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Health Quiz 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The union of a female gamete (egg) and a male gamete (sperm) is known as... | Fertilization. |
| What's the meaning of "Heredity"? | The passing of characteristics from biological parents to their children. |
| What is a chromosome? | A threadlike structure that carries genes. |
| What is a gene? | A unit of heredity material. |
| What is a dominant gene? | A gene that overrides the expression of the other gene/. |
| What is a recessive gene? | A gene whose expression is overridden by the other gene. |
| What is an amniocentesis? | A diagnostic procedure in which a needle is inserted through the uterus to extract fluid form the amniotic sac. The extracted fluid contains valuable genetic information about the fetus. |
| What is the amniotic sac? | A pouch of fluid that surrounds a fetus. |
| What is an embryo? | A developing baby through the second month of growth after conception. |
| What is a fetus? | A developing baby from the ninth week after conception until birth. |
| What is a plancenta? | An organ that anchors the embryo to the uterus. |
| What is the umbilical chord? | A rope-like structure that connects the embryo to the placenta. |
| What is a miscarriage? | Uterus doesn't accept accept embryo. |
| What is a premature birth? | Occurs when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. A premature baby has not had time to full develop all body systems. |
| What are developmental task/autonomy? | Need to be fully formed. Tasks include walking and grasping. |
| What is chronic-villi sampling? | Used to perform a prenatal diagnosis to detect abnormalities. |
| What is a genetic disorder? | Genes (inherited) that went wrong. |
| What are the first stages of a fertilized egg? | 1.) Zygo 2.) Embryo 3.) Fetus |
| What happens during the first trimester? | -Embryo has heartbeat -Spinal chord forms -Arms, legs, fingers, ears, and toes form -Heart has 4 chambers. |
| What happens during the second trimester? | -Fingernails, toenails, eyebrows, and eyelashes form -Heartbeat can be detected -Movement can be felt by mother |
| What happens during the third trimester? | The baby is ready to be born .| |
| What is labor? What are the signs? | The process of childbirth. -Contractions of the uterus start, becoming more intense, lasting longer, and become more frequent. -The amniotic sac ruptures. -A bloody mucus show may occur. |
| What is a bloody mucus show? | A discharge of the mucous plug that sealed the cervix during pregnancy. |
| What happens during the first stage of childbirth? | Dilation of the cervix, wide enough for the baby to come through. This stage is called True Labor. |
| What happens during the second stage of childbirth? | Called the pushing phase. Pain depends on power (force), passenger (fetus), and passage (pelvic inlet/vagina). |
| What happens during the third stage of childbirth? | Placenta separates. |
| A contraction that isn't related to actual labor is called.... | A false labor contraction or Braxton-Hicks contractions. |
| A true labor contraction will... | Pull on the cervix so the fetus can move. |
| What is a breach? | When the baby is not in position. |
| What is perineum? | Tissue between anus and vagina. |
| What is a episiotomy? | A cut of the perineum. |
| What is meconium? | 1st stool. (Meconium aspiration) |
| What are the cardinal movements? | 1.) Descent: downward movement 2.) Flexion: resistance from the pelvic 3.) Internal: rotation 4.) Extension: emerge from ragin 5.) Restitution: head enter/crowning. |
| What is the hormonal method? | A birth control that tricks the body into thinking it's pregnant. Mucus plug, no period, no ovulating. |
| What two hormones are in the hormonal methods? | Estrogen and progesterone. |
| What are the methods of birth control? | Oral pill, shot, IUD, ring, patch, and implant. |
| What is an IUD? | Puts into uterus and releases hormones. |
| What are effected from birth control? | Vagina, cervix, uterus, Fallopian tubes, and ovaries. |
| What does the birth control pills do to prevent pregnancy? | 1.) Makes uterine lining thinner so egg can't implant to wall. 2.) Sperm can't get through mucus. 3.) No ovulation. |
| What is a condom? | A barrier device between sperm and egg. Lowers STD and pregnancy. |
| What is a condom sensitive to? | Heat, cold, folding, sunlight, and rubbing. |
| What is a morning after pill? | Only works before ovulation. Stops the release of the egg. |
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