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30 Cards in this Set
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= decrease pregnancy chances
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Retroversion
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= chronic constipation as presses on intestines
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Antroversion
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Fallopian tubes- lumen =
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= 2-3mm
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- outer 2/3 of tube-fertilization occurs here
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o Ampulla
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reaches out to ovary
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o Fimbriae
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makes ovarian cancer so pervasive as not contained
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Ovary-lacks peritoneal lining =
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becomes primary source of progesterone during pregnancy
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Placenta
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inhibits Prolactin-preventing lactation
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•Progesterone
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- above pelvic brim
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• False pelvis
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level with ischial spine and everything below
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• True pelvis
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female-most favorable for birth Pelvic types
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• Gynecoid
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flat, wide opening
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• Platypelloid
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long, narrow opening
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• Anthropoi
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secretions that lube/protect breasts (skin
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• Montgomery’s Tubercules
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days 1-14 -
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1. Follicular phase
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• Estrogen –
• Follicles mature in ovary • Ends with ovulation |
1. Follicular phase-
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days 15-28 –
• Progesterone • Begins with ovulation |
2. Luteal phase
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14 days after 1st day of last period
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Ovulation
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Graafian follicle matures & comes close to surface top of ovary
• It soon releases an ovum – the beginning of ovulation WHAT DAY DOES THIS HAPPEN? |
Day 14-
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• Sticky vaginal secretions-egg white consistency
• Holds egg and sperm to increase pregnancy chances |
Spinnbarkeit
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bleeding of endometrial layer
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1. Menstrual phase- day 1-6
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estrogen peaks
endometrium thickens ovulation begins at end of stage |
3. Secretory phase- day 15-26
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no fertilization
prog/estrogen decrease endometrium will slough off/evacuate |
4. Ischemic (dying) phase- day 27-28
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• Reservoir for mature sperm
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Epididymis-lies behind each testis
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connects epididymis to prostate
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Vas Deferens & Ejaculation Ducts
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• On either side of urethra
• Alkaline clear, thick fluid that protects sperm |
Cowper’s Glands-
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Sperm- can live
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• 42 days in male
• 3 days in female |
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o Infant mortality rates rise in relation to decrease in mother’s
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mother’s education level
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o Highest infant rates of mortality
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Black/Native American infants
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2 key predictors of infant heath
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-<37 wks preterm & low birth wt, <2500g increased in 2002
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