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1
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What is sexual reproduction?

A

union between the nuclei of ovum and sperm

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2
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What is another term for ovum and sperm cells?

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gametes

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3
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How many chromosomes do sex cells have?

A

23

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4
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Where are gametes produced? What is the name of the structure in the female? Male?

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gonads; ovaries in females and testes in males

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5
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During fertilization, an ovum leaves the ovaries and travels through the ______________.

A

fallopian tube

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6
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What is the name of a fertilized egg that divides to form a ball of cells?

A

zygote

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7
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During the menstrual cycle, what occurs during day 1-5?

A

menstruation

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8
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Day 13-14?

A

ovulation

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9
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If fertilization occurs, the egg implants where?

A

uterine endometrium

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10
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When the placenta forms, where does it attach?

A

uterine wall

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11
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What fluid holds the fetus in the amniotic cavity?

A

amnion

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12
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What 3 things are exchanged between the fetus and the mother?

A

water, nutrients and waste

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13
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The placenta produces what hormone?

A

hCG= human chronic gonadotrophin

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14
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What maintains the placenta development?

A

progesterone

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15
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Normal fetal delivery position is called? What does it mean?

A

Cephalic presenting; head first

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16
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The pituitary gland secretes what two hormones?

A

follicle-stimulating hormon, lutenizing hormone

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17
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When does the pituitary gland STOP producing FSH and LH?

A

during pregnancy or with oral contraceptives

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18
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Premature separation of the normally implanted placenta is known as:

A

abrutio placentae

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19
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Misplaced implantation of the egg is known as:

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ectopic pregnancy

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20
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Name some neonatal problems:

A

downsyndrome, hydrocephalus, pyloric stenosis, erythroblastosis fetalis, hyaline membrane disease, meconium aspiration syndrome

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21
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What is the name of the male sex cell:

A

sperm

22
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What part of the sperm cell carries its chromosomes?

A

the head

23
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The tail of the sperm, which makes it mobile is called the?

A

flagellum

24
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Twins resulting from the fertilization of separate ova by separate sperm cells are called:

A

fraternal

25
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Twins resulting from the fertilization of a single egg by a single sperm are called:

A

identical

26
Q

How many sperm cells are meant to be released throughout a man’s lifetime?

A

billions

27
Q

What hormone is responsible for bodily characteristics of the male? ex: beard, deep voice

A

testosterone

28
Q

What is the name of the surgical repair involves exciding a portion of the prepuce and bringing it to the end of the penis?

A

hypospadias

29
Q

Syphilis increase is solely among:

A

homosexual and bisexual males

30
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What does TURP stand for?

A

transurethral resection of prostate

31
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What is a clinical procedure for cutting and blocking vas deferens in males?

A

vasectomy

32
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What does the corpus luteum secrete?

A

progesterone

33
Q

Malignant tumor in the placenta:

A

choriocarinoma

34
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What do nerve cells do?

A

carry electrical messages all over the body

35
Q

What does the CNS consist of?

A

brain and spinal cord

36
Q

What does the PNS consist of?

A

cranial nerves, spinal nerves, plexuses, peripheral nerves throughout the body

37
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Parts of the neuron:

A

dendrite, cell nucleus, axon, terminal end fibers, neurotransmitters

38
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What is the name of the small clusters of nerve cell bodies?

A

ganglia

39
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What part of the brain controls temperature, sleep, appetite, sexual desire and emotions?

A

hypothalamus

40
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What connects the spinal cord and the brain and regulates blood vessels, heart and the respiratory system?

A

medulla oblongota

41
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Names of congenital disorders:

A

hydrocephalus and spina bifida cystica/occula

42
Q

What is the name of a blood clot in an artery leaving the brain?

A

thrombotic cva

43
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What is the name of a dislodged clot that travels to cerebral arteries?

A

embolic cva

44
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What is the name of a blood vessel, such as the cerebral artery, breaks and bleeding occurs?

A

hemorrhagic cva

45
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A severe, recurring, unilateral, vascular headache is referred to as a:

A

migraine

46
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Gravida vs. Para

A

Gravida in pregnancy refers to the number of pregnancies you’ve got, no matter they’re completed or not. Para refers to the number of deliveries, that is the number of pregnancies finally leading to live births.

47
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Name of an instrument to measure blood pressure:

A

Sphygmomanometer

48
Q

The double-layered membrane surrounding the heart is the:

A

Pericardium

49
Q

Which arrhythmia refers to rapid, random, inefficient, and irregular contractions of the atria and the ventricles?

A

fibrillation

50
Q

Highly malignant tumor

A

gioblastoma

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