Test 4 Flashcards
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first thing to determine in 2nd and 3rd tri scanning
determine fetal position in relationship to mother/cervix
after determining fetal position, what should be done next?
determine left and right side (situs)
fetal lie is describe in relationship to ___________
maternal long axis
what does “cephalic position” mean
head closest to cervix. vertex
fetus lying perpendicular to long axis of mother
transverse fetal lie
what should be reported when fetus is in transverse fetal lie
position of fetal head (maternal right/left)
position of spine (inferior, superior, anterior, posterior)
in oblique fetal presentation, describe ______ and ______
quadrant of the head and direction of the spine
cranial bones ossify by _____
12 weeks
survey the head checking for ____
contour or outline of skull bones highest level in brain
head appears as circle at _____
highest level
head appears as an oval at _____
ventricular, peduncular and basal levels
distortion of skull shape is caused by (4)
extracranial masses
CNS anomalies
skeletal pathology
fetal death
normal fetal brain parenchyma appears _____ because of _____
hypoechoic
small size and high H2O content
sulcus and gyrus echogenicity
more echogenic
Branches of anterior cerebral artery run within _____ and pulsate
sulci
Standard OB exam requires records of (6)
cerebellum choroid plexus cisterna magna lateral ventricles midline falx cavum septum pellucidi
at what level is midline falx seen
superior level in TRV
white matter tracts location (2)
lateral and parallel to midline falx
above level of lateral ventricles
choroid plexus location
roofs of each ventricles except frontal ventricular horn
connection of inferior portion of lateral ventricles with temporal and posterior horns
atrium of lateral ventricles
shape of choroid plexus
tear-shaped
most inferior portion of choroid plexus
glomus
site of atrium
glomus (most inferior portion of choroid plexus)
normal atrium measurement
6.5mm