Chapter 3 - Prenatal Development Flashcards
Define embryology
study of prenatal development
Duration of prenatal dev.
start of pregnancy - birth
3 distinct successive periods are
preimplantation, embryonic period, and fetal
The first trimester includes which 2 periods
preimplantation and embryonic
The last two trimesters include which period
fetal
what is primordium
earliest indication of a tissue type or an organ during prenatal development
define congenital malformations
birth defects that are evident at birth
which period and trimester do congenital malformations occur
first, implantation and embryonic
How common are malformations
3/100
What is the leading cause of infant death
congenital malformations
define amniocentesis (amniotic fluid test), and how is it done
prenatal diagnostic procedure to detect chromosomal abnormalities. amniotic fluid is removed and the fetal cells are grown for study of the chromosomes and sampled for determination of other complications
what cells are related to implantation period, and what occurs?
zygote turn into blastocyst. fertilization and implantation
preimplantation period consists of which week/s?
first
embryonic period consists of which week/s?
second - eighth
which cells and structure are related to the embryonic period, and what happens?
disk > embryo > folded embryo. induction, proliferation, differentiation, morphogenesis, and maturation
fetal period consists of which week/s?
third - ninth
what forms during fetal period, and what happens?
embryo > fetus, maturation
what causes malformation?
genetic factors (chromosome abnormalities), environmental agents and factors (infections, drugs, and radiation)
what are considered to be teratogens
infections, drugs, and radiation
zygote is
a fertilized egg
how many chromosomes results in the final stages of meiosis
46
XX chromosomes =
female
XY chromosomes =
male
What happens to the zygote after fertilization
mitosis
after initial cleavage during mitosis, what happens?
solid ball of cells from initial cleavage
a blastocyst forms from
a zygote that has fluid secreted by cells within the morula
what is mitosis
individual cell division
what is the difference between mitosis and meiosis
mitosis happens during tissue growth or regeneration, meiosis happens during fertilization
what happens during meiosis
ovum and sperm chromosomes join during fertilization
what is the self-duplication of the chromosomes of the parent cell and their equal distribution to daughter cells
mitosis
trophoblast layer is the
outside layer of the blastocyst
embryoblast layer is
the inner mass of embryonic cells in a blastocyst
What does the trophoblast layer do
gives rise to the embryo during the prenatal period
what chromosome is responsible for down syndrom
extra chromosome 21
define induction, and which period does it belong to
first process during embryonic period, one group of cells on another that leads to establishment of the developmental pathway in the responding tissue
what process follows induction, and what is it
proliferation during embryonic period, controls levels of cell growth present during prenatal dev.