An omphalocele is:
A. a congenital herniation at the navel
B. cancer of the umbilicus
C. drooping of the uterus
D. inflammation of the navel
QUESTION 2The medical term lactogenic is defined as:
A. abnormal, spontaneous discharge of milk
B. allergic to milk
C. producing an embryo
D. producing milk
QUESTION 3The suffix -orrhexis means:
A. birth
B. labor
C. surgical repair
D. rupture
QUESTION 4The combining form that means umbilicus is:
A. amnion/o
B. chori/o
C. omphal/o
D. puerper/o
QUESTION 5A surgical delivery by making an incision through the abdomen and uterus is known as:
A. breech birth
B. cesarean section
C. episiotomy
D. therapeutic abortion
QUESTION 6Measurement of the size of the fetus is:
A. amniography
B. fetometry
C. obstetrical sonography
D. pelvimetry
QUESTION 7An incision through the amnion that ruptures the membrane as an inducement to labor is known as:
A. amniocentesis
B. amniography
C. amnioscopy
D. amniotomy
QUESTION 8A congenital defect of the vertebral column resulting from an absence of vertebral arches is known as:
A. cleft palate
B. esophageal atresia
C. microcephaly
D. spina bifida
QUESTION 9A complication of pregnancy with premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall, resulting in either premature birth or fetal death, is:
A. abruptio placentae
B. cervical effacement
C. ectopic pregnancy
D. placenta previa
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