Dressler final review and vocabulary Flashcards
The head of the penis is called the
Glans
Each scrotal sac contains a
teste and epididymis
Sperm is made in the
Testes
The purpose of the Mons pubis is to
Protect the symphysis pubis
The distal end of the fallopian tubes are called the ____ and have fingerlike projections called ____
infundibulum
Fimbriae
What contracts during labor
Myometrium
A pap smear is obtained from the
cervix
Pap smears are done to check for
Cancerous cells
LH is produced in response to
Estrogen
Hormone that stimulates maturation in the Ovum
FSH
If mom has heartburn what should she do
Eat small meals, sit up after meals
If mom has hemorrhoids what should she do
Sitz bath
EDD stands for
Estimated date of delivery
EDC stands for
Estimated date of confinement
A system to estimate the date of onset of labor
Nageles Rule
How is Naegele’s Rule calculated
Minus 90 plus 7, from FIRST day of last menstrual period
Absence of menstruation
Amenorrhea
first movements of the fetus felt by the 18th to 20th week
Quickening
palpation technique used in detecting or examining a floating object, one finger through vagina
Ballottement
shiny reddish lines as a result of stretching of the skin
Striae
RIA stands for
Radioimmunoassay
Brownish pigmentation of the face occurring in pregnancy
Chloasma Gravidarum