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Af ter i mpl antati on, the endometri um l i ni ng the uterus i s termed the _______? D eci dua
T he deci dua consi sts of three l ayers: _______ ________ i s the external l ayer and
D eci dua vera
i t has no contact wi th the f etus.
T he deci dua consi sts of three l ayers: _______ ________ i s the uteri ne l i ni ng
D eci dua basal i s
beneath the si te of i mpl antati on.
T he deci dua consi sts of three l ayers: _______ ________ i s the endometri al ti ssue
D eci dua capsul ari s
that covers the embryo.
Chadwi ck's si gn = hi gh l evel s of ci rcul ati ng estrogen cause sti mul ati on of the
One of the earl i est si gns of pregnancy i s the di scol orati on, or bl ui sh purpl e hue,
cervi cal gl andul ar ti ssue, whi ch i ncreases i n cel l number and becomes
that appears on the cervi x, vagi na, and vul va. T hi s col or change i s known as
hyperacti ve. I ncreased bl ood f l ow and engorgement produces the bl ui sh
____________ ______.
di scol orati on.
Sti mul ati on f rom the hormones estrogen and progesterone produces cervi cal
Goodel l 's si gn
sof teni ng cal l ed:
Cervi cal mucus f i l l s the endocervi cal canal and f orms a mucus pl ug cal l ed
opercul um
_______, whi ch hel ps to keep harmf ul agents out of the uterus.
__________, an i ncreased whi ti sh vagi nal di scharge, resul ts f rom hyperpl asi a of
Leukorrhea - may be perf use - l et mom know that i t's normal .
the vagi nal mucosa and i ncreased mucus producti on f rom the endocervi cal gl ands.
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Why shoul dn't mom duoche duri ng pregnancy? I t may remove the opercul um or cervi cal pl ug.
T he _________ _________ (sebaceous gl ands) on and around the areol a enl arge
Montgomery tubercl es
and provi de l ubri cati on f or the ni ppl e ti ssue.
__________ ________ (stretch marks) may devel op as the breasts ti ssue stretches. Stri ae gravi darum
D uri ng the second tri mester, a cl ear thi n f l ui d i s f ound i n the aci ni cel l s, the
smal l est parts of the mi l k gl ands. T hi s f l ui d i s cal l ed _______, whi ch becomes
pre-col ostrum, whi ch becomes col ostrum
________, a creamy whi ti sh-yel l ow l i qui d that may l eak f rom the ni ppl es as earl y
as the 16th week of gestati on.
Name i rregul ar and pai nl ess contracti ons that may begi n as earl y as the 16th week Braxton-H i cks contracti ons - as l ong as they are l ess than 60 seconds, i rregul ar, and
of gestati on: there i s no bl ood or pai n, the pati ent i s ok.
T he l i nea al ba, a l i ght l i ne that extends f rom the umbi l i cus to the mons pubi s
(and someti mes upward to the xi phoi d process), darkens, beomi ng the ________ Li nea Ni gra
_______ .
Mel asma gravi darum, al so known as ________, f orms the "mask of pregnancy". T hi s
dark, bl otchy browni sh pi gmentati on change occurs around the hai rl i ne, brow, nose Chl oasma
and cheeks and of ten gi ves the appearance of "raccoon eyes".
________, al so cal l ed "vascul ar spi ders", are ti ny, bl ui sh, end-arteri ol es that
occur on the neck, thorax, f ace, and arms. T hey are caused by i ncreased l evel s of Angi omas - more common i n Caucasi an women, angi omas appear most of ten duri ng
estrogen and appear as star shaped or branched structures that are sl i ghtl y rai sed the 2nd or 5th month of pregnancy and usual l y di sappear af ter bi rth.
and don't bl anch wi th pressure.