Quiz 3 Flashcards
What 5 systems are affected in the mom during pregnancy?
Reproductive System Digestion Metabolism Cardiovascular Respiration
At 90 days of pregnancy in the ewe, the corpus luteum is secreting ___% and the placental unit is secreting ___% of the P4 that can be measured in peripheral blood.
50%, 50%
What must maintain myometrium in a relaxed state?
P4
Cardiovascular changes in the mother (8)
1.) More blood
2.) Increased cardiac output
3.) Changes in hemodynamics
4.) Increase in contents: RBC’s
5.) Increase in heart rate and blood
pumped out
6.) Decrease in vascular resistance
7.) Blood pressure remains the same
8.) More coagability of the blood
Pre-Eclampsia
- Condition in humans with increased blood pressure
- Can kill mom and baby
- Only cure is delivery
Respiratory Changes in the mother: The mother’s respiration rate _____ and she requires _____. The mother’s lung capacity _____.
- Respiration rate increases and she requires more O2
- Lung capacity decreases
Changes in Metabolism in the mother (4)
The fast-growing fetus and placenta require _____. Food intake _____. Digestion changes: Ability to _____ more, _____ food passed through. _____ in fat deposition.
- Requires energy
- Food intake changes.
- Ability to absorb more, decreased food passed through
- Increase in fat deposition
Placenta is a _____ product.
Steroidogenic product
Simple Diffusion: Is energy required? What’s involved?
- No energy required
- Oxygen, Lipophilic (fat dissolvable)
- High to low concentration
Restricted Diffusion: Is energy required? What’s involved?
- No energy required
- Pore Size
- Hydrophilic
- Mamitol
Facilitated Diffusion: Is energy required? What’s involved?
- *Energy required
- Carrier protein
- D-Glucose
Active Transport: Is energy required? What’s involved?
- Amino Acids- Maternal to fetal
- Moves AGAINST concentration gradient: *Needs energy
Receptor Mediated Endocytosis: Is energy required?
*Requires Energy
What forms the umbilical cord?
Amnion wrapping around allantois
Apposition
Embryo and membrane are expanding into mom
Adhesion
Attachment of the embryo
6 layers of separation
1) Fetal Endothelium
2) Fetal Connective Tissue
3) Fetal Chorionic Epithelium
4) Maternal Endometrial Epithelium
5) Maternal Connective Tissue
6) Maternal Endothelium
Pigs, Cows, and Ewe - layers present?
All 6 layers
Epitheliochorial
Dogs and Cats - layers present?
4 layers
Endotheliochorial
1) Fetal Endothelium
2) Fetal Connective Tissue
3) Fetal Chorionic Epithelium
6) Maternal Endothelium
Humans and Rodents - layers present?
3 Layers
Haemochorial
1) Fetal Endothelium
2) Fetal Connective Tissue
3) Fetal Chorionic Epithelium
Placentomes: Which parts maternal and fetal?
Fetal/Placental cotyledon
Maternal caruncle
Endometrial Cups
Produce ECF (FSH like)
3 extra embryonic membranes
Embryo: Inside
Allentois: Vascular
Chorion