Human Development Terms

Question 1

Period of fertilization through week 8

Answer 1

Embryonic period

Question 2

process of embryo formation(check definition)

Answer 2

Organogenesis

Question 3

change in the shape of embryo (folding)

Answer 3

Morphogenesis

think MORPHing = change shape

Question 4

folding that give us a head and a tail

Answer 4

Cephalocaudal folding

Question 5

folding that gives us a torso

Answer 5

Transverse folding

Question 6

environmental agents that can disrupt development and cause abnormalities

Answer 6

Teratogens

Question 7

Period classified by week 9 until birth

Answer 7

Fetal period

Question 8

period of development that is most subject to longterm benifits

Answer 8

Critical periods

Question 9

period of development that is most subject to later longterm adverse effects

Answer 9

Windows of vulnerability

Question 10

How many weeks does it take to have a full term birth?

Answer 10

38 weeks

Question 11

what is another name for a growth plate

Answer 11

epiphisial plate

Question 12

fracture that disrupts growth plate

Answer 12

Salter Harris Fracture