QUIZ

Question 1

Menarche

Answer 1

First onset of menstruation

Question 2

Morula

Answer 2

An embryo with 8 to 16 blastomeres is called a morula which continues to divide and transforms into trophoblast

Question 3

Ovulation

Answer 3

Setting free an ovum from the ovary to the fallopian tube.

Question 4

Ovum

Answer 4

A fertilized egg cell; term is used to refer an egg cell from ovulation to fertilization

Question 5

Progesterone

Answer 5

The hormone of pregnancy by maintaining the endometrium. It decreases contractility of the uterus

Question 6

Puberty

Answer 6

The stage of life at which secondary sex changes begin.

Question 7

Spermatogenesis

Answer 7

Production and maturation of sperm cell that begins during puberty.

Question 8

Oogenesis

Answer 8

Maturation of the ovum

Question 9

Spinnbarkeit

Answer 9

Cervical mucus becomes thin, stretchy and copious after ovulation.

Question 10

Thelarche

Answer 10

The beginning of breast development.

Question 11

Trophoblast

Answer 11

Outer layer of the blastocyst forming into a placenta providing nutrients to the embryo

Question 12

Vernix Caseosa

Answer 12

A skin covering of the fetus to serve as protection and thermoregulation.

Question 13

Zygote

Answer 13

Term is used from fertilization to implantation as a result of fusion of the nuclei of the sperm and ovum; an implanted zygote

Question 14

Adrenarche

Answer 14

Closure of growth plates in long bones.

Question 15

Blastocyst

Answer 15

A cluster of dividing cells made by a fertilized egg; 5-6 days

Question 16

Conceptus

Answer 16

Term is used to a developing embryo with placental structures all throughout.

Question 17

Couvade

Answer 17

Non-pregnant partners developing pregnancy-like symptoms.

Non-pregnant partners developing pregnancy-like symptoms

Question 18

Embryo

Answer 18

Term is used from implantation to 5-8 weeks of implantation.

Term is used from implantation to 5-8 weeks of implantation

Question 19

Endometrium

Answer 19

Inner lining of the uterus that proliferates during the second phase of the menstrual cycle.

Inner lining of the uterus that proliferates during the second phase of the menstrual cycle

Question 20

Estrogen

Answer 20

Stimulates uterine growth and uteroplacental blood flow.

Stimulates uterine growth and uteroplacental blood flow

Question 21

Fertilization

Answer 21

The union of the ovum and spermatozoon.

The union of the ovum and spermatozoon

Question 22

Fetus

Answer 22

Term is used from 5-8 weeks until term in the uterus.

Term is used from 5-8 weeks until term in the uterus

Question 23

Hyaluronidase

Answer 23

A proteolytic enzyme in the sperm’s head capable of dissolving the layer of the ovum.

A proteolytic enzyme in the sperm’s head capable of dissolving the layer of the ovum

Question 24

Implantation

Answer 24

Contact between the growing structure and the uterine endometrium occurring 8-10 days after fertilization.

Contact between the growing structure and the uterine endometrium occurring 8-10 days after fertilization

Question 25

Lanugo

Answer 25

Very thin, soft, unpigmented hair that is found on the body of a fetus or newborn. It appears around sixteen weeks of gestation and is abundant by week twenty. ## Footnote Very thin, soft, unpigmented hair that is found on the body of a fetus or newborn. It appears around sixteen weeks of gestation and is abundant by week twenty

Question 26

Quickening

Answer 26

Fetal kicks or movement that begin at 18–20 weeks AOG and peaks at 28-38 weeks AOG (age of gestation). ## Footnote Fetal kicks or movement that begin at 18–20 weeks AOG and peaks at 28-38 weeks AOG (age of gestation)