Take the quiz as a test, and then use reference materials to verify/correct your answers. Document your sources. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastFile # *Email *1. The hormones that orchestrate safety and ease in birth are produced primarily in the _______________. *middle brainmammalian brainlimbic systemall of the aboveSource Documentation *2. The hormone system is disturbed by bright lighting, conversation, and other environmental factors that stimulate the _______________. *reptilian brainneocortexlimbic systemmammalian brainSource Documentation *3. In late pregnancy, _______________ increases the number of uterine oxytocin receptors and gap junctions, effectively priming the uterus for coordinated contractions during labor. *estrogenprogesteroneprolactinprostaglandinSource Documentation *4. Increasing throughout a natural labor and peaking at the moment of birth, _______________ helps the laboring woman to transcend pain and enter the altered state of consciousness that characterizes a natural birth. *estrogenoxytocincatecholaminebeta-endorphinSource Documentation *5. The Ferguson reflex occurs when the baby’s descending head stimulates stretch receptors in the lower vagina, giving positive feedback to the pituitary to release large quantities of _______________, which catalyzes the final powerful uterine contractions that help the mother to birth her baby quickly and easily. *estrogenoxytocincatecholaminebeta-endorphinSource Documentation *6. After an undisturbed labor, when the moment of birth is imminent, the Ferguson reflex is amplified by a sudden increase in _______________ levels which activates the fetus ejection reflex. *estrogenoxytocincatecholaminebeta-endorphinSource Documentation *7. _______________ is important to the baby as well, protecting from hypoxia and acidosis during labor and facilitating neonatal transition to extra-uterine life: enhancing respiratory adaptation, assisting in thermogenesis, and increasing responsiveness in the newborn. *estrogenoxytocincatecholaminebeta-endorphinSource Documentation *8. After birth, ongoing high levels of _______________, augmented by more pulses released during baby’s first attempts at breastfeeding, help to keep the mother’s uterus contracted and protect her against postpartum hemorrhage. *estrogenoxytocincatecholaminebeta-endorphinSource Documentation *9. Known as the mothering hormone, _______________ prepares a woman’s breasts for lactation and acts postnatally as the major hormone of milk synthesis and breastfeeding. *estrogenoxytocinprolactinprostaglandinSource Documentation *10. During breastfeeding, _______________ mediates the milk-ejection, or let-down, reflex and is released in pulses as the baby suckles. *estrogenoxytocinprolactinprostaglandinSource Documentation *If you prefer to do your work offline, upload your finished documents here:NOTE: Be sure to name your file with: (student number)(assignment name/number).doc/pdf/etc. PhoneSubmit
