Skeletal, Endocrine, and Immune Changes Flashcards
Hormone that causes softening of pelvic ligaments and the widening of the symphysis pubis
Relaxin and progesterone
Pride of pregnancy
Lordosis
Swaying side to side and her hip drops with each step
Waddle gait
Hormone that enlarges uterus and increases blood supply
Estrogen
Hormone that stimulates breast lobes and lobules for lactation and facilitates maternal fat stores deposit
Progesterone
What secretes HCG
Trophoblast cells
Stimulates progesterone and estrogen production in the ovaries until placenta can assume this role
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
Hormone that thickens uterine lining for growing embryo
HCG
Human Placental Lactogen other name
Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin
Antagonist to insulit
HPL
What does HPL cause
Insulin resistance
What secretes relaxin
Corpus Luteum
It softens the cervix and collagen in joints for dilation at birth
Relaxin
Affects smooth muscle contractility and may trigger labor at term
Prostaglandin
What is produced by pituitary gland in late pregnancy
Oxytocin and Prolactin
Basal metabolic rate of thyroid gland
20%
Aid in suppressing inflammatory reaction
Adrenal Glands
Aids in promoting sodium reabsorption and maintsining osmolarity
Aldosterone
Glucose level of fetus
30 mg/100 ml
Causes mother to be prone to infection
Decreased immunoglobulin G
The only antibody that passes through placenta
Immunoglobulin G
When does mother give IgG to fetus
24th week
What counters decrease in IgG response
Increase in WBC
