Ch6: Pregnancy And Childbirth

Question 1

When does ovulation occur during menstrual cycle

Answer 1

Usually around day 14

Question 2

Where does the egg go when it is released

Answer 2

It’s picked up by the fimbriae and enters the Fallopian tube

Question 3

How fast do sperm travel through the cervix and uterus

Answer 3

1-3 cm/hr

Question 4

Zona pellucida

Answer 4

Gelatinous layer surrounding egg

Question 5

Capacitation

Answer 5

The process where sperm dissolve the zona pellucida by releasing hyaluronidase

Question 6

After capacitation, what happens?

Answer 6

One or more sperm enters the egg and fertilization occurs in the Fallopian tube

Fertilized egg/zygote travels down to the uterus, implantation occurs

Question 7

Indicators of pregnancy!

Answer 7

1. Missed period (although this can happen due to stress
2. Basal body temperature raises for 2 weeks after ovulation (0.2-0.4 degrees higher)
3. Tender boobs/nips
4. Nausea/vomiting
5. Frequent urination
6. Fatigue
7. Hegar’s sign
8. Chemical tests

Question 8

Why does basal body temp tend to change in pregnancy?

Answer 8

High levels of progesterone

Question 9

What is Hegar’s sign?

Answer 9

Soft spot between uterine body and cervix at one month post-conception.

Question 10

How do chemical pregnancy tests work?

Answer 10

They detect human chorionic gonadotropin in women’s urine

Question 11

How is delivery date calculated? (Just name the thing)

Answer 11

Nägele’s Rule

Question 12

What is Nägele’s Rule?

Answer 12

• method of calculating delivery date

* Date of day 1 of last menstrual period + 1 year + 7 days - 3 months

Question 13

How long is normal gestation?

Answer 13

280 days

+/- 10 days for “singleton babies”

Question 14

• THE PROCESS OF FETAL DEVELOPMENT *

Answer 14

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