The Second Stage of Labor Is Characterized by

question 39

Multiple Choice

The second stage of labor is characterized by

• A)slow cervical dilation.
• B)the delivery of the baby.
• C)expulsion of the plug blocking the cervix.
• D)the delivery of the placenta.

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Definitions:

Method of Elimination

A technique in algebra for solving a system of equations by removing variables to find their values.

System of Equations

A set of equations with the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.

Method of Substitution

A technique for solving systems of equations where one of the equations is solved for one variable in terms of the others, and then substituted into the other equation(s).

System of Equations

A set of equations with the same variables, which are solved together to find the values of these variables.