A normal presentation of the fetus at the time of delivery would ...

[jwb375]

A normal presentation of the fetus at the time of delivery would be ________.
 
  A) transverse
  B) vertex
  C) footling
  D) breech

Question 2

In the medical phrase ventricular fibrillation, the combining form fibrill/o- means ________.
 
  A) electricity
  B) spasm
  C) arrhythmia
  D) muscle fiber; nerve fiber

[tjayeee]

Answer to Question 1

B
Explanation: A) A transverse lie with the fetal spine horizontal is not a normal presentation.
B) Correct The vertex is the top of the fetal head.
C) A footling presentation with the feet at the birth canal is not a normal presentation.
D) A breech presentation with the buttocks at the birth canal is not a normal presentation.

Answer to Question 2

D
Explanation: A) Electr/o- means electricity.
B) There are no medical word parts that mean spasm.
C) Fibrill/o- does not mean arrhythmia.
D) Correct

[jwb375]

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[dantucker]

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