Chapter 19 and 20 Flashcards
What is a bilobed placenta?
extra placenta lobe smaller than the placenta
What are uterine contractions that do not lead to labor?
Braxton hicks
What are cotyledons?
A lobule or subdivision of the maternal placenta containing fetal vessels, chorionic villi, and the intervillous space.
What is the functional layer of the endometrium in the gravid woman?
Deciduas
What is the area between the myometrium and the placenta called?
Retroplacental
What is the valsalva maneuver?
Inhalation and suspension of breath coupled with abdominal muscle contraction to increase abdominal pressure
What is the vernix caseosum?
White, cheese-like coating of fetal skin
What is the mucous tissue surround the umbilical cord?
Wharton’s jelly
Vascular resistance changes in the umbilical cord can be caused by:
Umbilical cord compression, placental tumor and maternal diabetes
The umbilical cord originates from fusion of the yolk sac stalk and the omphalomesenteric duct at approximately:
7 weeks gestation
The umbilical cord consists of:
two arteries, a vein, and Wharton’s jelly
Placental calcification may be caused by
maternal smoking, parity and season of the year
Umbilical arteries carry _________ blood from the fetus to the placenta. The umbilical vein returns _________ back from the placenta.
deoxygenated, oxygenated
A low-lying placenta or placenta previa may mimic a uterine _________ or _________.
contraction or fibroid
What is marginal insertion?
When the umbilical cord inserts at the placental margin instead of centrally.