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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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What is the scrotum?

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Contains the testicles

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2
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What is the seminal vesicle?

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secretes fluid to be mixed with the sperm

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3
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What is the prostate?

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A gland that surronds a portion of the urethra; produces seminal fluid to nourish the sperm (in conjunction with the seminal vesicle)

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4
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What is the vas deferens?

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A duct (muscular tube) in which the sperm is transported from the epididymis to the urethra

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5
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What is the uterus?

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The home of the baby?!

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6
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What are the fallopian tubes?

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Fine tubes leading from the ovaries to the uterus

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7
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What is the endometrium?

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The lining of the uterus

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What are the ovaries?

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Contain the mother’s gentic material

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9
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What is the cervix?

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“Gate” between the vaginal canal and the uterus

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What is the vagina?

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Elastic organ extending from the vulva to the cervix

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11
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What is the prenatal development principle “cephalocaudal”?

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The fetus grows from the head to the tail

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12
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What is the prenatal development principle “proximodistal”?

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The fetus grows from the middle to the outside (chest to limbs)

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13
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What is the prenatal development principle of mass to specific sequence?

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Large structures will appear before smaller ones (ex: fingers before fingernails)

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14
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What are the 3 periods of the 1st trimester?

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Zygote (1-2 weeks)
Embryo (3-8 weeks)
Fetus (9-12 weeks)

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15
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What is the period of the 2nd semester?

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Fetus (13-24 weeks)

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16
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What is the period of the 3rd trimester?

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Fetus (25-38 weeks)

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17
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What happens in the germinal stage? (0-2 weeks - zygote)

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Fertilization (union of sperm and ovum)

Implantation (blastocyst adheres to the wall of the uterus)

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18
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What happens in the embryonic stage? (3-8 weeks - embryo)

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The blastocyst becomes an embryo once its adhered
It contains the ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm, which will become the neural groove and the neural tube around 20 days.
After about a month, the heartbeat appears, the brain develops and the genital organs develop

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19
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What are the 3 first parts of the brain to develop?

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Forebrain, Midbrain and Hindbrain

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20
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What happens throughout the 1st 30-60 days?

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The brain regions start to differentiate

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21
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What happens in the fetal stage? (week 9 until birth - fetus)

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The amniotic sac, fluid, the umbilical cord, and the placenta are all developed, and the body is mostly developped

22
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What is the role of the amniotic sac and its fluid?

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Protect and nourish the fetus

23
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What is the role of the umbilical cord?

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Connecting the fetus to the placenta

24
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What is the role of the placenta?

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Involved in exchanging nutrients, oxygen and waste

25
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What is the lanugo?

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Fuzzy hairs covering the fetus’ body (so that the vernix can stick to it)

26
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What is the vernix?

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Cheese-like substance that covers the body to protect the skin from constant exposure to the amniotic fluid

27
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What happens throughout the 8th and 9th months of pregnancy?

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Baby has a significant weight gain, and the fetus rotates head down

28
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What happens throughout the 5th and 7th months of pregnancy?

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Baby starts to move, lanugo and vernix develop, and the baby is in a fetal position

29
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What are teratogens?

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Threats during pregnancy that can compromise the development of the child

30
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Name teratogens

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Drugs, medication, alcool, tobacco
Maternal distress
Maternal infectious diseases
Genetic disorders
Environmental radiation
31
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What is an ultrasound?

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Using high frequency sound waves to capture images of the baby and the uterus

32
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What is the Alpha-fetoprotein test?

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detect birth defects via analyse of the levels of AFP

drawing blood

33
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What is the Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)?

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detect birth defects via analyse of a sample of placenta

Trying to detect a certain bacteria in the placenta

34
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What is Amniocentesis

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checking for baby’s health, paternity, genetic diseases, etc: not automatically performed

35
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What can a mother experience in the 1st trimester of pregnancy?

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  • Headaches, fatigue, morning sickness, etc

- Miscarriages are more prevalent

36
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What can a mother experience in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy?

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  • Feeling better physically
  • Maternity clothes
  • Baby’s movements
  • Feelings of attachment
37
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What can a mother experience in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy?

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  • Leg cramps, backaches, insomnia
  • unpleasant irregular uterine contractions
  • anxious anticipation
38
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What are the 3 steps of childbirth?

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  1. Dilatation/effacement of cervix
  2. Delivery of the baby
  3. Expulsion of placenta
39
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What are 3 threats during childbirth?

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Cervix not fully dilated
Breech position
Anoxia

40
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What is breech position?

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When a baby is turned so that the buttocks or fett would be delivered 1st

41
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What is anoxia?

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inadequate oxygen supply during labor and delivery

42
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What is episiotomy?

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Making an incision in the vaginal opening to allow for delivery of the baby more easily

43
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What is an epidural?

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Numbing of the lower body to allow for a more easy childbirth

44
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What is a c-section?

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Delivery of the baby by medical incision in the uterus

45
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What is an isolette?

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Where we put babies after childbirth (usually premature babies)

46
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What is the APGAR scale?

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A method to quickly evaluate the health of a new born child

47
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Drugs + consistently associated w negative outcomes

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Cocaine, crack, heroin (“hard” drugs)

48
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What is the danger of taking drugs during pregnancy?

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Baby becomes addicted (drug fed to the children through placenta)

49
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What is phocomelia?

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malformation of the limbs due to consumption of thalidomide (taken to alleviate morning sickness)

50
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What is fetal alcohol syndrome?

A

Various birth defects associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy

51
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What is the neonatal abstinence syndrome?

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withdrawl symptoms the baby experiences when it is born; because the mother’s consumption of drugs/alcohol made the baby addicted while it was in the womb

52
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How many points on the APGAR scale is considered dangerous for the baby?

A

Below 7

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