Chapter 28, Problem 8RFT

Summary Introduction

To review:

Match the term parturition with the most closely related description given below:

Begins with the onset of the true labor

Begins as the dilation of the cervix is complete

Birth

Described by quick fetal growth

Incision via the peroneal musculature

A sheet of follicular cells around the oocyte

An enzyme in the acrosome

The cytoplasm of the oocyte

Time of embryonic/early fetal development

Described by the continued development of the organ systems

Introduction:

Parturition is defined as the expulsion of fetus, by a compulsive force from the uterus through the vaginal passage. It marks the end of the gestation period by one or multiple babies exiting the reproductive system of the woman through either C-section or vaginal passage.