The pregnant female Flashcards
Which systems are affected by pregnancy?
- All systems; hormonal, nervous and cardiovascular
What type of environment does the uterus develop in?
- Nutritive
- Protective
Which are the two terms which describe the conceptus?
- Chorionic
- Blastocyst
What does the blastocyst and other elements produce which is used in testing for pregnancy?
- Human chorionic gonadotropin hormone
What is completed by 16 weeks gestation?
- The placenta
Greater increases in plasma rather than haemoglobin lead to a condition known as what?
- Haemodilution
Increase in the size of body organs and tissues leads to a corresponding increase in
- Blood volume
What is the condition called where increased blood volume reduces impact of blood loss during birth?
- Auto-transfusion
What is the increase in cardiac size called?
- Hypertrophy
What alternative venous pathway systems called?
- Paravertebral
- Azygous
What can venous distension cause in the legs?
- Varicose veins
Which hormone contributes to epistaxis and nasal congestion in the pregnant female?
- Oestrogen
What displaces the rib cage as pregnancy progresses?
- The uterus
Compression of the ureters by the uterus causes what type of reflux?
- Vesicoureteric
The increased excretion of sodium is called what?
- Natriuresis
Heart burn and acid reflux is due to what being displaced?
- Oesophagus
Which hormone relaxes the pelvic ligaments?
- Progesterone
What syndrome does compression by fluid on the median nerve cause?
- Carpal tunnel
Which of the following is correct?
A.
Developmental biology studies events from fertilization to adulthood.
B.
Embryology studies events from fertilization to the end of the eighth week of development.
C.
The fetal period lasts from week 9 after conception until birth.
D.
Pregnancy is a series of events beginning with conception and ending with birth.
E.
All of these are correct.
D
Hope and Chance have decided that they want to have a baby together. They have intercourse on the evening when she should ovulate. Chance wants to use a home pregnancy test to check for success the next morning, but Hope says they must wait at least several days. Why?
A. The capacitation process sperm must undergo before they can fertilize an egg takes 7 hours.
B.
Fertilization usually occurs 12 to 24 hours after ovulation.
C.
Home pregnancy tests detect hCG, which is not produced until day 8
C
Changes in a woman’s body due to pregnancy include all of the following EXCEPT:
Decreased stroke volume and cardiac output
Which of the following is NOT true of the uterus?
A.
It serves as part of the pathway for sperm.
B.
It is the site of implantation of a fertilized ovum.
C.
It is the site development of the fetus during pregnancy.
D.
It is uninvolved in labor.
E.
It is the source of menstrual flow.
D
Which hormone is responsible for making connective tissue more pliable, causing the joint capsules to relax and making pelvic joints mobile?
Oestrogen
Which hormone has the effect of relaxing or weakening the pelvic ligaments
Progesterone
