Nutrition in pregnancy — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: During the second and third trimesters, progesterone is produced by the _____, using cholesterol from the mother

Answer: placenta

Flashcard 2: _____ is a hormone produced throughout pregnancy and has actions similar to those of growth hormone and prolactin

Answer: Human placental lactogen (HPL)

Flashcard 3: In mid-to-late pregnancy (second and third trimester), the source of steroid hormones is the _____

Answer: placenta

Flashcard 4: What are the most common causes (2) of iron deficiency in female adults (20-50 years old)? _____

Answer: Menorrhagia or pregnancy

Flashcard 5: What is a possible adverse effect associated with performing chorionic villus sampling before 9 weeks? _____

Answer: limb defects

Flashcard 6: Pregnant women are at risk of _____ transfer of toxoplasmosis

Answer: trans-placental

Flashcard 7: Gestational diabetes is the onset of _____ insulin resistance during pregnancy

Answer: maternal

Flashcard 8: _____ and progesterone are both used for HRT in post-menopausal women (with an intact uterus) to avoid an increased risk of endometrial cancer.

Answer: Estrogen

Flashcard 9: Define spermatocele.

Answer: Cystic dilation of the epididymal duct containing sperm.

Extra: Clinical features: Typically presents as a painless, transilluminating mass superior to the testicle. Unlike a hydrocele, a spermatocele is distinct from the testis.

Flashcard 10: The umbilical vein carries _____ blood from the _____ to the _____.

Answer: oxygenated