Antepartum (Topic 4) Flashcards
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Union of the male sex cell (sperm) and the female sex cell (ovum)
Conception
Reproductive cell
Gamete
Formation of gametes (ova) in the female.
Oogenesis
Formation of male gametes (sperm) in the testes
Spermatogenesis
Reduction cell division in gametes that halves the number of chromosomes (haploid)in each cell.
Meiosis
Implantation of the fertilized ovum in the uterine endometrium
Nidation
A term referring to the endometrium during pregnancy.
Decidua
The developing baby from conception through the first two weeks of prenatal life.
Zygote
The developing baby from the beginning of the 3rd week through the 8th week after conception.
Embryo
The developing baby from 9 weeks after conception until birth.
Fetus
Prenatal age of the developing baby (measured in weeks) calculated from the
first day of the woman’s last menstrual period.
Gestational age/Age of Gestation (AOG)
The X or Y chromosomes
Sex chromosomes
What phase is after the secretory phase without coitus
Ischemic phase
OVULATION OCCURS APPROXIMATELY ON THE _____
14TH DAY OF YOUR CYCLE (FOR REGULARS)
AVERAGE LENGTH OF A CYCLE
SHORT CYCLE
LONG CYCLE
FACTORS AFFECTING CONCEPTION (3)
- Timing
- Ovum Condition
- Sperm Capacity
How mL of semen is ejaculated per ejaculation
2.5 mL
How many spermatozoa per mL, comes out during ejaculation?
50-200 million spermatozoa/mL
what is the average sperm count per ejaculation?
400 million sperm/ejaculation
What helps the motility of the sperm during its entrance to the female organ?
Tail, Uterine contractions
Transport time of semen from vagina to cervix and from vagina to fallopian tube
80 secs from vagina to cervix
5 mins from vagina to fallopian tube
Also called as Pre- Embryonic Development
Zygotic Stage