Prenatal & Newborn Development Flashcards
Child development begins at the _ level
Genetic level
The building blocks for genes are called:
Genotypes
A _ is the gene expression of a genotype
Phenotype
What is the most common type of down syndrome?
Trisomy 21
Mosaicism is a m-
-ixture of cells
What is the last type of down syndrome?
Translocation
Fragile X Syndrome results in _ disability
Intellectual
A mother and father’s blood are incompatible and the mother’s body produces antibodies which become toxic… this disease is called _
Rh disease
What is Klinefelter’s syndrome?
When males are born with an extra copy of the X chromosome (XXY instead of XY)
What is Turner’s syndrome?
When females are born with only one X chromosome (X instead of XX)
What is a teratogen?
Any drug, chemical, maternal disease, or exposure that can cause physical or functional defects in an exposed embryo or fetus
Heroin causes (4):
Premature birth, respiratory difficulties, physical malformations, and low birth weight
Cocaine causes (3):
Brain damage, physical malformations, and low birth weight
Meth causes (4):
Brain damage, increased blood pressure, and low birth weight. Also more likely to cause cleft palate.
Alcohol causes what syndrome?
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Poor nutrition can impede the development of the:
Nervous system
What does APGAR stand for?
Activity Pulse Grimace Appearance Respiration
Babies grow from top - down. What is this growth pattern called?
Cephalocaudal growth gradient
Babies also grow from the center - out. What is this growth pattern called?
Proximodistal growth gradient
DON’T FORGET TO STUDY THE DEVELOPMENT SLIDES!!!!!
Okay I won’t, jeeze.
