Chapter 6 Flashcards
The time of the onset of labor until the cervix is dilated to 3 cm
initial (latent) labor phase
eggs and sperm simultaneously shed into water
external fertilization
no uterine epithelium type of mammalian placenta; Occurs in ruminant mammals (cattle, sheep, etc.)
syndesmochorial
apposition without fusion (non-deciduous)
primitive condition
enzymes that locally dissolve egg membranes
sperm lysins produced by acrosomal cap
for internal fertilization, sperm travel within female tract by
passive transport
causes cretinism
iodine deficiency
causes neural tube defects
folate deficiency
delivery of the placenta stage of placenta
third stage
Human from week 9 of development to birth
fetus
Continues from 3 cm until the cervix is dilated to 7 cm
active labor phase
forms from outer somatopleure + ectoderm (outside)
chorion
forms from inner somatopleure + ectoderm (inside)
amnion
advanced condition type of mammalian placenta; ▪ Chorionic epithelium bathed in maternal blood
▪ Occurs in primates and many rodents
hemochorial
The time of the onset of true labor until the cervix is completely dilated to 10 cm
first stage of childbirth