NUR 4445 Exam 2 Section one and two

NUR 4445 Exam 2 Section one and two
1. presentation
Answer
the part of the fetus that enters the pelvic inlet first and leads through the birth canal during
labor at term; cephalic (head), breech (buttocks, feet, or both first) and shoulder
2. lie
Answer
the relation of the long axis (spine) of the fetus to the long axis (spine) of the mother; two
primary ones are longitude (vertical) and transverse/horizontal/oblique
3. attitude
Answer
the relation of the fetal body partsto one another (characteristic posture)
4. position
Answer
the relationship of a reference point on the presenting part (occiput, sacrum, chin, or sinciput)
to the four quadrants of the mother's pelvis
5. Leopold maneuver feelings
Answer
see picture
6. dilation
Answer
the enlargement or widening of the cervical opening and the cervical canal that normally occurs
once labor has begun
7. effacement
Answer
the shortening and thinning of the cervix during the first stage of labor
8. station
Answer
the relationship of the presenting fetal part to an imaginary line drawn between the maternal
ischial spines and is a measure of the degree of descent of the presenting part of the fetus
through the birth canal