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During pregnancy, which structure secretes hormones until the placenta takes over?
- A. Decidua basalis
- B. Chorionic villi
- C. Corpus luteum
- D. Syncytiotrophoblast
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The corpus luteum produces hormones until the placenta takes over.
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The nurse is providing education about the newborn to a pregnant person and the soon-to-be grandparents. What information is the most important for the nurse to discuss to assist the extended family in adapting to their new role?
- A. how to bathe the newborn
- B. extended family role expectations
- C. childbirth preparation
- D. breast-feeding
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Addressing extended family role expectations helps them adapt to the newborn. Other choices focus on practical baby care.
What are probable signs of pregnancy? Select all that apply.
- A. amenorrhea
- B. fetal movement
- C. Goodell sign
- D. positive pregnancy test
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Probable signs include Goodell sign, positive pregnancy test, and skin hyperpigmentation. Amenorrhea and fetal movement are subjective or definitive signs.
A key finding from the Human Genome Project is:
- A. Approximately 20,500 genes make up the genome.
- B. All human beings are 80.99% identical at the DNA level.
- C. Human genes produce only one protein per gene; other mammals produce three proteins per gene.
- D. Single gene testing will become a standardized test for all pregnant patients in the future.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Approximately 20,500 genes make up the human genome.
A woman who is 8 months pregnant asks the nurse, 'Does my baby have any antibodies to fight infection?' The most appropriate response by the nurse is:
- A. Your baby has all the immune globulins necessary: IgG, IgM, and IgA.
- B. Your baby won't receive any antibodies until he/she is born and you breastfeed him.
- C. Your baby does not have any antibodies to fight infection.
- D. Your baby has IgG and IgM.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: During the third trimester, the fetus has IgG and IgM. Breastfeeding supplies the baby with IgA.
The nurse must be cognizant that an individual's genetic makeup is known as his or her:
- A. Genotype.
- B. Phenotype.
- C. Karyotype.
- D. Chromotype.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The genotype comprises all the genes the individual can pass on to a future generation.