L10-12 quiz

• pre-eclampsia is associated with 


  hypertension
• gestational diabetes is associated with

  foetal overgrowth
• rhesus incompatibility is associated with

  high serum bilirubin
• congenital rubella syndrome symptoms are

  cataract
• development of an embryo:

  • fertilisation
  • cleavage
  • hatching
  • proliferation of trophoblast
  • erosion of maternal blood vessels
  • embryonic heart starts beating
  • blood flows through chorionic villi
  • formation of decidua capularis
  • fusion of amnion and chorion
• hCG levels in normal early pregnancy are

  high
• hCG levels in ectopic pregnancy are

  low
• hCG levels in chorionic neoplasia are

  high
• hCG levels in normal, non-pregnant woman are

  absent
• Alphafoetoprotein levels in non-pregnant women are


  absent
• Alphafoetoprotein levels in foetus with neural tube defect are

  high
• the antibodies made in the mother protect the embryo from infections
• blood of the mother and embryo come in close contact without mixing in the placenta
• oxygen can diffuse from the mother to the embryo in the placenta
• carbon dioxide can diffuse from the embryo to the mother in the placenta
• the placenta provides nourishment, hormones, and detoxifying functions to the embryo
• the human placenta is formed by the interaction of the uterine tissue and the chorion
• the umbilical cord contains

  2 arteries and a vein
• hCG:

  • is released by the syncytial trophoblast
  • is the hormone assayed in pregnancy tests
  • is almost identical to LH
  • maintains the mother's corpus luteum
• in normal seminal fluid the minimum number of sperm per ml 39 million, according to WHO
• human oocyte diameter is 0.1mm
• birth occurs in response to uterine contraction stimulates by

  oxytocin and prostaglandins