A & P - Notes
Chapters 26-27.

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
  • Male reproductive anatomy                 Reproductive*
  • Male reproductive physiology
          Erection (parasympathetic control)    
           Ejaculation (sympathetic control)
  • Female reproductive anatomy
          Uterine types; Layers; Path of egg
  • Female reproductive physiology
        Ovulation
          Reproductive cycles; hormonal control
              (Menstrual / Proliferative / Luteal phases)
          Mammary glands
  • LAB:   reproductive system
  • Pregnancy
  • Embryonic development                 Chart of sexual homologies
            Fertilization: fast block, slow block
          Trophoblast; HCG, etc.
          Germ layers
          Prim. streak: gastrulation, neurulation
  • Childbirth
      Stages: dilation, expulsion, placenta
    Oxytocin: contractions, "cuddle"
    Relaxin; prolactin = LTH         		  _APGAR score:_
    Appearance (color)
    Pulse >100
    Grimace (irritable when stimulated)
    Activity (muscle tone resists extension)
    Respiration
  • Reproductive development
  • Controling reproduction and fertility
          Birth control pills; IVF
           Fetal testing: amniocentesis; CV sampling
  • Infancy:
        Prenatal care before birth
          Prematurity and low birth weight
          Neonatal abilities: faces, sounds, responses, calming
            nursing (La Leche), calming, supporting head, safe on floor, immunizations
            SIDS ("back to sleep", serotonin, cigarettes, co-sleeping)
          Physical devel.: safety (baby-proofing), exercise, muscular (climb, walk)
          Social devel.: attachment (basic trust), holding, imitation, surprise,
            multiple caregivers, stories, songs, TV socially, schedules;
            choices, self-reliance, here not there
          Language devel.: talk, read, sing, ask; read early
          "Terrible twos" and self-assertion
  • Heredity:
        Genotype / phenotype
          Dominant / recessive
          Patterns for rare dominants (Huntington's), rare recessives, sex-linked recessives
          Examples: albinism, Tay-Sachs, G6PD, thalassemia, sickle-cell, PKU
          Chromosome abnormalities; non-disjunction (Down's, Turner's, etc.)
          Inversions, translocations, duplications, deletions
  • REVIEW:         Study guide and vocabulary





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