Neonatal Flashcards
The first stage in the development of a fetus
fertilization
process by which the male sperm and female egg join together
fertilization
Approximately thirty hours after fertilization, the fertilized oocyte (egg) splits into two cells of equal size
blastomeres
After three more divisions, there are 16
cells. At this point, the group of cells is referred to as
morula
Within the first week, the cells of the morula reorganize to form a cavity, known as the
blastocyst cavity (blastocoel). From this point, the morula is known
blastocyst
contacts with the endometrium of the uterus to facilitate implantation and the formation of the placenta
Outer cell mass (trophoblast)
responsible for the formation of the embryo itself
Inner cell mass (embryoblast)
The trophoblast divides into:
syncytiotrophoblast and cytotrophoblast.
The embryoblast divides into
epiblast and hypoblast,
forming a two-layered structure; the bilaminar disk.
The amniotic cavity forms within the
epiblast
During this process, the syncytiotrophoblast becomes continuous with the uterus
Implantation
In the 3rd week of embryonic development, the cells of the bilaminar disk (epiblast and hypoblast) undergo a highly specialized process called
gastrulation
During this process, the two cell layers become three germ cell layers, and the bodily axes observed in the mature adult are created
gastrulation
Is a process of cellular rearrangement which involves migration, invagination and differentiation of the epiblast
Gastrulation
Is a groove in the midline of the epiblast which appears during the third week
The Primitive Streak
Cells of the epiblast layer break off and migrate toward
primitive pit
Germ cell layers:
formed by epiblast cells that migrate through the primitive pit and displace the hypoblast cells.
Endoderm
Germ cell layers:
formed by epiblast cells that migrate through the primitive pit and lie between
the epiblast layer and the newly created endoderm.
Mesoderm
Germ cell layers:
formed by the epiblast cells that remain in position
Ectoderm
major cause of neonatal death and
disease
Congenital malformation with inadequate lung development
Is used to describe the growth and age of a fetus, the time period between the first day of the mother’s last
menstrual period and the day of delivery
Gestational age
A pregnancy is considered to be full term at what week?
40 weeks of gestation
Is the amount of time that has elapsed since birth, Days, weeks, months, and years are used to describe
Postnatal age