chapter 14 part 3

fetus

9 weeks to birth

ovulation

The process of releasing a mature ovum into the fallopian tube on the 13th or 14th day of the woman's menstrual cycle

multiparous

a woman who has given birth two or more times

nulligravida

a woman who has never been pregnant

nullipara

a woman who has never borne a viable child

arche

beginning

corpus

body of the uterus, middle portion

vagina

extends from the cervix to the outside of the body.

primipara

first birth

primigravida

first pregnancy

ante

forward

embryo

implantation to 8th week of pregnancy.

endometrium

inner lining of the uterus

fundus

is the bulging round part above the entrance of the fallopian tube.

myometrium

muscular middle layer of the uterus

corpus leteum

secretes the hormone progesterone during the second half of the menstrual cycle; maintains the growth of the uterine lining in preparation for the fertilized egg

menarche

the first menstrual period

perimetrium

the tough, membranous outer layer of the uterus

permenopause

the transition phase between regular menstrual periods and no periods at all

effacement

thinning of the cervix during labor