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17 Cards in this Set
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Maturation and Fertilization of the Ovum
Entry of the Ovum into the Fallopian Tube (Uterine Tube) |
Fertilization of the Ovum
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What Determines the Sex of the Fetus That Is Created?
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Transport of the Fertilized Ovum in the Fallopian Tube
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Implantation of the Blastocyst in the Uterus
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Early Nutrition of the Embryo
Function of the Placenta |
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Placental Permeability and Membrane Diffusion Conductance
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Causes Persistence of the Corpus Luteum and Prevents Menstruation
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Secretion of Estrogens by the Placenta
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Secretion of Progesterone by the Placenta
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Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin
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Other Hormonal Factors in Pregnancy
Pituitary Secretion Increased Corticosteroid Secretion Increased Thyroid Gland Secretion Increased Parathyroid Gland Secretion Secretion of "Relaxin" by the Ovaries and Placenta |
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Weight Gain in the Pregnant Woman
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Metabolism During Pregnancy
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Nutrition During Pregnancy
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Changes in the Maternal Circulatory System During Pregnancy
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Amniotic Fluid and Its Formation
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Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
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Parturition
Hormonal Factors That Increase Uterine Contractility |
Mechanical Factors That Increase Uterine Contractility
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Onset of Labor-A Positive Feedback Mechanism for Its Initiation
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Abdominal Muscle Contractions During Labor
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Mechanics of Parturition
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Separation and Delivery of the Placenta
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Labor Pains
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Involution of the Uterus After Parturition
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Development of the Breasts
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Prolactin Promotes Lactation
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Hypothalamus Secretes Prolactin Inhibitory Hormone
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Suppression of the Female Ovarian Cycles in Nursing Mothers for Many Months After Delivery
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Ejection (or "Let-Down") Process in Milk Secretion-Function of Oxytocin
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Milk Composition and the Metabolic Drain on the Mother Caused by Lactation
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Antibodies and Other Anti-infectious Agents in Milk
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