Key Terms

Question 1

cut in the perineum during childbirth

Answer 1

Episiotomy

Question 2

parts of sperm (4)

Answer 2

1. acrosome
2. head
3. midpiece
4. tail

Question 3

enzyme secreted by sperm allowing it to penetrate egg

Answer 3

hya-lur-onidase

Question 4

fertilized egg

Answer 4

zygote

Question 5

hCG

Answer 5

human chorionic gonadotropin (hormone secreted by placenta)

Question 6

watery fluid surrounding egg

Answer 6

amniotic fluid

Question 7

dead fetus after 28 weeks of gestation

Answer 7

stillbirth

Question 8

fluid retention and swelling

Answer 8

edema

Question 9

substance secreted from breast during first few days after delivery

Answer 9

colostrum

Question 10

contractions NOT part of labour

Answer 10

Braxton-Hicks contractions

Question 11

substance that produces defects in fetus

Answer 11

teratogen

Question 12

FASD

Answer 12

fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (umbrella)

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FAS

Answer 13

fetal alcohol syndrome

Question 14

test to determine whether fetus has birth defects by inserting tube into abdomen and obtaining fluid sample

Answer 14

amnio-cent-esis

Question 15

technique for prenatal diagnosis of birth defects involving taking a sample of cells from chorionic villus and analyzing them

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chorionic villus sampling (CVS)

Question 16

thinning of cervix during labour

Answer 16

effacement

Question 17

opening of cervix during labour

Answer 17

dilation

Question 18

most difficult part of labour in first stage that lasts until cervix dilates to 8 cm

Answer 18

transition

Question 19

method of delivering baby surgically

Answer 19

caesarean section (c-section)

Question 20

method of “prepared childbirth” involving relaxation and breathing techniques

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lamaze method

Question 21

pregnancy where fertilized egg implants somewhere other than uterus

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ectopic pregnancy

Question 22

false pregnancy, in which woman displays signs of pregnancy but is not actually pregnant

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pseudocyesis

Question 23

serious disease of pregnancy marking by high BP, severe edema, and proteinuria

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pre-eclampsia

Question 24

procedure in which sperms are place inside vagina manually

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assisted insemination

Question 25

embryo is transferred from uterus of one woman into another

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embryo transfer

Question 26

egg is fertalized by sperm in lab dish

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in vitro fertilization (IVF)

Question 27

procedure in which sperm and eggs are collected and inserted together into fallopian tube followed by natural impantation

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GIFT -- gamete intrafallopian transfer

Question 28

product of conception

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conceptus

Question 29

thin, gelatinous layer surrounding egg

Answer 29

zona pellucida

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when is it an embryo

Answer 30

weeks 2-8 (then fetus forever)

Question 31

tiny finger-like projections in placenta

Answer 31

villi

Question 32

two membranes surrounding fetus

Answer 32

chorion and amnion

Question 33

fetus does not turn into head-down position

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breech presentation

Question 34

extreme vomiting and nausea requiring medical attention

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hyperemesis gravidarum

Question 35

head moves into pelvis

Answer 35

engagement, lightening, dropping

Question 36

parturition

Answer 36

whole process of childbirth

Question 37

regional anaesthetic providing pain relief in first stage of labour

Answer 37

spinal block

Question 38

numbs body from waist down injected inspinal cord

Answer 38

epidural block

Question 39

injection in vaginal wall relieving pain in lower vagina and perinuem up to 1 hour

Answer 39

pudendal block

Question 40

woman agrees to carry a baby to term for someone else

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surrogacy

Question 41

berscheid and walster's theory that two conditions must exist simultaneously for passionate love to occur: physiological arousal and attaching a label (love) to the feeling

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two-component theory of love

Question 42

telling your partner what you are feeling by stating your thought clearly, simply, and honestly

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levelling

Question 43

tendency to like people whose paths cross more often with our own

Answer 43

propinquity effect

Question 44

exposure to any stimulus over a repeated period of time that leads to greater liking for the stimulus

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mere-exposure effect

Question 45

when person marries someone they share important characteristics

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homogamy

Question 46

tendency to choose partners whose level of attractiveness and social worth matches their own

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matching phenomenon

Question 47

mindset that people are less satisfied with those they see online

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rejection mindset

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theory we tend to like people who give us reinforcements or rewards and dislike people who punish us

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reinforcement theory

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those who experience all three components in their relationship (according to sternberg)

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consummate love

Question 50

when some people with insecure attachment to family have secure attachment to partner

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earned-secure attachment

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when arousal due to something such as exercise is mistaken for love

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misattribution of arousal

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telling personal sexual things about yourself

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sexual self-disclosure

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when impact matches intent

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effective communicator

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national resource for up-to-date info, research, and publications on human sexuality

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Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN)

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belief that heteronormativity is the norm

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heteronormativity

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two people who are friends and have sex

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friends with benefits

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someone you have sex with but is not a fried

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fuck buddy

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urgent request for sexual activity with someone who is not your relationship partner

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booty call

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children who are adamant about their gender-atypical behaviour

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gender dysphoria, or gender identity disorder (GID)

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belief that heterosexuality is the only legitimate healthy acceptable way to be

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heterosexism

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another word for cheating

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extra-relationship or extra-marital (if married)

Question 62

forming or attempting to form a sexual or romantic relationship with someone known to be in an exclusive relationship

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mate poaching

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relationship initiated by online contact

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cyberaffair

Question 64

time before menopause and the first year after the last menstrual period

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perimenopause

Question 65

surgical removal of the uterus

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hysterectomy

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surgical removal of ovaries

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oophorectomy

Question 67

surgical removal of prostate

Answer 67

prostatectomy

Question 68

cohabitation is associated with poorer marital quality and satisfaction

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cohabitation effect

Question 69

gradual decline in testosterone and sperm

Answer 69

male menopause, andropause