ch 9 Flashcards
(38 cards)
An immature reproductive egg, or ovum
oocyte
Beginning of menstruation
Menarche
Early period during a woman’s monthly fertility cycle when pituitary glands secrets — — — (FSN) to enhance ovum development
Follicular phase
Follicle-stimulating hormone
The later period of a months monthly cycle hen the lining of the — thickens in preparation for receiving a — ovum if conception has occurred
luteal phase
Uterus
Fertilized
Righty wound microscopic tubes that comprise testicles in the male where — cells are generated
Seminiferous tubules
Sperm
An organ that develops on the uterine wall during pregnancy and joins developing embryo to the mothers biological systems, transferring —, —, and — — between the fetus and the mother
Placenta
Nourishment, oxygen, waste products
A structure approximately – inches in length, consisting of one large vein and two arteries that transports from baby to mom
Umbilical cord
22 inches
One of three periods about three months each that make up the phase of a full-term pregnancy
trimester
Initial eight weeks of pregnancy following fertilization
Embryonic period
An embryo after 8 weeks of pregnancy
fetus
the first movement of the fetus that is felt by the mother
Quickening
A pregnancy complicated in which a fertilized ovum attaches and begins to grow — the uterus, most commonly in the — — (also called tubal pregnancy)
Ectopic pregnancy
Outside
Fallopian tube
The loss (without any purposeful intervention) of an embryo or fetus during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy
miscarriage
Birth of an infant less than – weeks after conception
Preterm birth
37 weeks
A physical — or metabolic dysfunction that is present at birth and may result in – or – defects
Birth defect
Abnormality
Physical or mental
Any agent that has the potential to cause fetal abnormalities (list 3)
teratogen
Alcohol, nicotine, all recreational drugs
A variety of disorders that may occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Termination of a pregnancy before week – ; in common usage, assumed to be the result of a voluntary medical procedure as opposed to a miscarriage
Abortion
week 37
A method of abortion in which a small tube is inserted through the cervix to extract the contents of the uterus, including the endometrium lining and embedded embryo
Vacuum aspiration
The belief that a woman has the moral and legal right to choose freely to abort her pregnancy
pro-choice
The belief that voluntary abortion is akin to murder and that it should be illegal
pro-life
A method of abortion commonly used when a pregnancy has progressed beyond the first trimester, involving scraping of the uterine walls and suctioning out of the contents
Dilation and evacuation (D&E)
A method of abortion using drugs rather than surgery to terminate a pregnancy
Medical abortion
The first stage of the birth process, involving the beginning of contractions of the uterus
Stage one labor