A pregnant woman asks the nurse why her fetus has a different circulation pattern than hers. In planning a response, the nurse is guided by the principle that fetal:
A) blood is thicker than adults and needs different pathways
B) circulation carries highly oxygenated blood to vital areas first
C) blood has a higher oxygen saturation and circulates slower
D) heart rates are rapid and circulation time is double that of adults
Question 2
The placenta produces several hormones necessary to sustain a normal pregnancy. Which hormone would the nurse explain as the basis for pregnancy tests?
A) Human placental lactogen (hPL)
B) Estrogen (estriol)
C) Progesterone (progestin)
D) Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
A second-division segregation pattern in a fungal octad
Paul Colin, Figure of a Woman.
Nurse administering enteral nutrition through a feeding tube.
Systemic Circulation
Summary of the formation, circulation, and absorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Changing Dimensions of the Pregnant Uterus. Numbers Represent Weeks of Gestation