PRE LIMS Flashcards
A union of two individuals that is mutually
agreed to become one
➢ Or a form of relationship wherein two
persons become one
▪ The act must be open to life and towards
procreation
▪ The purpose is to procreate; procreation
UNITIVE
To create and produce another life
➢ Intention of reproduction
➢ Should be in a legal form – there should
be sanctity of marriage, legally as one
Procreative
WHAT CONSIDERED NOT UNITIVE AND PROCREATIVE
surrogacy is not considered unitive
and procreative – because there are
more than two individuals
▪ Using contraceptives is also not
considered unitive and procreative
FUNCTION OF REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
- To produce gametes: sperm and egg cells
- To store and transport these reproductive
cells - To nurture offspring as it develops
- To produce hormones
➢ E.g. Estradiol – predominant form of
estrogen in males
➢ E.g. females can also produce
testosterone
predominant form of
estrogen in males
ESTRADIOL
SURROUNDS THE OPENING, CUSHION AND PROTECT THE VAGINAL OPENING
LABIA MAJORA
INTERBAL COVERED WITH MUCOUS MEMBRANE, SEBACEOUS GLAND, PRODUCE SEBUM HELPS LUBRICANT
LABIA MINORA
MUCUS SECRETING GLAND WITH PLAYS A ROLE IN VAGINAL LUBRICATION
Bartholin’s Gland
space between anus
and vagina
➢ For episiotomy – to help expel the
fetal head
PERINEUM
-exit point during child birth,
- entry point of penis during sexual
intercourse,
- and where the blood flows during
menstruation
VAGINAL OPENING
menses, have blood
flow through the vagina
MENSTRUAL PERIOD
the entire cycle,
average 28 dayS
MENSTRUAL CYCLE
passageway for eggs from the ovaries to
the uterus
▪ provides the site for fertilization by the
sperm
OVIDUCT/ Fallopian Tube
connects uterus to the
initial part of the fallopian tube
Interstitial (8%)
How many percent of fertilization in Isthmus
12%
(80%) where fertilization
occur, where sperm and egg cells meet
AMPULLA
Where a fertilized egg implants and grows
into a fetus during pregnancy
UTERUS
allows menstrual blood to flow from the
uterus
▪ serve as a pathway for sperm to enter the
uterus
CERVIX
Produces egg (ova) and female sex
hormones like estrogen and progesterone
OVARY
Shallow upper baisin of the pelvis
▪ Supports the enlarging uterus but not
important obstetrically
FALSE PELVIS
- Consists of the pelvic inlet, pelvic
cavity, and pelvic outlet
▪ Bony canal through which the infant
pass
▪ Measurements of true pelvis influence
the conduct and progress of labor and
delivery
TRUE PELVIS
IDEAL FOR NORMAL SPONTAENOUS DELIVERY
- ROUND
GYNECOID