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Labia Minora- lack of hair follicles, eccrine glands and apocrine glands
2. Clitoris- principal female erogenous organ
3. Sampson Artery- a branch of the uterine ligament- runs along the round ligament
4. Suspensory ligament/ infundibulopelvic ligament- peritoneum that extends beneath the fimbriated end of the fallopian tube
toward the pelvic wall
5. Parametrium- used to describe the connective tissues adjacent and lateral to the uterus within the broad ligament
6. The nulligravid uterus measure 6-8 cm in length compared with 9-10 cm in multiparas
7. Interstitial> isthmus>ampulla>infundibulum
8. Obstetrical conjugate
9. Gonadotropin releasing hormone- Hypothalamus
10. Progesterone- promote secretory changes in the uterine endometrium
11. Decidua basalis: maternal part of the placenta
12. Misoprostol- stomach ulcers
13. Stromal breakdown- menstrual phase
14. Oxytocin- highly dependent on estrogen
15. Misoprostol: prostaglandin E1
16. Cervical softening results from increased vascularity, stromal hypertrophy, glandular hypertrophy and slow, progressive
compositional or structural changes of the extracellular matrix
17. Maternal CRH levels are low in the first trimester and rise from midgestation to term
18. Strict definition of labor; uterine contractions that bring about demonstrable effacement and dilatation of the cervix

1. Vestibule- functionally mature female structure derived from the embryonic urogenital membrane
2. Broad Ligament- the anterior and posterior layers of pelvic
3. Average 20-45 days, may be short or long
4. Subnuclear vacuoles- secretory
5. During pregnancy, the levator ani usually undergoes hypertrophy, forming a thick band that extends backward from the pubis
and encircles the vagina about 2 cm above the plane of the hymen
6. Chorion Laeve is primarily protective and provides immunological acceptance

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