Ch 36 Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies

Question 1

Soft tissues that protect the entrance to the vagina

Answer 1

Labia

Question 2

The surface area between the vagina and anus

Answer 2

Perineum

Question 3

Soft tissue that covers the pubic sympysis; area where hair grows upon reaching puberty

Answer 3

Mons pubis

Question 4

The birth canal

Answer 4

Vagina

Question 5

The female reproductive organ that produces ova

Answer 5

Ovary

Question 6

The narrow tube that connects the ovary to the uterus

Answer 6

Fallopian tube (aka oviduct)

Question 7

The muscular abdominal organ where the fetus develops

Answer 7

Uterus

Question 8

The lower neck of the uterus at the entrance to the birth canal

Answer 8

Cervix

Question 9

The phase of the female reproductive cycle in which an ovum is released from the ovary

Answer 9

Ovulation

Question 10

The baby from fertilization to eight weeks of development

Answer 10

Embryo

Question 11

The baby from eight weeks of development to birth

Answer 11

Fetus

Question 12

The organ of pregnancy where exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and wastes occurs between a mother and fetus

Answer 12

Placenta

Question 13

The fetal structure connecting the blood vessels that carry blood to and from the placenta

Answer 13

Umbilical cord

Question 14

The “bag of water” that surrounds the developing fetus

Answer 14

Amniotic sac

Question 15

Dizziness and a drop in blood pressure caused when the mother is in a supine position and the weight of the uterus, fetus, placenta, and amniotic fluid compress the inferior vena cava, reducing return of blood to the heart and cardiac output

Answer 15

Supine hypotensive syndrome

Question 16

The three stages of the delivery of a baby that begin with the contractions of the uterus and end with the expulsion of the placenta

Answer 16

Labor

Question 17

The placenta, membranes of the amniotic sac, part of the umbilical cord, and some tissues from the lining of the uterus that are delivered after the birth of the baby

Answer 17

Afterbirth

Question 18

Irregular prelabor contractions of the uterus

Answer 18

Braxton-Hicks contractions

Question 19

The sensation of the fetus moving from high in the abdomen to low in the birth canal

Answer 19

Lightening

Question 20

Amniotic fluid that is greenish- or brownish-yellow rather than clear, as a result of fetal defecation; an indication of possible maternal or fetal distress during labor

Answer 20

Meconium staining

Question 21

The point during childbirth when part of the baby is visible through the vaginal opening

Answer 21

Crowning

Question 22

Normal birth presentation, where the baby’s head appears first

Answer 22

Cephalic presentation

Question 23

A newly born infant or an infant less than 1 month old

Answer 23

Neonate

Question 24

When the baby’s buttocks or both legs appear first during birth

Answer 24

Breech presentation

Question 25

When an infant's limb protrudes from the vagina before the appearance of any other body part

Answer 25

Limb presentation

Question 26

When the umbilical cord presents first and is squeezed between the vaginal wall and the baby's head

Answer 26

Prolapsed umbilical cord

Question 27

When more than one baby is born during a single delivery

Answer 27

Multiple birth

Question 28

Any newborn weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg) at birth or born before the 37th week of pregngancy

Answer 28

Premature infant

Question 29

A condition in which the placenta is formed in an abnormal location (low in the uterus and close to or over the cervical opening) that will not allow for a normal delivery of the fetus; a cause of excessing prebirth bleeding

Answer 29

Placenta previa

Question 30

A condition in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall; a cause of prebirth bleeding

Answer 30

Abruptio placentae

Question 31

When implantation of the fertilized egg is not in the body of the uterus, occurring instead in the fallopian tube, cervix, or abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 31

Ectopic pregnancy

Question 32

A severe complication of pregnancy that produces seizures and is very dangerous to the infant and mother

Answer 32

Eclampsia

Question 33

A complication of pregnancy in which the woman retains large amounts of fluid and has hypertension, and which may progress to eclampsia

Answer 33

Preeclampsia

Question 34

Spontaneous (miscarriage) or induced termination of pregnancy

Answer 34

Abortion

Question 35

When the fetus and placenta deliver before the 20th week of pregnancy

Answer 35

Spontaneous abortion

Question 36

A common name for spontaneous abortion

Answer 36

Miscarriage

Question 37

Expulsion of a fetus as a result of deliberate actions taken to terminate the pregnancy

Answer 37

Induced abortion

Question 38

Born dead

Answer 38

Stillborn