(PSYC)Ch. 9 Human Sexuality
The U.S. Supreme Court case in 1973 that legalized abortion was ________.
Roe v. Wade
________ are hospital-like facilities with basic medical care equipment, that feature a home-like setting and have, as their primary focus, a natural, family- centered approach to the birth process.
Birthing centers
________ involves the insertion of a small tube through the cervix and into the uterus to obtain a placental tissue sample.
Chorionic villus sampling
The obstetrician and professor at Edinburgh University who discovered the use of chloroform during the birth process is ________.
Dr. James Young Simpson
These two hormones play an important role in ovulation:
FSH and LH
________ involves the placement of a mixture of egg and sperm directly into the fallopian tube.
Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)
Approximately ________ legal abortions occur in the United States each year.
1 million
Infertility problems affect about ________ couples of reproductive age.
10%
Infertility is due to a male sperm factor (e.g., low number, poor quality, or low mobility) ________ of the time.
25%
Kathryn is among the ________ of pregnant women who elect to have a C-section, even though it is determined NOT to be medically necessary.
25%
In ________ a single sperm cell from the man is injected using a microscopic needle, directly into each harvested egg from the woman. The resulting zygote is then transferred after a few days into the woman's uterus.
ICSI
In an attempt to get pregnant, Jasmine had a procedure that involved inserting a small tube through her cervix and injecting sperm directly into her uterus. This reproductive technology is known as ________.
IUI
Karen is going through puberty. Her mother explains that her ovaries contain approximately ________ oocytes.
400,000
In the U.S., nearly ________ of all pregnancies are unplanned.
50%
The combined pregnancy rate for all ART methods is approaching ________ for women under the age of 35.
50%
Most doctors and midwives recommend waiting at least ________ after birth to have intercourse.
6 weeks
Matt and Monica have been trying to get pregnant for two years. No wonder it is so difficult! They just found out that the average couple is fertile for only about ________ each month.
6-7 days
Sperm cells that are beginning to develop in a man's testicles today will not be ready to be ejaculated and able to fertilize an ovum for approximately ________ days.
68-72
Nearly ________ of all surgical abortion in the United States occur within the first trimester of pregnancy.
90%
When Patrick was born, the doctor performed a widely used assessment on him immediately after he was delivered called the ________.
APGAR score
________ refers to an earlier method of childbirth pain control that used a combination of two injectable drugs: morphine and scopolamine.
Twilight sleep
________ involves the fertilization of eggs by sperm, in vitro, with the fertilized eggs being transferred back to the female's fallopian tube.
Zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT)
The term quickening refers to when
a mother begins to feel fetal movement
The most common pain relief medications in use today are ________.
all of the above
Although Molly's first baby was born head-first, in her second delivery, her baby was born feet- or bottom-first. This is called ________.
breech birth
Married couple Tim and Tia are biologically capable of conceiving, but feel more comfortable and content to live lives that do not include parenting. They prefer to be called ________.
child-free
A woman would be in second stage labor when ________.
contractions involve the muscles of the abdomen as well as the uterus
This chemical is linked to the beginning of childbirth and is thought to signal the uterus to begin contractions:
corticotrophin-releasing hormone
Increasing age is associated with ________ fertility, especially in women.
decreasing
The abortion procedure used in the second trimester is called ________.
dilation and evacuation
Sybil is clearly in stage one labor. Her midwife knows this because it is characterized by ________.
dilation of the cervix
Miriam chose to have a medical abortion, which means a(n) ________.
drug or drugs administered to terminate a pregnancy
At the end of the eight weeks following implantation, the embryo becomes known as a(n) ________.
fetus
Louise Brown is best known as the ________.
first test tube baby
The earliest methods of medical pain control for childbirth required the mother to be deeply sedated, a state known as ________.
general anesthesia
Immediately upon fertilization, a hormone called ________ begins to be released; pregnancy tests measure the level of this hormone in a woman's urine to determine pregnancy.
hCG
Which fertility testing method would require the use of an X-ray?
hysterosalpingogram
In an effort to become pregnant after many years of trying, more and more couples are turning to ________, which involves the removal of mature eggs from a female's ovary and fertilizing them with sperm in a laboratory before surgically implanting them in the woman's uterus.
in vitro fertilization (IVF)
All of the following are true about postpartum depression except that it ________.
is brought on about ambivalence about the new baby
Barry and Barbara confide to their family members that their baby is a "test tube baby," which means that ________.
it was fertilized outside its mother's body
Sandra had been struggling with infertility. Her doctor recommended she have a(n) ________, which would allow her doctor to have a direct, internal look at the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and uterus.
laparoscopy
All of the following are true about legal abortions, except that they ________.
lead to depression in most women
During the ________ phase, the growth of new follicles in the ovaries is suppressed and the lining of the uterus thickens in preparation to receive a fertilized egg.
luteal
Miranda got her first period at age 13. She discovers that the term used to describe a girl's first menstrual period is ________.
menarche
If Cindy is like most women, she will experience ________ after the termination of an unwanted pregnancy
no mental health problems
The most common cause of miscarriage involves ________.
one or more serious genetic fetal abnormalities
About 20% of infertility is due to ________in women.
ovarian problems
Women, on average, release one egg each month, a process called ________.
ovulation
An episiotomy is a surgical incision in a woman's ________.
perineum
In stage three labor, the ________ is expelled from the uterus with the umbilical cord attached.
placenta
The problem of infertility related to sperm cells may include all of the following except ________.
poor sleeping habits
Sexual intercourse during pregnancy ________.
poses no risk to the developing fetus or to the mother
Marty is reading a book about puberty and male reproduction. He learns that the sperm cells develop in the ________.
seminiferous tubules
Marsha attended Lamaze classes during her first pregnancy. The Lamaze method teaches women preparing for childbirth ________.
special breathing exercises and relaxation techniques
Carrie was distraught when she miscarried, but found herself even more upset when her doctor told her that another name for a miscarriage is ________.
spontaneous abortion
Any substance ingested by a pregnant woman that can cause a fetal abnormality is called a ________.
teratogen
Another name for ectopic pregnancies is ________, because they often occur there.
tubal pregnancies
At the time a fertilized ovum enters the uterus, it is called a(n) ________.
zygote
What is the correct sequence of events that follow fertilization of an egg?
zygote, blastocyst, embryo, fetus