Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Couvade, Antigen, Stillbirth
20 Dec 2017
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Where does egg wait for fertilization - in the distal third (first) of the fallopian tube for 24 hours waiting for sperm. If sperm does not show up then the egg disintegrates. What are fimbriae functions - outer ridges of fallopian tube that coax the follicle to release an egg into the tube: they are activated just before ovulation to search for the egg on its way. Seminal vesicle provided sugar content for the sperm - nourishment. Conception - when sperm and egg meet and fertilization occurs. It occurs in the outer third of the fallopian tube (infundibulum: cilia in the oviducts propel the conceptus forward towards the endometrium. Improving the chances of conception: women can keep a basal body temperature chart - rise in temp, means ovulating. Placenta - an organ formed on the wall of the uterus through which the fetus receives oxygen and nutrients and gets rid of waste products (but they have their own circulatory systems!)
