Chapter 28, Problem 3RFT

Summary Introduction

To review:

Match the term second trimester 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:

The second trimester is the period from week 12 to week 28, roughly from fourth to the sixth month of the gestation period. This phase is known as honeymoon period. Mothers have more energy comparatively during this period of pregnancy.