Anatomy
Amniotic Membrane
Early development stage of the baby while in the mother's uterus.
Embryo
Beta-hCG
A common term used during pregnancy to describe how far along the pregnancy is
Gestational age
what is the sign called that distinguishes the bilaminar embryonic disk from the embryoblast layer? It lies between the secondary yolk sac and the developing amniotic cavity/sac.
The double bleb sign
Protects baby from injury, infection, or temperature changes.
Amniotic fluid
What week does the embryo begin to assume shape and reveals the head at one end and the rump at the other?
Week #7
Hint (It's a #)
2000
What produces cells that create the umbilical cord, blood cells, and reproductive organs?
Yolk Sac
What is the sign seen/called as the gestational sac enlarges, it has a distinct soon appearance as the fluid-filled sac and fluid-filled uterine cavity are seen together?
Double Sac Sign
What supplies oxygen and nutrients to the baby and removes waste?
Placenta
What week are echogenic brain structures typically visualized within the fetal skull?
Week #12
What detects hCG levels in urine or blood when pregnancy exists?
A doctor that specializes in treating disorders of the reproductive system.
Fertility specialist
The uterine synechia can be seen on ultrasound and is often referred to as a _____?
Normal Variation
What is the embryo's main nutrient supply composed of 2 arteries and 1 vein.
Umbilical cord
What week does the primary yolk sac regress as the secondary yolk sac forms between the amnion and the chorion?
Week # 4
What is the test done by transabdominal or transcervical penetration of the uterus and amniotic sac for a sample of chorion covered by villi, which is used for obtaining pertinent genetic info regarding the embryo? (Can use abbreviation)
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
Embryos' main nutrient supply. Composed of 2 arteries and 1 vein.
Umbilical cord
Can be seen by transvaginal and appears as an anechoic fluid-filled cavity
Gestational sac
What is the cyst called that is normal, harmless, fluid-filled mass that forms in your ovaries.
corpus luteum cyst
How many weeks characterize the first trimester?
1st 12 weeks
What test determines blood type and whether Rh factor is + or -. Rh is a group of autoantibodies that reacts with a person's immunoglobulin.
Maternal/Paternal Blood Type
What usually takes place in a fallopian tube that links an ovary to the uterus
fertilization
What is the measurement called from the baby's head to rump seen on ultrasound?
Crown-rump length(CRL)