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What is a vasectomy?
_;- _;- A vasectomy can be performed as a
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permanent form of birth control. In this procedure, the vas
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deferens is cut and tied off which permanently prevents sperm
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from exiting the body to fertilize an egg.
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What are the three regions of the uterus?
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and cervix
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What is the fundus?
_;- The height of the fundus can be
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measured from the top of the pubic bone during pregnancy to
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provide growth rates and a crude indication of an abnormality
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(breech presentation or twins).
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What is the ovarian cycle?
_;- _;- _;- _;- _;-_;- _;- An egg is released from the
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ovarian follicle. _;-
What does the ovarian follicle become after ovulation?
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corpus luteum _;-
, What is the purpose of the corpus luteum?
_;- _;- _;-It helps _;- _;- _;- _;- _;-_;- _;- _;- _;-
maintain pregnancy if an egg is fertilized; if not, it disintegrates.
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What are the three sections and three coats of the oviducts?
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Infundibulum, ampulla and isthmus and three coats: the
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outer serous coat, the middle muscular coat, and an inner
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mucosa coat. _;-
What is the function of the fimbriae?
_;- _;- The fimbriae capture
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an egg from the ovary at the time of ovulation. When an egg
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(oocyte) bursts from follicle within an ovary during ovulation, it
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is swept into an oviduct
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An egg is most often fertilized in what region?
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Describe the shape and location of the uterus.
_;- The uterus is
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a hollow, thick-walled muscular organ shaped like an inverted
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pear connecting the uterine tubes and the vagina and, in a
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forward-tilted position between the bladder and the rectum. _;- _;- _;- _;- _;- _;- _;-
What are the three layers of the uterus?
_;- The outer serous
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perimetrium, the middle muscular myometrium and the inner
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glandular endometrium. _;-