Obstetrics/Human Reproduction TERMS Flashcards
obstetrics
care of the mother through pregnancy, delivery, postpartum period
postpartum period
6 weeks following delivery
follicular phase
menstruation; egg cells mature and endometrium thickens 13-14 days
ovulation phase
about 14 days after 1st day of period release of egg
luteal phase
after egg is released and before beginning of period
amniotic sac
sac of fluid in which infant develops
chorion
membrane between fetus and mother
placenta
attached to uterine wall provides selective barrier
umbilical cord
connects placenta to fetus
gravida
number of pregnancies a woman has had
para
(parity) number of times a woman has given birth to a child past 20 weeks of gestation
nullipara
woman hasn’t given birth to a child past 20 weeks of gestation
primipara
woman has delivered one child past 20 weeks of gestation
multipara
woman has delivered 2 or more children past 20 weeks of gestation
labor
forceful contractions that force baby out of birth canal
parturition
childbirth
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care of the mother through pregnancy, delivery, postpartum period
obstetrics
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6 weeks following delivery
postpartum period
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menstruation; egg cells mature and endometrium thickens 13-14 days
follicular phase
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about 14 days after 1st day of period release of egg
ovulation phase
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after egg is released and before beginning of period
luteal phase
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sac of fluid in which infant develops
amniotic sac
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membrane between fetus and mother
chorion
Reverse
attached to uterine wall provides selective barrier
placenta
Reverse
connects placenta to fetus
umbilical cord
Reverse
number of pregnancies a woman has had
gravida
Reverse
(parity) number of times a woman has given birth to a child past 20 weeks of gestation
para
Reverse
woman hasn’t given birth to a child past 20 weeks of gestation
nullipara
Reverse
woman has delivered one child past 20 weeks of gestation
primipara
Reverse
woman has delivered 2 or more children past 20 weeks of gestation
multipara
Reverse
forceful contractions that force baby out of birth canal
labor
Reverse
childbirth
parturition