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FRS Flashcards

1
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3 parts of Uterus

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Fundus, body, cervix

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2
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Posterosuperior

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In back and above

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3
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3 tissue layers of fundus and body

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Peritoneum/perimetrium, myometrium, endometrium

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4
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Peritoneum/perimetrium

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Double layered membrane

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5
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Myometrium

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Thick smooth muscle layer, cells undergo hypertrophy and hyperplasia during pregnancy to expel fetus at birth

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6
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Endometrium

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Inner mucous membrane lining uterus, 2 parts (deep stratum basalis, superficial stratum functionalis)

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7
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Deep stratum basalis

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Limited change through menstrual cycle, not shed

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Superficial stratum functionalis

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Proliferates in response to oestrogen, secretory in response to progesterone. Sheds, regenerates from cells in stratum basalis layer

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9
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Primary support for uterus

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Pelvic floor

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10
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Broad ligament

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Double layer of peritoneum attaching uterus to pelvis

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11
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Pudendum

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Vulva - external genitalia

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12
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Bartholins glands

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Superficial pouch, secrete lubricating mucus

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13
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Fourchette

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Fold of skin at back of vulva

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14
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Parts of uterine tube

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Isthmus, ampulla, infundibulum, fimbriae

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15
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Yolk sac

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First site of blood cell formation

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16
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Chorion

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Principle part of placenta, outermost membrane around embryo

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17
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Amnion

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Surrounds embryo, amniotic fluid

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18
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Allantois

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Vascular connection between embryo and placenta

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19
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Pluripotent stem cells

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Tissue formation, any embryonic cell type eg neural, muscular, blood

20
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Gastrulation

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Organs derive from specific germ layer (DAY 14-16)

21
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Ectoderm formations

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Pigment cells, skin cells of epidermis, neuron of brain

22
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Mesoderm formations

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Cardiac, smooth, skeletal muscle, tubule cell of kidney, RBC

23
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Endoderm formations

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Alveolar cell, pancreatic cell, thyroid cell

24
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Germ cells

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Sperm and egg

25
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DAY 17-19

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Cephalic and caudal region form

26
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DAY 19-21

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Neural System develops from ECTODERM layer

27
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DAY 23-26

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Neural tube closure, neural plate folds to form groove, fold, tube

28
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Neural crest cells

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Dorsal, migratory, contribute to many structures

29
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Somites

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(Day 19) 44 pairs total, produce muscle, vertebral and rib bones

30
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Ears develop from

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Otic placodes (week 4 disappears from surface, week 5 forms inner ear)

31
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Eye development

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Week 4, cells in optic placode form lens

32
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Heartbeat

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Day 22

33
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Heart circulation

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Day 27-28

34
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Lung development

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Endoderm and mesoderm - supply alveoli
Ectoderm - neural innervation
Mesoderm - musculoskeletal support

35
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Kidney development occurs in

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Urogenital ridge (in association with genitals)

36
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3 stages of kidney development

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Pronephros (day 18), mesonephros (day 24), metanephros (day 35)

37
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GI system develops from

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Endoderm (week 2/3)
Mesoderm (mesentry, smooth muscle, blood vessels)
Ectoderm (enteric nervous system)

38
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Pancreas embryo

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Herniated on outer surface of embryo then reabsorbed

39
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All essential structures initiated by

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Week 9

40
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Septal defect

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Failure to form division between left and right side of the heart

41
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Gastroschisis

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Failure of abdominal wall to close, intestines herniated (young mothers, small babies)

42
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Omphalocoele

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Severe abdominal wall defect, liver, stomach, intestines herniated (older mothers)

43
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Blastocyst hatching

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Egg released from protective coat (Zona pellucida)

44
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Placenta cells in blastocyst

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Trophectoderm

45
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Auricular surface of ilium articulates with

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Auricular surface of sacrum to form the sacroiliac joint

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