Chapter 61

Question 1

rupture of the amnion that leads to entrapment or entanglement of the fetal parts by the “sticky” chorion

Answer 1

amniotic band syndrome

Question 2

group of disorders having in common the coexistence of an omphalocele, macroglossia, and visceromegaly

Answer 2

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

Question 3

defect in the lower abdominal wall and anterior wall of the urinary bladder

Answer 3

cloacal exstrophy

Question 4

protrusion of the brain through a cranial fissure

Answer 4

encephalocele

Question 5

abnormal condition in which the brain is located outside the cranium

Answer 5

exencephaly

Question 6

opening in the layers of the abdominal wall with evisceration of the bowel (and occasionally the stomach and genitourinary organs, but rarely the liver)

Answer 6

gastroschisis

Question 7

anomaly with large cranial defects, facial cleft, large body wall defects, and limb abnormalities

Answer 7

limb-body wall complex

Question 8

develops when there is a midline defect of the abdominal muscles, fascia, and skin that results in herniation of intraabdominal structures into the base of the umbilical cord

Answer 8

omphalocele

Question 9

rare anomaly with five defects: omphalocele, ectopic heart, lower sternum, anterior diaphragm, and diaphragmatic pericardium

Answer 9

pentalogy of Cantrell

Question 10

abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

Answer 10

scoliosis