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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cervical os | Opening of the cervix |
| Vertex | Head down |
| Breech | Buttocks or legs presenting |
| Umbilical cord | Has 3 vessels |
| Congenital | Present at birth |
| Gravida | Pregnant |
| Para | Birth to living child |
| Primipara | First child |
| Multipara | Multiple children |
| Epidural | Regional anesthesia for childbirth |
| Gametes | Sex cells |
| Zygote | New cell |
| Implantation | The fertilized egg travels down the fallopian tube and embeds itself into the uterus |
| Corpus luteum | Spot on the ovary where the ova is released |
| Chronic villi | Blood vessels that burrow into the uterus |
| Human chronic gonadotropin (HCG) | Causes the pregnancy test to be positive |
| Embryo | Developing baby |
| Fetus | Before baby is born |
| Quickening | fetal movement |
| Viability | Capable of normal growth and development |