MT 1 Flashcards
Germinal periods times
Day 1-21
Embryonic period
4-8 weeks
Fetal period
9 weeks to birth
what happens during the germinal period
Fertilization to zygote. Rapid cell division begins differentiation. Inner=ectoderm, endoderm, mesoderm. Outer forms with implantation and create placenta
Day 10
Implantation occurs in the uterus (42% survival rate here)
Day 21
neural tube forms
Ectoderm form what in the eye
RPE, Retina, Optic nerve, lens
Mesoderm forms what in the eye
Uveal tract, sclera, cornea
What is the most critical period of prenatal development
embryonic
what happens during the embryonic period
differentiation of all major internal and external body structure and vital organs. Growth occurs in a cephalon to caudal and proximal to distal way. Chromosomal abnormalities cause spontaneous abortion in 20%.
What happens during Fetal period
Growth stage: sexual differentiation by week 12. Further differentiation and refinement of ocular structures. Myelination of CNS begins. Brain waive pattern shifts to active cycles at 28 weeks
What is the age of viability
24-28 weeks
What is a normal term
38 weeks
4 types of congenital disorders
Genetic in origin (any stage), genetically determined by enviormenteally induced, purely environmental, sporadic (unknown)
Greatest risk for chromosomal abberations
maternal age.
Chromosomal abberation viable births
all share a syndrome
Cause of chromosomal abberations
90% environmental and 10% genetic
Retinoblastoma
Germaine deletion or translocation of the long arm of 13. Results in loss of function of RB1 gene.
Retinoblastoma inheritance
Typically AD
Cri-Du-Chat
5p syndrome. Short arm of 5 gone. High pitched cry like a kitten. Hypertelorism. microcephaly, optic atrophy, severe mental retardation.
Single gene mutations that are autosomal dominant
each offspring has 50% chance. Vertical pattern seen in families.
Autosomal recessive single gene mutations
Need 2 defective genes to express. Appears sporadically with a horizontal pattern in family tree.
Single gene defects are ____
rare. Most humans traits are determined by multiple genes and factors.
Multifactorial genetics
Specific genes in specific cells turn on and off in response to trauma, pathogens, neurochemicals, oncogenesis.
Teratogens
Range of substances and conditions that increase risk of prenatal anomalies. Effects of exposure vary according to timing. Each structure has its own critical period where it is most susceptible. Also varies effect due to threshold. Also has an interaction effect (i.e. smoking and alcohol) and genetic vulnerability.
When is the eye most susceptible to tetragens
4th week but anomalies can arise at any time.
Specific Tegragens
infectious agents, medicinal drugs, hyperthermia, psychoactive drugs, maternal age and health
Infectious Agents
Mother’s immune system must necessarily be suppressed to accept the fetus. Infectious agents can be transmitted prenatal, perinatal (during birth) or postnatal.
Infectious agents that can be passed to child.
TORCH dz. Toxo, other (syphillis, hep b, coxsackie, epstein bar, varicella), Rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus.
Toxo
30% affected mothers will transmit to chid. Children will have chorioretinitis. Most affected babies are asymptomatic at birth. Hydrocephalus, cerebral calcification, microcephaly, deafness, seizures.
Rubella
Transmitted during first trimmest (7 weeks). Includes cataracts, salt and pepper retinopathy, a heart defects.
Cytomegalovirus
Most asymptomatic at birth but go to develop cerebral calcifications, atrophy, sensorineural hearing loss, seizures, and chorioretinitis.
HIV
Transmitted to baby during birth. Risk is higher if mother is exposed during 3rd trimester.
Visual consequences of TORCH dz
Severe encephalopathy often leads to permanent damage to visual processing areas and leads to cortical vision impairment. Optic atrophy is also common.
Drugs and pregnancy
Ocular diagnostic drugs have a risk so discuss with patient.
Hyperthermia
Maternal fever at critical period can cause microphthalmost, CNS and facial defects.
psychoactive drugs
Due to the interaction of tetragens, poor or nonexistent prenatal care, poor nutrition, high stress levels, poor lifestyle after birth. unknown.
Cigarette smoking and pregnancy
Associated with higher incidence of low birth rate. Also arterial damage.
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Skin fold at corner of the eye, low nasal bridge, short nose, small head circumference, small eye opening, small mid face, thin upper lip. Basically small features of head.
Mothers 16 or younger
higher risk of eclampsia and preeclampsia and for delivery of low birth weight or nutritionally deficient infants.
Mothers 35 or older
At a greater risk for gestational diabetes or hypertension and for chromosomal aberration.
Chiari malformation
common cause of hydrocephalus. Herniation of cerebral tonsils blocks outflow of CSF. Cause papilledema.
WHAT IS A LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
less than 5.5 lbs.
Factors of infant survival
respiratory distress syndrome, low body fat, vulnerability to infections
Extreme low birth weigh
Less than 1,000 g
APGAR score
check of body functioning at birth. o, 1, or 2 assigned to heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, skin color, and reflex irritability. measure at 1 and 5 minutes.
What does the APGAR score mean
Best is 10. A score below 7 means child needs help establishing breathing. below 4 is critical.
Body weight in infant
double it by 4 months, triple it by 1st year, and 1/5th adult weight by 24 months
Growth in infants
mostly in the limbs. Infantas grow 1 inch longer each month and at 24 months 1/2 adult height.
SIDS
leading cause of death in infants after congenital anomalies. Risk with poverty, young mothers, smoker, male babies, bottle fed, sleeping on stomach.
4 physiological states in the infants life
Quiet deep sleep, active sleep, alert, crying.
Infant’s daily cycles
develop during the first year
at birth the human brain is ____ of its adult weight
25%
When does myelination occur
rapid up to 4 years but continues after
Critical period
The first two years. There is a rapid increase in dendrite growth and sympases
Transient exuberance
The increase in connection in the brain
When does synaptic dentisty reach its maximum
2 years
When does synaptic pruning occur
at age 7
What determines the density of the cortical synpases
environmental encounters.
WHAT IS THE CRITICAL AGE
BIRTH TO 2 YEARS
Peak critical age
3-6 months
Plastic period
2 to 7-10 years
Visual maturity
10-15 years
what is the least developed sense at birth
vision
Hearing development
infants can distinguish there mothers voice almost immediately. They can discriminate similar sounds at 1 month. Hearing acuity develops for higher frequencies but poor localization.
Taste and smell development
fairly well developed at birth and reach peak at 1 year
Intermodal perception
The ability to associate one stimulus with t he input of another. Good by 3 months. i.e. know what objects create what sound.
Cross modal perception
Present at 1 month. The ability to use information from one sensory modality to imagine input from another.
Infant reflexes for survival
Breathing, cold, sucking, rooting
Babinksy reflex
toes go out and back when put fingers on bottom of foot
Moro
Startle reflex.
Palmar grasping
will hold onto finger
Stepping and swimming
when hold up will walk. when hold stomach will swim.
Age lifts head on stomach
3
Rolls over
5
Sits without support
8
Crawls
9
Stands holding on
10
Walks holding on
13
Walks well
14
walks backward
21
Walks up steps with help
22
Kicks ball
24