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What is the primary function of the amnion?
What is the primary function of the amnion?
- To transport nutrients and oxygen between the embryo and trophoblast
- To form the urinary bladder
- To produce and contain the yolk sac
- To produce and contain the amniotic fluid (correct)
Which membrane is the first to appear during embryonic development?
Which membrane is the first to appear during embryonic development?
- Allantois
- Yolk sac (correct)
- Amnion
- Chorion
What is the main function of the chorion?
What is the main function of the chorion?
- To produce blood cells
- To transport nutrients and oxygen between the embryo and trophoblast (correct)
- To produce and contain the amniotic fluid
- To form the urinary bladder
Which membrane is responsible for forming the urinary bladder?
Which membrane is responsible for forming the urinary bladder?
What is the relationship between the chorion and the placenta?
What is the relationship between the chorion and the placenta?
When does the placenta take over the production of progesterone from the corpus luteum?
When does the placenta take over the production of progesterone from the corpus luteum?
What is the role of the liver in blood cell formation?
What is the role of the liver in blood cell formation?
What is the part of the endometrium that remains attached to the placenta?
What is the part of the endometrium that remains attached to the placenta?
What is the condition where the placenta is implanted very low, which means the placenta has to come out first during delivery?
What is the condition where the placenta is implanted very low, which means the placenta has to come out first during delivery?
What is the function of the umbilical artery?
What is the function of the umbilical artery?
What is the hormone produced by the placenta that helps maintain the corpus luteum during the first three months of pregnancy?
What is the hormone produced by the placenta that helps maintain the corpus luteum during the first three months of pregnancy?
What is the part of the endometrium that surrounds the free-floating chorion membrane?
What is the part of the endometrium that surrounds the free-floating chorion membrane?
What is the consequence of placenta previa?
What is the consequence of placenta previa?
What is the function of hyaluronic acid produced by the syncytial trophoblast?
What is the function of hyaluronic acid produced by the syncytial trophoblast?
What is the function of the placenta?
What is the function of the placenta?
What is the term for the process of the embryo burrowing into the endometrium?
What is the term for the process of the embryo burrowing into the endometrium?
What is the outermost layer of the blastodisc called?
What is the outermost layer of the blastodisc called?
What is the purpose of the syncytial trophoblast?
What is the purpose of the syncytial trophoblast?
What is the term for the formation of the 3 layers of the blastodisc?
What is the term for the formation of the 3 layers of the blastodisc?
What is the role of the epiblast in gastrulation?
What is the role of the epiblast in gastrulation?
What is the term for the layer that develops into the nervous system?
What is the term for the layer that develops into the nervous system?
What is the term for the process of cell division that produces sibling cells with half the haploid number of chromosomes?
What is the term for the process of cell division that produces sibling cells with half the haploid number of chromosomes?
What is the term for the joining of two gametes to form a zygote?
What is the term for the joining of two gametes to form a zygote?
How many chromosomes are present in a zygote?
How many chromosomes are present in a zygote?
What is the term for the adhesion of the blastocyst to the uterine cell wall?
What is the term for the adhesion of the blastocyst to the uterine cell wall?
What is the term for the sequence of divisions that ends with contact with the uterine wall?
What is the term for the sequence of divisions that ends with contact with the uterine wall?
What is the term for the type of twin that forms when a single fertilized egg breaks apart and develops into two separate zygotes?
What is the term for the type of twin that forms when a single fertilized egg breaks apart and develops into two separate zygotes?
Where does fertilization typically occur?
Where does fertilization typically occur?
What is the consequence if no implantation occurs?
What is the consequence if no implantation occurs?
What is the purpose of detecting HCG?
What is the purpose of detecting HCG?
What is the significance of the cervical canal during labor?
What is the significance of the cervical canal during labor?
What is the function of effacement during labor?
What is the function of effacement during labor?
What is the primary function of prostaglandins in labor?
What is the primary function of prostaglandins in labor?
What is the role of oxytocin in labor?
What is the role of oxytocin in labor?
What is the function of relaxin in fetal development?
What is the function of relaxin in fetal development?
What is the typical duration of the placental stage of labor?
What is the typical duration of the placental stage of labor?
What is the term for the expulsion of the fetus?
What is the term for the expulsion of the fetus?
What is the consequence of pushing too early during labor?
What is the consequence of pushing too early during labor?
