_________ period is last menstrual period to parturition
Gestational
________ is used to describe the time from fertilization to parturition
Pregnancy
________ period is 8 weeks to birth
Fetal
________ period is fertilization to 8 weeks
Embryonic period
_____ weeks is a full term
38 weeks
_______ levels are rising 2 weeks after last day of menstruation
Estrogen
_______ is covered in mucus, bur estrogen degrades it
Cervix
Normal pH, acidic mantle of vaginal canal is ______ and becomes more basic with more estrogen
3.8-4.5
High estrogen creates thicker uterine lining, entering the ___________ phase
Proliferative phase
_________ is when an egg is released
Ovulation
An egg has ______ hours to be fertilized
24 hours
Lifespan of egg is ______ hours
14-24 hours
_________ occurs instantly
Fertilization
The mucus plug of cervix and acid mantle are what keep ______ out
Things
Sperm have a lifespan of ______ hours to _____ days
48 hours to 6 days
There are _______ sperm per mL of semen
200-450 million
In _____ hours sperm can fertilize an egg
10 hours
The window of fertilization is overall _______ days
3 days
________ is when the head of the sperm is weakened and the sperm degrades
Capacitation
The _______ sperm membrane is weakened by enzymes released by the female
cholesterol
Vasiculase allows sperm to stick to _______ lining
Vaginal lining
_______ entering into the sperm activates the mitochondria allowing the sperm to thrash
Calcium
Chemotaxis is the thrashing of sperm to go towards chemicals of the _______
Cell
_________ is the first step of fertilization
Capacitation
