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MAMC exam 9 physiology of pregnancy (doesn't cover weekly dev. or fetal circ)

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gametogenesis   development of ova in the woman & sperm in the man  
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oogenesis   formation of female gamete  
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spermatogenesis   formation of male gamete  
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meiosis   process in which cells divide to form gametes  
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when conception occurs   human fertilization occurs when the sperm penetrates an ovum and units with it  
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when ovulation occus   approximately 14 days before a woman's next menstrual cycle would begin  
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estimated an ovum survives   no longer than 24 hours after its release at ovulation  
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ovum transportation   mature ovum released on the surface of the ovary where it's picked up by the fallopian tube and transported through tube while awaiting fertilization  
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where does fertilization occur   distal 3rd of fallopian tube  
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when does ovum (fertilized or not) enter uterus   approximately 3 days after release from ovary  
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how long most sperm survive in female reproductive tract   no longer than 24 hours  
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how long may some sperm survive in female reprodcutive tract   80 hours  
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what fluid(s) from the male enters the cervix?   only sperm cells  
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where does the seminal fluid enter?   stays in vagina  
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how many sperm cells reach the fallopian tubes?   fewer than 50-150  
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t/f sperm are not immediately ready to fertilize the ovum   true  
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capacitation   process sperm undergo in order to penetrate the protective layers surrounding an ovum  
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fertilization   occurs when one spermatozoon enters the ovum and the 2 nuclei containing the parents' chromosomes merge  
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pre-embryonic period   first 2 weeks after conception around 4th day zygote enters uterus  
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how long does zygote divide?   until it reaches 16 cells  
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what is a 16 cell zygote called?   morula  
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outer cells of morula do what?   secrete fluid forming a blastocyst a sac in the fetus  
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inner cell mass of the morula develops in the _____   fetus  
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the outer layer of cells of the morula develops as   the placenta & fetal membranes  
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when blastocyst contains approximately ____ cells, it enters the uterus   100  
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blastocyst lingers in uterus how many days before implantation   2-4  
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endometrium called _______ when implantation occurs   decidua  
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when does implantation occur?   between 6th-10th days after conception  
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what does the zygote secrete to signal to the woman's body that pregnancy has begun?   hCG  
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what does hCG cause?   the corpus luteum to continue to secrete estrogen & progesterone until the placenta takes over the function  
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where does normal implantation occur?   upper uterus & slightly more often on the posterior wall  
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the primary chorionic vilii eventually form which side of the placenta?   fetal  
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the decidua basalis forms which side of the placenta?   maternal  
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when is the zygote fully embedded withing the uterus?   by 10 days  
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embryonic period   3rd-8th week  
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by the end of which week are all major organ systems are in place?   8th  
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structures of vulnerable to damage from teratogens and why?   embryonic period they're developing rapidly  
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what hormones does the placenta produce?   progesterone estrogen hCG HPL  
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"dirty duncan"   maternal side of placenta  
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"shiny schultz"   fetal side of placenta  
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placenta functions   metabolic transfer endocrine  
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amnion   inner membrane  
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chorion   outer membrane  
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amniotic sac   sace made up of the chorion & amnion that contains the fetus & amniotic fluid  
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where is amniotic fluid derived from?   fetal urine fluid transported from maternal blood across the amnion  
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approximately how much amniotic fluid present at term?   700-800mL  
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oligohydramnios   <400mL at term  
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hydramnios   <2000mL at term  
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umbilical cord contains how many arteries & how many veins?   2 arteries 1 vein  
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3 parts of the umbilical cord?   2 arteries 1 vein wharton's jelly  
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monozygotic twins   twins carrying same genetic code & are same sex 1 becomes 2  
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dizygotic twins   2 different eggs & 2 different sperm  
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