Ch. 25 The Fetal Face and Neck Flashcards
a group of brain abnormalities consisting of varying degrees of fusion of the lateral ventricles, absence of the midline structures, and associated facial anomalies
holoprosencephaly
Sound Off:Whenever any form of _____ is suspected, a thorough facial evaluation should be performed to assess for the associated facial abnormalities that often accompany this unfortunate brain malformation
holoprosencephaly
hypotelorism
reduced distance between the orbits
close-set eyes (hypotelorism) and a nose with a single nostril
cebocephaly
ethmocephaly
a condition in which there is no nose and a proboscis separating two close-set orbits; associated with holoprosencephaly
cyclopia
fusion of the orbits
cleft lip
the abnormal division in the lip
cleft palate
the abnormal development of the soft and/or hard palate of the mouth where there is a division in the palate
There are ____measurements that can be obtained in the transverse plane of the fetal face at the level of the eyes
three
The corners of the eyes are referred to as the medial ____ and the lateral canthus
canthus
corners of the eyes
Canthus
the measurement from the lateral margin of the orbit to the medial margin of the same orbit
ocular diameter
the length between the orbits; measured from the medial margin of one orbit to the medial margin of the other orbit
interocular diameter
measurement from the lateral margin of one orbit to the lateral margin of the other orbit
binocular diameter (distance)
a decrease in the size of the eye
Microphthalmia
absence of the eye(s). Diagnosed when the globe and lens of the eyes are absent
Anophthalmia
It results from the failure of the optic vesicle to form and has been linked with multiple abnormalities and chromosomal aberrations, including Goldenhar syndrome, trisomy 13, and trisomy 18.
Anophthalmia
An increased distance between the orbits is referred to as _____,a disorder more accurately diagnosed utilizing the interocular diameter.
hypertelorism
Sound Off:
An _____, which displaces the orbits laterally, has been cited as the most common cause of hypertelorism. _____has been cited as the most common cause of hypotelorism.
anterior cephalocele, Holoprosencephaly
____ is also associated with craniosynostosis and many chromosomal abnormalities.
Hypertelorism
A reduction in the distance between the orbits is referred to as _____
hypotelorism
The most common cause of hypotelorism has been cited to be _____, with _____ being the most frequently associated chromosomal abnormality
holoprosencephaly, trisomy 13
There is a notable link between the ____ of the fetal nasal bone and Down syndrome.
The nasal bone can also be measured for signs of ____
absence, hypoplasia
Anomalies of the ears, including _____, have been noted with trisomies 13, 18, and 21
low-set ears
Small ears, referred to as ____, have a strong link with Down syndrome (trisomy 21)
microtia
absence of the ear(s)
anotia
The fetal lip typically closes between __and __ weeks, whereas the palate closes by ___ weeks.
7, 8, 12
____ and ____these two abnormalities may exist together or as isolated findings
cleft lip, cleft palate