Chapter 23 - The first trimester Flashcards
complete expulsion or partial expulsion of the conceptus
Abortion
sonographic sign which describes appearance of ectopic pregnancy within FT
adnexal ring sign
wall of inner sac (amniotic cavity) that contains the embryo and amniotic fluid echogenic curvilinear structure that may be seen during 1st trimester within gestational sac
Amnion
cavity that contains simple appearing amniotic fluid and the developing embryo
amniotic cavity
an abnormal pregnancy in which there is no evidence of a fetal pole or yolk sac within the GS
-refereed to as blighted ovum
Anembryonic gestation
a condition of having abnormal number of chromosomes
Aneuploid
stage of conceptus that implants within the decidulaized endometrium
Blastocyst
low heart rate
Bradycardia
most malignanet form of gestation trophoblastic disease with possible metastatic to liver and lungs and vagina
choriocarcinoma
outer membrane of gestation that surround amnion and developing embryo
chorion
part of the chorion covered by chorionic villi that is the fetal contribution of the placenta
chorion frondosum
he space between the chorionic sac and amniotic sac that contains the secondary yolk sac; also referred to as the extraembryonic coelom
chorionic cavity
gestational sac
chorionic sac
fingerlike projections of gestational tissue that attach to the decidualized endometrium and allow transfer of nutrients from the mother to the fetus
chorionic villi
specialized cells within the ventricular system responsible for cerebrospinal fluid production
choroid plexus
e combination of a female ovum with a male sperm to produce a zygote also referred to as fertilization
Conception
physiologic ovarian cyst that develops after ovulation has occurred
corpus luteum cyst
the corpus luteum that is maintained during an early pregnancy for the purpose of producing estrogen and primarily progesterone
corpus luteum of pregnancy
the corpus luteum that is maintained during an early pregnancy for the purpose of producing estrogen and primarily progesterone
corpus luteum of pregnancy
the measurement of the embryo/fetus from the top of the head to the rump
CRL
the endometrial at the implantation site and the maternal contribution of the placenta
decidua basalis
the physiologic effect of the endometrium in the presence of a pregnancy
decidual reaction
the level of human chorionic gonadotropin beyond which an intrauterine pregnancy is consistently visible
Discriminatory zone
*Normal US appearance of decidua capsularis & decidua parietalis
*Separated by anechoic fluid-filled uterine cavity
double decidual sign