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| what is the diameter in mm of a human oocyte? |
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| birth occurs in response to uterine contractions stimulated by prostaglandins and whatelse? |
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| according to WHO, what is the minimal number of sperm per ml in normal seminal fluid? |
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20 million/ml
men with less that 20 million per ml are considered infertile |
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which one of the statements is false?
- blood of mother and embryo come in close contact without mixing
- oxygen can diffuse from the mother to the embryo
- CO2 can diffuse from the embryo to the mother
- antibodies made in the embryo protect mother from infection
- placenta provides nutrients, hormones and detoxyfying functions to the embryo
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antibodies made in the embryo protect the mother from infection
this is false because it is actually the other way around! |
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| what level of hCG would you find in normal non-pregnant women? |
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| none silly billy trick question |
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| would you find alphafoetoprotein in non pregnant women? if yes what level would it be found at? |
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| you wouldnt find any in non pregnant women silly |
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true or false
high levels of alphafoetoprotein may indicate neural tube defect? |
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| how would you describe levels of hCG in ecopic pregnancies? |
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| levels of hCG in chorionic neoplasia? |
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| hCG levels in normal early pregnancy? |
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| high levels in early normal pregnancies |
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match the disorders
gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, congenital rubella syndrome, rhesus incompatibility
with symptoms
high serum billirubin, cataract, hypertension, fetal overgrowth |
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gestational diabetes - fetal overgrowth
pre-eclampsia - hypertension
congenital rubella syndrome - cataract
rhesus incompatibility - high serum billirubin |
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place in order:
blood flows through chorionic villi, fertilisation, hatching, cleavage, erosion of maternal blood vessels, formation of decidua capilaris, proliferation of trophoblast, fusion of amnion and chorion, embryonic heart starts beating |
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| 1. fertilisation 2. cleavage 3. hatching 4. proliferation of trophoblast 5. erosion of maternal blood vessels 6. embryonic heart starts beating 7. blood flows through chorionic villi 8. formation of decidua capilaris 9. fusion of amnion and chorion |
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| the human placenta is formed by the interaction between the uterus and the? |
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the umbilical cord contains:
no blood vessels
2 arteries and a vein
2 veins and an artery
arteries only
veins only |
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which of the statements about hCG is not true?
it maintains mother's corpus luteum
it is almost identical to LH
it is the hormone assayed in pregnancy tests
it stimulates the release of oxytocin from mothers pituitary
it is released by the syncytial trophoblast |
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| it stimulates the release of oxytocin from mothers pituitary |
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during embryonic development the human head is very large compared to the rest of the body. at which stage does the body catch up?
second trimester, third trimester, birth, 3 years of age, adolescence |
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the peak heart HR in beats per mnute of a fetus is about?
157, 210, 100, 98, 123 |
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human sperm are produced at more than?
100 per second
1000 per second
10000 per minute
100 per day |
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| what do you call the groove under our nose? |
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| philtrum we call this a philtrum (BT advert) |
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