Psychology 2075 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Fallopian Tube, Zona Pellucida, Umbilical Cord
22 Sep 2018
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Conception: sperm meets egg: the incredible journey. In a 28-day menstrual cycle, the woman ovulates on about day 14: the egg is released from the ovary into the body cavity, typically, it is then picked up by the fimbriae and enters the fallopian tube. Development of the conceptus: pregnancy lasts for 9 months, or 38 weeks. It produces large quantities of estrogen and progesterone. Pregnancy: the stages of pregnancy, the first trimester, (the first 12 weeks, for most women, the first symptom of pregnancy is a missed menstrual period, women may continue to experience some cyclic bleeding or spotting during pregnancy. If a women gets rubella during the first month of pregnancy, there is a 50% chance that the infant will be born deaf or have cognitive deficits, cataracts, or congenital heart defects. Birth: the beginning of labour, may be a discharge of a small amount of bloody mucus (the (cid:1684)bloody show(cid:1685))
