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D) Two arteries

E) One ligament

F) Two ligaments

After teaching a pregnant woman about the hormones produced by the placenta, the nurse

11.determines that the teaching was successful when the woman identifies which hormone produced as being the basis for pregnancy tests?

A) Human placental lactogen (hPL)

B) Estrogen (estriol)

C) Progesterone (progestin)

D) Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

After the nurse describes fetal circulation to a pregnant woman, the woman asks why her fetus 12.has a different circulation pattern than hers. In planning a response, the nurse integrates understanding of which of the following?

A) Fetal blood is thicker than that of adults and needs different pathways.

B) Fetal circulation carries highly oxygenated blood to vital areasfirst.

C) Fetal blood has a higher oxygen saturation and circulates more slowly.

D) Fetal heart rates are rapid and circulation time is double that of adults.

13.When describing genetic disorders to a group of childbearing couples, the nurse would identify which as an example of an autosomal dominant inheritance disorder?

A) Huntingtons disease

B) Sickle cell disease

C) Phenylketonuria

D) Cystic fibrosis

Prenatal testing is used to assess for genetic risks and to identify genetic disorders. In explaining 14.to a couple about an elevated alpha-fetoprotein screening test result, the nurse would discuss the need for:

A) Special care needed for a Down syndrome infant

B) A more specific determination of the acidbase status

C) Further, more definitive evaluations to conclude anything

D) Immediate termination of the pregnancy based on results

A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about the 15.potential for misuse of genetic discoveries and advances. Which the following would the instructor most likely include?

A) Gene replacement therapy for defective genes

B) Individual risk profiling and confidentiality

C) Greater emphasis on the causes of diseases

D) Slower diagnosis of specific diseases

After teaching a class on the stages of fetal development, the instructor determines that the 16.teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as a stage? (Select all that apply.)

A) Placental

B) Preembryonic

C) Umbilical

D) Embryonic

E) Fetal

A nurse is discussing fetal development with a pregnant woman. The woman is 12 weeks

17.pregnant and asks, Whats happening with my baby? Which of the following would the nurse integrate into the response? (Select all that apply.)

A) Continued sexual differentiation

B) Eyebrows forming