Operculum
________ is the term for a mucus plug, the mucus plug acts as a barrier against a bacterial invasion into the uterus.
goodwells sign
caused by increased vasculatiry, hypertrophy and hyperplasia. also increased friability. Can cause bleeding during vaginal exam
fundal height
done at 20 weeks, cm roughly correlates to weeks woman is pregnant
naegele's rule
used to estimate date of delivery. calculate by subtracting 3 months from the first day of pts last menstrual period then add 7 days.