Do you work in the health sector or wish to do the same? Do you know about fetal development and physiology changes in pregnancy? Take this quiz and check your knowledge for the same. Do you know pregnancy causes physiologic changes in all maternal organ systems? In the quiz below, we have asked a few simple questions about the fetus's growth and development. Can you answer them all? Give it a try and see for yourself.
Progestrone
Prolactin
Estrogen
BHCG
FHT are heard by doppler at 6-7 weeks gestation
FHT are heard by doppler at 10-12 weeks gestation
FHT are heard by doppler at 16-18 weeks gestation
FHT are heard by doppler at 20-23 weeks gestation
2 days
6 days
10 days
14 days
It starts at fertilization and continues through day 48 of fetal development
It starts at the end of implantation and continues through day 48 of fetal development
It starts at fertilization and continues through day 56 of fetal development
It starts approximately 7 days after fertilization and proceeds through day 56 of fetal development
15th
20th
25th
30th
Early pregnancy
Late pregnancy
Prior to birth
Prior to sexual intercourse
Basic structures of all major body organs are completed during this time
Placental circulation is established during this time
Refinement of organ function occurs during this time
Teratogen exposure is highest at this time
At conception
2 weeks post conception
Weeks 3-4 post conception
Weeks 8-9 post conception
1 month
3 months
No wait is needed
Be at its lowest point during the second trimester
Decrease gradually until term
Remain stable within prepregnancy values
Quantitative hCG
Sure date of LMP
Uterine sizing
Ultrasound
There is a decrease in RBCs resulting in decreased oxygen carrying capacity
There is an increase in both RBCs and plasma with plasma increasing at greater proportion
There is an increase in plasma volume while RBCs count does not increase
There is an increase in plasma volume while RBCs count decreases
Breast enlargement and tenderness
Cessation of menstruation
Softening of the cervix
FHTs of 140 bpm
A pregnancy test would be accurate at this time
For accuracy, you should be at least 2 weeks late
Have you been sexually active?
Would you be upset if you were pregnant?
3-4 pounds in the first trimester then 1 pound per week for the remainder of the pregnancy
A total of 20-25 pounds
1 pound a week during first two trimesters, then 2 pounds per week during third
1 pound a week throughout the pregnancy