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MCN Prelim
Care of Maternal, Child, and Adult - TOPICS Covered:
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Unitive | Union of two individuals that has agreed to become one |
| Procreative | Create and produce another life |
| Puberty | process of physical and hormonal changes towards maturity / adult body |
| Menarche | first occurance of menstruation |
| Gonad | testis / ovary |
| Oocytes | a cell in an ovary which may undergo meiotic division to form an ovum |
| Androgenic Hormones | hormones that contribute to growth and reproduction in both men and women (commonly in males, small amount for women) |
| Adrenarche | "awakening of the adrenal gland" (initial phase of pubertal maturation) |
| Give the 4 Phases of Menstruation | Proliferative/Follicular phase, Secretory/luteal, Ischemic, Menses |
| Fertilization | sperm + egg |
| Fertilized Egg | blastocyst |
| Implantation | Blastocyst at the endometrium |