A Condition in Which the Placenta Forms in the Lower

question 50

Multiple Choice

A condition in which the placenta forms in the lower half of the uterus and covers the cervix, which may result in premature birth or maternal hemorrhage, is called ________.

• A) cesarean section
• B) neural tube
• C) colostrum
• D) placenta previa

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Definitions:

Referred Pain

Pain perceived at a place that is different from the place of the stimulus. Visceral pain is often referred to sites on the skin.

Phantom Limb Pain

The experience of chronic pain in an absent body part.

Primary Afferents

Sensory neurons that convey impulses from the skin to the spinal cord.

Peripheral Nervous System

Part of the nervous system that consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord, involved in connecting the CNS to limbs and organs.