6.1 Flashcard

Front

What does the uterus do during labor? Options: cervix, contracts, dilates, fontanels, forceps

Back

contracts

Front

The lower part of the uterus

Back

cervix

Front

Open spaces in a baby's skull where the bones don't join before birth

Back

fontanels

Front

Instrument that may be used by a doctor during delivery

Back

forceps

Front

What does the cervix do during labor? Options: cervix, contracts, dilates, fontanels, forceps

Back

dilates

Front

Early signs of the onset of labor include all of the following EXCEPT: bloody show, gush of liquid, quickening, contractions

Back

quickening

Front

A woman is experiencing false labor if the contractions

Back

end when the woman walks around

Front

The actual delivery of the baby takes place during the

Back

second stage of labor

Front

All of the following help the baby fit through the mother's pelvis EXCEPT: the hormone relaxin, an episiotomy, the baby's fontanels

Back

the hormone contractin

Front

Scientist have discovered that the umbilical cord blood contains

Back

stem cells