Pregnacy Flashcards
Erection is what reflex
Parasympathetic and is triggered by sexual stimuli
What is the name of the process that involves the uterus gradually returning to its non pregnant size
Involution
The fetus’s urinary bladder attaches to the
allantoic sac
The layer of the placenta that immediately surrounds the fetus
Amnion
Layer of the placenta that forms the fluid filled allantoic sac
Allantois
The layer of the placenta that attaches to the uterine lining
Chorion
What is linked to the fetus by the umbilical cord
Chorion
What hormone causes the smooth muscles of the estrogen primed female reproductive tract to contract giving the sperm a free ride
Oxytocin
What placental attachment that the attachment sites are spread diffusely over the whole surface of the placenta and the whole lining of the uterus
Diffuse
Diffuse placental attachment are present in what species of animals
Horses, pigs, and camelids
Cotyledonary placental attachment is present in what species of animals
Ruminants such as goats, cows, sheep.
The most complicated placental attachment with many separate attachment sites
Cotyledonary placental attachment
A placental attachment that attaches to the uterus in a belt shaped zone that encircles the placenta
Zonary placental attachment
Zonary placental attachment is present in what species
Dogs and cats
A placental attachment that is single, discrete, and disc shaped
Discoid placental attachment