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Skeletal, Endocrine, and Immune Changes Flashcards

1
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Hormone that causes softening of pelvic ligaments and the widening of the symphysis pubis

A

Relaxin and progesterone

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2
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Pride of pregnancy

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Lordosis

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3
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Swaying side to side and her hip drops with each step

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Waddle gait

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4
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Hormone that enlarges uterus and increases blood supply

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Estrogen

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5
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Hormone that stimulates breast lobes and lobules for lactation and facilitates maternal fat stores deposit

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Progesterone

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6
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What secretes HCG

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Trophoblast cells

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7
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Stimulates progesterone and estrogen production in the ovaries until placenta can assume this role

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

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8
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Hormone that thickens uterine lining for growing embryo

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HCG

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9
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Human Placental Lactogen other name

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Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin

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10
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Antagonist to insulit

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HPL

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11
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What does HPL cause

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Insulin resistance

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12
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What secretes relaxin

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Corpus Luteum

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13
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It softens the cervix and collagen in joints for dilation at birth

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Relaxin

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14
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Affects smooth muscle contractility and may trigger labor at term

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Prostaglandin

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15
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What is produced by pituitary gland in late pregnancy

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Oxytocin and Prolactin

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16
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Basal metabolic rate of thyroid gland

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20%

17
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Aid in suppressing inflammatory reaction

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Adrenal Glands

18
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Aids in promoting sodium reabsorption and maintsining osmolarity

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Aldosterone

19
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Glucose level of fetus

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30 mg/100 ml

20
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Causes mother to be prone to infection

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Decreased immunoglobulin G

21
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The only antibody that passes through placenta

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Immunoglobulin G

22
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When does mother give IgG to fetus

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24th week

23
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What counters decrease in IgG response

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Increase in WBC

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