Dinosaur Fingers Flashcards
Syndactyly
webbed
Brachydactyly
short
Symbrachydactyly
short, webbed
Synostosis
fused
Symphalangism
stiff
Polydactyly
too many
Camptodactyly
bent
clinodactyly
slanted
macrodactyly
large
Arachnodactyly
spider like
limb differences
upper limb more common than lower limb
unilateral– most on right side
associated anomalies: about half of cases, esp. with radial defects
Words we don’t use
hand deformities
hand abnormalities
good hand/ bad hand
normal hand/ abnormal hand
words we do use
hand difference
Big hand/ little hand
Right hand/ left hand
Hand formation
Day 27- arm bud begins to develop
Day 28-30 well formed arm bud
- upper bud precedes lower by 48 hours
Day 34-38 hand paddle has formed
Matureation of the hand
Week 6- ossification centers obvious
Week 7- fingers completelly separate-(- syndactyly)
Week 8- Joint spaces begin to develop - pre-programmed cell death (apoptosis). (Synostosis occurs here)