Physiology Flashcards
Pregnancy occur
Day of ovulation or
2 days preceding the ovulation
Corpus luteum
Theca cells + granulosa cells
What cell causes mittelschmerz
Corpus hemorrhagicum
Thermogenic properties
Progesterone
When does LH secretion peak
10-12 hrs before ovulation
Corpus luteum will regress in the absence of pregnancy
9-11 days after ovulation
What is the chemotactic activating factor for neutrophils
Interleukin 8
The endometrium has been restored completely
5th day of menses
The earliest histological evidence of progesterone action
Basal vacuolation
Stromal edema
Pronounced in secretory phase
Stromal mitoses
Most abundant during proliferative phase
Decidua layers which remain the same throughout
Decidua parietalis/ decidua vera
32 cell stage
Morula
Morula enters the uterine cavity
3 days post conception
Implantation
7 days post conception
Posterior superior wall of uterus
During secretory phase of menstrual cycle
Functional layer of endometrium
Produces the HCG
Syncytiotrophoblast
1st system to develop and continues post natal
CNS
Bilaminar Embryonic Disc
Post Conception Week 2
Trilaminar embryonic disc
Embryonic Period Week 3-8
Period of high susceptibility to teratogen
Week 3-9
Source of progesterone 1st 6-7 weeks of pregnancy
Corpus luteum (ovary)
Source of progesterone 8 weeks of pregnancy
Placenta (syncytiotrophoblast)
Preferred precursor of progesterone biosynthesis by the trophoblast
Maternal plasma LDL cholesterol
What produces estrogen in pregnancy
Syncytiotrophoblast
Marker of fetal well being
Estriol
Poor pap smear quality during pregnancy
Arias stella
Crystallization or beading
Progesterone
OGTT
24-28 weeks