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PHYSIOLOGY AND
ANATOMY
PUBERTY
At 5 months of intrauterine life there are 7x
PUBERTY
The ovary produce oestradiol, which in
MENSTRUAL CYCLE
The hypothalamus regulating hormones
MENSTRUAL CYCLE
Ovarian steroid hormones are produced
MENSTRUAL CYCLE
The increasing amount of oestradiol
MENSTRUAL CYCLE
CONCEPTION
CONCEPTION
PREGNANCY
The embryo organogenesis is complex
PREGNANCY
Placenta has a cardinal role in fetal growth
PREGNANCY
Umbilical cord has 2 arteries which carry
PREGNANCY
Maternal physiology during pregnancy:
PARTURITION
Labour is preceded by softening, dilatation
and effacement of the cervix. BraxtonHicks contractions are painless and are
not uncommon.
Usually, the fetal lie is longitudinal and the
presentation is cephalic.
Lies: longitudinal, oblique, transvers.
Presentation: vertex, face, brow, shoulder,
breech (frank, complete)
PARTURITION
Position: relation between the
PELVIC ANATOMY
Ovaries are pale glands normally found on
PELVIC ANATOMY
The fallopian tubes are very rare sites of
THE MENOPAUSE