The Ideal Pattern of Weight Gain for a Healthy-Weight Woman

question 106

Multiple Choice

The ideal pattern of weight gain for a healthy-weight woman is thought to be about _____ pounds total during the first three months of pregnancy.

• A) 2
• B) 3 ¹/₂
• C) 4
• D) 4 ¹/₂

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Definitions:

Left Coronary Artery

The artery that supplies blood to the left side of the heart, branching into the circumflex and left anterior descending arteries.

Interventricular Septum

The stout wall separating the ventricles of the heart beneath the aortic valve.

Myocardium

The muscular tissue of the heart, responsible for contracting and pumping blood through the body.

Fibrous Skeleton

A network of fibrous tissues forming the structural framework for heart valves and certain other internal organs.