BIOL 404-Exam 4-Reproduction 21

What action does estrogen, progesterone, prolactin and human placental prolactin cause all together?

What hormone causes the erythrocyte volume to increase during pregnancy?

Why does the hematocrit decrease very slightly during pregnancy?

What causes the plasma volume to increase during pregnancy?

What happens to the bones during pregnancy?

What hormones promote bone turnover during pregnancy?

What action do parathyroid hormone and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D have together during pregnancy?

What is the average increase in body weight during pregnancy?

How much of the increased body weight during pregnancy is water?

What happens to cardiac output during pregnancy?

What happens to total peripheral resistance during pregnancy?

What happens to mean aterial pressure during pregnancy?

Why does mean arterial pressure stay the same during pregnancy when cardiac output increases?

What metabolic activities increase during pregnancy?

Why are pregnant women hyporesponsive to insulin?

What do placental lactogen and cortisol secretion cause together during pregnancy?

what time period are appetite and thirst most increased during pregnancy?

What is parturition?

What is another name for childbirth?

What is the term of loss of amniotic fluid?

What two things move the baby out?

What general type of cues cause the positive feedback that induces labor?

What is major stimulus for labor to begin?

Stretch of the cervix provides positive feedback to what organs?