NU 409 - Maternity Nursing Ch. 14
Questions And Correct Answer
Arthralgia - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-joint pain
Autosomes - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
biochemical pregnancy - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A pregnancy that ends shortly after
implantation
capacitation - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-a biochemical change in the sperm that allows
penetration into the egg and increased sperm mobility
,Chadwick Sign - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-bluish discoloration of cervix (female genitals)
that occurs normally in pregnancy at 6 to 8 weeks' gestation (early sign of
pregnancy)
Acrosome - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A cap on the head of the sperm that aids with the
penetration of the ovum
Amenorrhea - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-absence of menses
Ampulla - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-The distal third of the fallopian tube, furthest from the
uterus
Cohabitating-parent family - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A family in which the parents are
partners who live together but are not married
Conception - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-the process of becoming pregnant
corona radiata - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-outermost part of the ovum
corpus luteum - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-a hormone-secreting structure that forms from
the follicle from which an egg has been released from the ovary
cortical reaction - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A process by which the ovum prevents
penetration from more than one sperm
diploid - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one
from each parent.
, endometrial - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-pertaining to the inner lining of the uterus, which
shed during menstruation
extended family - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-family beyond the nuclear family
fertilization - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Fusion of an egg and sperm cell
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-a hormone produced by the
PITUITARY gland that, in females assigned at birth, regulates the menstrual cycle
and recruitment of follicles by the ovaries
Gametogenesis - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-the process in which cells undergo division to
form gametes.
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A hormone released
from the hypothalamus that triggers the anterior pituitary to secrete
gonadotropin hormones, FSH and LH (which are involved in regulating the ovarian
cycle
Goodell Sign - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-softening of the cervix that occurs in pregnancy
Graafian follicle - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A mature ovarian follicle from which the
secondary oocyte will issue
Haploid - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
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