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unit 1 vocab

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antepartum   before the onset of labor  
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intrapartum   onset of labor to delivery of the newborn and placenta  
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postpartum   immediately following delivery of the newborn and the placenta to 6 weeks after delivery  
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viability   fetus survived outside of the uterus - 20 weeks gestation  
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gravid   state of being pregnant  
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gravida   total number of pregnancies over lifetime and current pregnancy  
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primagravida   pregnant for the first time  
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multigravida   pregnant more than once  
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nulligravida   never been pregnant  
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para   total number of deliveries live or dead past the point of viability  
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primapara   giving birth to only one child past the point of viability  
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multipara   given birth to more than one fetus past the point of viability  
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grand multipara   given birth to at least 5 fetuses past the point of viability  
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nullipara   never carried a pregnancy past the point of viability  
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live birth   delivered past the point of viability who at birth shows signs of life such as heartbeat or respirations  
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stillbirth   fetus born past the point of viability with no signs of life  
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full term birth   newborn born after the beginning of the 38th week  
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pre-term birth   newborn born at 37 weeks or less  
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abortion   anything before 20 weeks  
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androgens   responsible for sperm production and maturation  
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spermatogenesis   beginning of sperm/produced - seminiferous tubules  
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epididymis   sperm mature  
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testes   2 organs contained in the scrotum  
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vas deferns   muscular tube surrounded by nerves & tissues  
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ejaculatory duct   leads to urethra  
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FSH & ICSH   follicle stimulating hormone & interstitial cells stimulating hormone  
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FSH   responsible for production of sperm in seminiforus tubule  
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ICSH   testosterone - assists in sperm maturation and secondary sex characteristics  
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amenorrhea   absense of menstruation  
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menorrhagia   heavy or prolonged bleeding which over time can lead to anemia  
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metrorrhagia   menstrual bleeding normal amount but occuring at irregular intervals  
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endometriosis   growth of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus - causes menstrual like bleeding, inflammation and scarring  
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fibroids   benign estrogen-responsive tumors of the uterine wall  
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toxic shock syndrome   illness caused by exotoxin of staph anureus  
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PID   pelvis inflammatory disease - general term used to describe any inflammation of the female reproductive tract. usually caused by untreated chlamydia & gonrrhea  
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cystocele   bladder bulges into vaginal wall  
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rectocele   rectum falls down and pushes into vaginal wall  
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enterocele   small intestine falls down into pelvis cavity & falls between rectum & vagina  
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uterine prolapse   falls down through vagina  
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somatic cells   all cells in the body except (NOT) sperm and eggs; 46 chromosomes  
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germ cells/sex cells aka gametes   sperm or eggs; 23 chromosomes  
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mitosis   soma cell production and replacement  
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meiosis   sex cell division produced by halving chromosomes 46-23  
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gametogenesis   creation of sperm or eggs via meiosis  
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fertilization   joining of sperm and egg: results in 46 chromosome zygote  
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oogenesis   refers to ovum or egg & present at birth  
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