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hormone found in urine of pregnant women
hCG - human chorionic gonadotropin
eating disorder seen in pregnancy
PICA
layer of uterus where ovum implants
endometrium
that fluttering felt at 18 wks gestation
quickening
what the top of the uterus is called
fundus
rule used for calculating EDC
nagele's rule
type of pregnancy outside of the uterus
ectopic
mask of pregnancy
chloasma
ovaries produce these
ovum
needed for the lactation process
prolactin
the main female hormones
estrogen and progesterone
system for figuring out parity
TPAL - Term, Preterm, Abortions, Live births
the hormone that keeps the pregnancy going
progesterone
________ ___________ serve as a reference point to evaluate the _________ of the fetal ___________ __________.
Ischial spines serve as a reference point to evaluate the descent of the fetal presenting part.
The _______ pelvic shape is the ideal pelvis type for childbirth
gynecoid
The _______ ________ supports the weight of the pregnant uterus and directs the presenting part into the ______ __________
The false pelvis supports the weight of the pregnant uterus and directs the presenting part into the true pelvis
The 2 phases of the ovarian cycle are the _______ and ______ phase
follicular and luteal
_____________ decreases __________ and ________ of the uterus
progesterone decreases motility and contractility of the uterus
myometrial contractility in the uterus and __________ ____ is increased by _____
myometrial contractility in the uterus and fallopian tubes is increased by estrogen
the pelvis is divided into the _______, _________, and ___________.
pelvis is divided into inlet, outlet, and midpelvis
The testes produce _______
testosterone
In males, the _________ serves as a passageway for both _____ and _______
in males, the urethra serves as a passageway for both semen and urine
the ___________ serves as a reservoir for maturing spermatazoa
epididymis
Be able to pick the following out of a diagram
fimbria
broad ligament
endometrium
vagina
cervix
perimetrium
myometrium
round ligament
ovary
fallopian tube
fundus
ovarian ligament
2 hormones released by anterior pituitary gland:
FSH - follicle stimulating hormone
LH - luteinizing hormone
2 main hormones released by the ovaries
estrogen, progesterone
in the proliferative phase, this hormone peaks just before ovulation
FSH - follicle stimulating hormone
the corpus luteum develops under this hormone's influence
luteinizing hormone - LH
follicles mature under the influence of this hormone:
estrogen
when progesterone levels decrease after birth, this hormone level elevates and initiates lactation
prolactin
Which chromosome determines the sex of the baby, and which parent carries this sex chromosome?
XY - the father
The embryonic membranes begin to form at the time of implantation. 2 distinct membranes develop. Name them.
amnion and chorion
How many chromosome in each sperm and ovum? When they're united, the resulting normal newborn has ____ chromosomes?
23, 46