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