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8 Cards in this Set
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What portion of the pelvic basin is enclosed by the wing-like sides of the flared iliac bones?
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The false pelvis
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what forms the inferior region of the abdominal cavity and houses the inferior abdominal organs?
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The false pelvis
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What does the false pelvis contribute to?
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It forms the inferior region of the abdominal cavity and house s the inferior abdominal organs
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What is the lower portion of the pelvic basin that encloses the pelvic cavity and forms a deep narrower region that contains the pelvic organs?
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The true pelvis
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What it the true pelvis' opening measured by to determine if a normal vaginal birth is possible?
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pelvimetry
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Where does the infant's head pass through?
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the true pelvis
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What is the special hormone produced during pregnancy that is released by the corpus luteum of the ovary?
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Relaxin
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What does the hormone relaxin do for pregnant mom?
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Loosens the symphysis pubis and the sacroiliac joint to increase the diameter of the true pelvis and pelvic outlet to facilitate parturition
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