Lesson 23: Fetal Skeleton Flashcards
Fetal limb buds can be seen as early as week ____.
Eight (8)
Long bones fully develop during the _______th to _______ week
7th to 12th
Bones in the hands and feet develop between weeks _____th to _____th
11th to 13th
Fetal long bones can be accurately measured from this many weeks onward
Twelve (12)
What femur do we measure? Why?
Anterior lying
Artificial bowing of posterior (short)
How many mm do the femurs grow per week from week 14-27? How many mm per week in the third trimester?
3 mm
1 mm
What factors can femur length depend on?
Maternal height
Weight
Ethnicity
True or False: The femur lies laterally
False
True or false: The radius is bigger than the ulna and lies medially
False: smaller and medial
This digit has two phalanges
Thumb
Each toe has ____ phalanges
Two (2)
The abnormal development of cartilaginous and osseous tissues is known as skeletal _______.
Dysplasia
True or False: Skeletal Dysplasia is common
False: rare
Short, bowed, thin or uneven long bones can be a sign of skeletal ________.
Dysplasia
Name the four classifications of skeletal dysplasia
1) Rhizomelia
2) Mesomelia
3) Acromelia
4) Micromelia
Rhizomelia is the _______ portion of the extremity shortened.
Proximal (think R is for Root)
Mesomelia is the ______ portion of the extremity shortened
Middle
Acromelia is the ________ portion of the extremity shortened
Distal
What is micromelia?
Shortening of the entire extremity
( Category of Skeletal Dysplasia)
Cloverleaf deformity, also known as craniosynostosis, is a sign of this type of _______ dysplasia
Thanatophoric