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40 Cards in this Set
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Adnexa |
Accessory organs gon |
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Gon/o |
Seed |
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Oocyte |
Immature egg in follicle of ovary |
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Ovum |
Egg within follicle. Mature. |
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Anteflexion |
Normal position of uterus |
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Cul-de-sac |
Small pouch between uterus and rectum |
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Layer of uterus that contracts during menstration and labor |
Myometrium |
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BUS |
Bartholins glands, urethral glands, and skene's glands that secrete mucous during arousal |
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Lactiferous lobules |
Site of milk production in mammary glands |
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Estradiol |
Most abundant and biologically active female hormone |
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LH |
Causes follicle to rupture and release a mature ovum |
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Amnion |
Bag of waters, cushions |
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Chorion |
Cells in zygote that penetrate the endometrium with villi to bring in nutrients |
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HCG |
Hamm chorionic gonadotropin
Secreted by chorion to stimulate corpus liteum to keep producing estradiol and progesterone. His maintains endometrium |
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HCG |
Hamm chorionic gonadotropin
Secreted by chorion to stimulate corpus liteum to keep producing estradiol and progesterone. His maintains endometrium |
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Placenta |
Provides nutrients and oxygen and removes waste |
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Effacement |
Thinning of cervical wall |
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Engagement |
Fetal head drops into position for birth |
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Involution |
Process by which the uterus gradually returns to normal size |
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Lochia |
Small amounts of blood, tissue, and fluid that flow from uterus after childbirth |
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Parturition |
Process of labor and delivery |
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ROM |
Water breaking, rupture of membranes |
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Fontanels |
Soft spots |
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Meconium |
First stool passed by newborn |
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Molding |
Reshaping of fetal cranium as it passes through pelvic bones |
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Vernix caseosa |
Thick, white, cheesy substance that covers skin of fetus to protect it |
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Saplingitis
Sapling |
Inflammation or infection of uterine tube |
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Lei/o |
Smooth |
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Pelvic inflammatory disease |
Infection of cervix that ascends up tubes into ovaries. Pain, fever, discharge |
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Uterine prolapse |
Descent of uterus from normal position |
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Uterine prolapse |
Descent of uterus from normal position |
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Amenorrhea
Men/o |
Absence of periods
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DUB |
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
Sporadic bleeding without ovulation |
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Menorrhagia |
Excessive flow |
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Menorrhagia |
Excessive flow |
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Oligomenorrhea |
Light flow and infrequent |
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Placenta previa |
Incorrect placement of placenta |
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Nuchal chord |
Umbilical chord wrapped around neck of fetus |
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RDS |
Respiratory distress syndrome
Lack of surfactant |
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Version |
Manipulate fetus to be head down |
