SE Flashcards
What is the second order in the menstrual cycle?
Ovulation occurs (egg released from the ovary)
What is the third order in the menstrual cycle?
Lining of the uterus thickens with blood
What is the fourth order in the menstrual cycle?
The egg travels through the fallopian tube
What is the first order in the menstrual cycle?
Lining of the uterus is shed (day one of menstrual cycle)
What is the fifth order in the menstrual cycle?
egg enters the uterus
What is the sixth order in the menstrual cycle?
Egg dissolves if unfertilised
What is the seventh order in the menstrual cycle?
Lining of the uterus is shed (day one of menstrual cycle)
How long is pregnancy?
40 weeks, 3 Trimesters, 9 months
What is contraception?
Methods or devices used to prevent pregnancy
What happens during the first trimester of pregnancy?
- the foetus develops fingers, toes, ears, ankles, wrists and eyelids
- heart starts to beat around 25th day after conception
- development of all major organs + placenta, umbilical cord, amniotic sac and limb buds
How does conception occur?
The sperm enters the vagina, it then travels up the vaginal canal, the sperm meets the egg in the outer portion of the fallopian tube (fertilisation), fertilised egg travels down the uterus, egg attaches itself to the lining of the uterus, egg uses lining for nourishment, start developing to be a baby for 9 months
What is another word for womb?
Uterus
What happens during the second trimester?
- blood vessels develop
- organs and structures form
- hair grows
- foetus reaches 400 grams to 700 grams
- foetus can suck thumb, hiccup and swallow
What happens during the third trimester?
- surfactant forms to prepare lungs for breathing
- fat deposits are formed in preparation for birth
- digestive tract and lungs mature
- brain grows rapidly
- mother’s antibodies are transferred
