Prenatal Care — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ and _____ are both used for HRT in post-menopausal women to avoid an increased risk of _____ cancer.

Answer: Estrogen

Flashcard 2: spermatocele

Answer: dilated epididymal duct

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Flashcard 3: The umbilical vein carries _____ blood from the _____ to the _____.

Answer: oxygenated

Flashcard 4: There are _____ umbilical arteries and _____ umbilican veins in a normal umbilical cord.

Answer: 2

Flashcard 5: Identify 11

Answer: amniotic fluid

Flashcard 6: Identify 8

Answer: amnion

Flashcard 7: The cytotrophoblast forms the _____ layer of the chorionic villi.

Answer: inner

Flashcard 8: The syncytiotrophoblast forms the _____ layer of the chorionic villi.

Answer: outer

Flashcard 9: What part of the placenta secretes hCG?

Answer: syncytiotrophoblast

Flashcard 10: hCG is structurally similar to what maternal hormone?

Answer: LH