Fertilization and Pregnancy

Question 1

Through intercourse – ___________ million sperm enter the
vagina

Answer 1

15-200 million

Question 2

Movement of sperm is mainly facilitated by

Answer 2

cervical mucus and movement of fimbriae and cilia

Question 3

when can the sperm and egg meet after intercourse?

Answer 3

anywhere from minutes to days

Question 4

About _______ sperm get to egg

Answer 4

100

Question 5

fertilization takes place in the _____

Answer 5

fellopian tube

Question 6

Capacitation

Answer 6

1st stage of fertilization

removal of sperm’s acrosomal coat (done
by secretions from uterus)

Question 7

acrosomal

Answer 7

2nd stage of fertilization

reaction – enter the egg

Question 8

Fertilization

Answer 8

3rd stage of fertilization

egg membrane engulfs sperm

Question 9

Zona

Answer 9

4th stage of fertilization

reaction – surface of egg changes to
prevent entrance of other sperm

Question 10

how much time needs to pass of trying to concieve before considere infertile?

Answer 10

under 35 - 1 year

pver 35 - 6 months

Question 11

IVF

Answer 11

reaction – surface of egg changes to
prevent entrance of other sperm

 Involves egg retrieval (often after cultivation),
sperm retrieval, preparation, incubation, and
embryo transfer

Question 12

During Invitro _____analogs indirectly increas _____

Answer 12

GnRH

FSH/LH

Question 13

during IVF Mature eggs are harvested from the ______

Answer 13

oviducts

Question 14

HCG

Answer 14

helps prime uterine cavity for
developing

Question 15

Answer 15

Question 16

ART side effects

Answer 16

Side effects: • Cost • Time
• Abdominal pain
• Breast tenderness
• Mood swings
• Risks of
bleeding/infection
• Increased risk of
multiple
pregnancies
• Similar rates of
miscarriage

Question 17

ART advantages

Answer 17

Offer reproduction for those:
 With anatomical differences
 With hormonal differences
 Who want to have a child by
themselves
 Who want to delay conception until
older
 Who are not in penis-uterus
partnerships

Question 18

science definition of pregnancy

Answer 18

• begins with implantation (about a week
  after fertilization)

Question 19

Between _____of all fertilized eggs never fully implant

Answer 19

1/3 to 1⁄2

Question 20

Cells that will turn into placenta secrete

Answer 20

gonadotropin (HCG)

Question 21

HCG can be measured in blood __ week after implantation, in
urine ____ weeks later

Answer 21

1 week

2 weeks

Question 22

Ectopic pregnancy

Answer 22

implanted outside of uterus

no way for it to be viable

Question 23

ectopic pregnancy is diagnosed with ______

Answer 23

blood test (hCG)
and ultrasound

Question 25

how to find due date

Answer 25

LMP + 7 days - 3 months = due date

Question 26

stage 1 birth

Answer 26

thinning and dilation of
cervix, usually 12 – 19 hours

Question 27

stage 2 birth

Answer 27

descent and birth,
usually 20 minutes – 2 hours

Question 28

stage 3 birth

Answer 28

delivery of placenta,
usually 5 – 30 minutes