse educator is discussing human chromosomes with her students, and knows that the teaching has been effective when a student states:

In evaluating information taught about conception and fetal development, the patient verbalizes understanding about transportation time of the zygote through the fallopian tube and into the cavity of the uterus with which statement?

The nurse educator is presenting a program to college students about factors that can cause congenital malformations. She will tell them that:

The nurse is explaining the difference between meiosis and mitosis. Which statements would be best?

A pregnant woman tells the nurse-midwife, "I've heard that if I eat certain foods during my pregnancy, the baby will be a boy." The nurse-midwife's response should explain that this is a myth, and that the sex of the baby is determined at the time of:

Which statement to the nurse by a pregnant patient would indicate that the patient understood the teaching?

A patient tells you that her mother was a twin, two of her sisters have twins, and several cousins either are twins or gave birth to twins. The patient, too, is expecting twins. Because there is a genetic predisposition to twins in her family, there is a good chance that the patient will have:

During a prenatal examination, an adolescent patient asks, "How does my baby get air?" The nurse would give correct information by saying: