Pregnancy Terms
This term refers to a woman who has never been pregnant.
What is Nulligravida?
This is the fertilized ovum formed by the union of two gametes.
What is a Zygote?
The innermost fetal membrane that holds the fetus.
What is Amnion?
This hormone is produced by early chorionic tissues and can be detected in urine and blood of a pregnant woman.
What is Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)?
This stage of development lasts from fertilization to 10 weeks gestational age.
What is the Embryonic Stage?
This term indicates a woman’s total number of pregnancies.
What is Gravidity?
These are the early dividing cells formed after fertilization.
What are Blastomeres?
The thickened endometrial lining that supports the pregnancy.
What is Decidua?
This hormone stimulates follicular growth and is released from the pituitary gland.
What is Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)?
The period from 1 week to 40 weeks of gestational age.
What is the Fetal Stage?
This term describes a woman’s first pregnancy.
What is Primigravida?
This structure resembles a mulberry and forms a solid mass of cells. Division of the zygote.
What is Morula?
This part of the uterus forms the maternal component of the placenta.
What is Decidua Basalis?
This hormone causes the mature follicle to rupture and release the ovum.
What is Luteinizing Hormone (LH)?
The first 13 weeks of pregnancy are known as this trimester.
What is the 1st Trimester?
This is a method for documenting maternal obstetric history, focusing on the number of pregnancies, births, and abortions.
What is GPA?
This structure contains the inner cell mass that will develop into the embryo.
What is Blastocyst?
The structure that connects the fetus to the placenta.
What is the Umbilical Cord?
This structure secretes progesterone and estrogen in preparation for pregnancy.
What is Corpus Luteum?
This trimester spans from week 14 to week 27.
What is the 2nd Trimester?
The term for pregnancies carried to a viable gestational age.
What is Parity?
The process of embedding the developing blastocyst in the uterine wall.
What is Implantation?
The space in the pelvic cavity that allows for the collection of fluid.
What is the Posterior Cul-de-Sac?
This hormone is also known as the thyroid hormone.
What is TSH?
The final stage of pregnancy, from week 28 until delivery.
What is the 3rd Trimester?