Physiological and Psychosocial

1. Uterus of pregnant women has hyperplasia and hypertrophy

• False

• True

The cervix, vagina, and external genitalia may appear bluish-purple in color—a sign known as Chadwick’s sign.

• False

• True

The softness of the cervix is called Goodell’s sign.

• True

• False

During pregnancy, the thyroid gland undergoes hyperplasia and increased blood flow.

• True

• False

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) decreases slightly during the first trimester, then returns to normal levels by the end of pregnancy.

• True

• False

During pregnancy, the fetus requires increasing amounts of calcium.

• True

• False

In late pregnancy, the collagen fibers in connective tissue become more separated, resulting in stretch marks (striae gravidarum).

• True

• False

Spider nevi (vascular spiders): Small, visible, dilated blood vessels that commonly appear on the face, neck, upper chest, arms, and legs.

• True

• False

A dark line down the center of the abdomen, from the pubic bone to the uterus, called the linea nigra.

• True

• False

Increased melanin production may be observed as early as the second month of pregnancy due to the effects of estrogen, progesterone, and melanocyte-stimulating hormone.

• True

• False