INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that best answers the exercise, by completing the incomplete statement, or by writing the answer in the space(s) provided.
After you have completed all of these exercises, scroll to the bottom of this page and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly, reread the material referenced with the solution.
1. The size of the uterus usually reaches its peak in growth at:
a. 30 weeks of gestation.
b. 34 weeks of gestation.
c. 36 weeks of gestation.
d. 38 weeks of gestation.
2. Mechanical stretching and alterations in hormonal balance are responsible for changes in the _______________ system.
a. Urinary.
b. Reproductive.
c. Integumentary.
d. Gastrointestinal.
3. The breast begins to produce ________________ about the 16th week of pregnancy.
4. The average amount of blood lost during delivery is _______ to _______ cc.
5. Why are the lower extremities often hampered in the last months of pregnancy?
______________________________________________________________
6. Body temperature may increase slightly during early pregnancy.
a. True.
b. False.
7. There is a decrease in urination throughout pregnancy.
a. True.
b. False.
8. Flare-up of peptic ulcers is uncommon in pregnancy.
a. True.
b. False.
9. Realignment of the spinal curvatures during pregnancy is to maintain balance.
a. True.
b. False.
10. The respiratory rate rises to compensate for increased maternal oxygen consumption.
a. True.
b. False.
11. The parathyroid gland meets the increased requirements for protein during pregnancy.
a. True.
b. False.
12. The blood pressure of all pregnant patients will rise greatly.
a. True.
b. False.
13. Changes in the heart rate usually increases by 12 beats per minute.
a. True.
b. False.
14. A mucus plug is formed in the pregnant patient’s cervical canal.
a. True.
b. False.
Lesson 05: Self-Test Answers
1. d (para 5-2a(3)(d)).
2. c (para 5-3).
3. colostrum (para 5-4b).
4. 300 to 400 cc (para 5-5a(4)).
5. Due to the expanding uterus restricting physical movement and interfering with the return of blood flow. (para 5-5d(1)).
6. a (para 5-7a).
7. b (para 5-8c).
8. a (para 5-10b).
9. a (para 5-9a).
10. a (para 5-6a).
11. b (para 5-11a).
12. b (para 5-5c(1)).
13. b (para 5-5b(2)).
14. a (para 5-2b(2)).