Genetics/Male & Female Reproduction / Conception

Question 1

What are the three tool used to see if fetus is developing properly?

Answer 1

Ultrasound, Chorionic Villus Sampling, Amniocentesis

Question 2

Ultrasound testing is used to detect what?

Answer 2

heart conditions and physical deformities

Question 3

CVS can be done on which trimester?

Answer 3

1st trimester (9 to 12 weeks)

Question 4

What does CVS stand for?

Answer 4

Chorionic Villus Sampling

Question 5

Technique in which a long, thin needl is inserted through mother’s abdominal wall into the fluid-filled amniotic sac surrounding the fetus.

Answer 5

Amniocentesis

Question 6

What is the advantage of having amniocentesis done?

Answer 6

very accurate method of identifying a variety of prenatal developmental problems

Question 7

What is a drawback of having amniocentesis done?

Answer 7

It is performed relatively late in pregnancy (15 to 19 weeks)

Question 8

What is the average menstrual cycle of a woman?

Answer 8

25 to 35 days

Question 9

A menstrual cycle has how many phases?

Answer 9

3

Question 10

What happens during the menstrual phase?

Answer 10

Lining of the uterus degenerates and is expelled in a bloody discharge

Question 11

What happens during the follicular phase?

Answer 11

Lining of the uterus grows back and thickens, influenced by the female hormone estrogen

*continues until ovulation
*day 14 of 28-day cycle or day 16 of 30-day cycle

Question 12

What happens during the luteal phase?

Answer 12

different hormones are secreted that prepare the uterus for the arrival of a fertilized ovum

Question 13

The process in where the doctor uses a syringe to deposit the sperm into the woman’s uterus

Answer 13

Intrauterine Insemination

Question 14

When the ovum of a woman is fertilized with a sperm in a culture dish and then transfer the zygote back into woman’s uterus

Answer 14

In Vitro Fertilization

Question 15

Sperm and an ovum are deposited itno the woman’s fallopian tube

Answer 15

Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT)

Question 16

A tiny injection of sperm is injected to the egg by using a very fine pipette

Answer 16

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)

Question 17

Donors provide both sperm and an ovum. Once ovum is fertilized, the zygote is transferred to the woman.

Answer 17

Embryo transfer

Question 18

When a woman is artificially inseminated with sperm from the man, carries the fertilized egg through pregnancy and birth, and then gives up the child

Answer 18

Surrogate mother