NURS 450 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cervical Canal, Uterus, Endometrium
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Know the basics of where they are and what they do: vagina: the vagina is the passage that connects a girls reproductive system (uterus) to the outside of her body. Gland document posted on canvas- know both male and female! : after the egg is released, it moves into the fallopian tube. It stays there for about 24 hours, waiting for a single sperm to fertilize it. All this happens, on average, about 2 weeks after your last period. During a woman"s ovulation period: likelihood of pregnancy if not using contraception: 85, percentage of unplanned pregnancies in the us: 45% Both tests detect the presence of a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg). This hormone is produced by the placenta shortly after the embryo attaches to the uterine lining and builds up rapidly in your body in the first few days of pregnancy.
