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Fallopian Tube
-2-3 inches long that serves as a passageway of the sperm from the uterus to the ampulla or the
passageway of the mature ovum or fertilized ovum from the amplla to the uterus
-4 significant segments
* infundibulum – most distal, part trumpet shape, has fimbrae
* ampulla – outer 3rd or 2nd half, site of fertilization, common site for ectopic pregnancy
* isthmus – site for sterilization, site for BTL
* interstitial – most dangerous site for ectopic pregnancy
Fertilization:
General Considerations:
o Once implantation has taken place, the uterine endometrium is now termed decidua
o Occasionally, a small amount of vaginal bleeding occurs with implantation due to
breakage of capillaries
o Immediately after fertilization, the fertilized ovum or zygote stays in the fallopian
tube for 3 days, during which time rapid cell division (mitosis) is taking place. The
developing cells now called blastomere and when about to have 16 blastomere
called morula.
o Morula travels to uterus for another 3 – 4 days
o When there is already a cavity in the morula called blastocyt
o finger like projections called trophoblast form around the blastocyst, which implant on
the uterus
o Implantation is also called nidation, takes place about a week after fertlization
-morula- 16 blastomere
-morula- cavity in the morula
-trophoblast- fingerlike projections
Normal blood loss- 50cc/1/4 cup accompanied by FIBRINOLYSIS – prevents clot formation
Fetal Growth and Development
1 month: 2nd week – fetal membranes 16th day – heart forms ; 4th week – heart beats
2nd month: All vital organs and sex organs formed; placental fully developed;
meconium formed (5th –8th wk)
3rd month: Kidneys function - 12th wk- urine formed ; Buds of milk teeth form ; begin bone
ossification ; allows amniotic fluid ; establishment of feto-placental exchange
4th month: Lanugo appears; buds of permanent teeth form; heart beat heard by fetoscope
5th month: Vernix appears; lanugo over entire body; quickening; FHR audible with
stethoscope
6th month: Attains proportions of full term but has wrinkled skin
7th month: 28 weeks – lower limit of prematurity; alveoli begins to form
8th month: 32 weeks – fetus viable; lanugo disappears, subcutaneous fat deposition begins
9th month: Lanugo continue to disappear; vernix complete; amniotic volume decrease
Second Trimester – period of continued fetal growth and development; rapid increase in
length
Third Trimester – period of most rapid growth and development because of the deposition
of
subcutaneous fat
Fetal Membranes
1.Amnion – gives rise to umbilical cord/funis – with 2 arteries and 1 vein supported by
2.Wharton’s jelly- protects the umbilical cord
3.Amniotic fluid: clear albuminous fluid, begins to form at 11 – 15th week of gestation, chiefly
derived from maternal serum and fetal urine, urine is added by the 4th lunar month, near
term is clear, colorless, containing little white specks of vernix caseosa, produced at rate of
500 ml/day. Known as BOW or Bag of Water
Knots of the cord- fetal movement may cause knots in the cord
*true knots- fetus passes through a loop of cord
* false knots- Wharton’s jelly containing a loop of umbilical vessels
Loops of the cord- cord coil around the fetal body and neck, when the cord coil is the neck it is
called nuccal cord.
Hematoma of the cord- results from the rapture of the vessels with a fusion of blood into the
cord
2 sides of placenta
1. Maternal (rami- collection of villi)- each cotyledon is a collection of villi which terminate
in one main stem, the lobes are separated by grooves called septic.
Amniotic Fluid
Implication:
Polyhydramios = more than >1500 ml due to inability of the fetus to swallow the fluid
as in
trachoesophageal fistula.
Oligohydramnios = less than <500 ml due to the inability of the kidneys to add urine
as in
congenital renal anomaly
Fetal Membranes
•Chorion - together with the deciduas basalis gives rise to the placenta, start to form at 8th
week of gestation; develops 15 – 20 cotyledons
•Purpose of Placenta: respiratory; exchange of nutrients and oxygen
•Renal system
•Gastrointestinal system
•Circulatory system
•Endocrine system: produces hormones (before 8th week-corpus luteum produces these
hormones) hCG keeps corpus luteum to continue producing estrogen and progesterone
•HPL or human chorionic somatomammotropin which promotes growth of
mammary glands for
lactation
•Protective barrier: inhibits passage of some bacteria and large molecules