BSMCON OB Module #1- Antepartum Questions And Answers With Latest Quiz

low birth weight (LBW) - <2500 grams or 5.8 lbs Subculture - a group existing within a larger cultural system that retains its own characteristics Acculturation - Changes that occur from encountering other cultures Assimilation - Losing a culture; "melting" into mainstream Ethnocentrism - my way or the highway cultural relativism - not judging a culture but trying to understand it on its own terms BBT - basal body temperature: upon awakening everyday Spinnbarkeit - elasticity seen in cervical mucus at the time of ovulation Hysterosalpingography - a radiographic examination of the uterus and fallopian tubes Clomiphene citrate - Medication used to induce ovulation. 50 mg per day PO. Side effects similar to PMS Ectoderm - outermost germ layer; produces sense organs, nerves, and outer layer of skin Mesoderm - the middle layer of an embryo in early development, between the endoderm and ectoderm. Bones, teeth, muscles, dermis, connective tissue, cardio, spleen, urogenital.Endoderm - the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems, liver, bladder and vagina oligohydramnios - too little amniotic fluid; <500mL polyhydramnios - excessive amniotic fluid; mL Wharton's jelly - A special connective tissue that surrounds blood vessels in umbilical cord to prevent compression Dirty duncan - Maternal side of placenta, fleshy/red. Consists of decidual basalis Shiny schultz - Fetal side of placenta; consists of chorionic villi Viability - 22-25 weeks gestation Ductus Venosus - most blood flows through directly into the inferior vena cava, by-passing the liver foramen ovale - connects the two atria in the fetal heart Ductus Arteriosus - allows lots of blood to pass from the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta Toxoplasmosis - a parasite that is most commonly transmitted from pets to humans by contact with contaminated animal feces Preterm - >20 weeks but <37 weeks Late preterm - between 34wks/0 days and 36 wks/6 daysEarly term - between 37wks/0days and 38wks/6days Full term - Between 39wks/0days and 40wks/6days