Development Flashcards
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Physical and mental defects found in babies born to women who abused alcohol
Fetus
Third month after conception until birth
Teratogens
Anything bad that causes birth defects from fetus
-x-Ray measles diabetes
Phenylketonuria (pku)
Metabolism disorder, person lacks chemical reactions called phenylalanine. May become mentally restarted
Androgens
1 male hormones produced by the testes in males
Estrogens
1 female hormones
Imprinting
When a baby( human or animal) takes after what is around them to be their parent.
(Kitten and duck)
Embryo
Developing individual from the fourteenth day
Germinal stage
First stage of development “Orum”
Placenta
Membrane that acts as a filter for waste and provides nourishment between baby and mom
Neonate
Newly born child
Zygote
Fertilized egg cell
Umbilical cord
Tube that provides nutrition and removes waste between baby and mother
Amniocentesis
Procedure to withdraw fluid for diagnosis of fetus
Accommodation
Modifying an idea (schema) about something