Structural abnormalities

Question 1

Occur when part of an individual chromosome is deleted, was translocated, duplicated, or inverted

Answer 1

Structural abnormalities

Question 2

Occur as an accident when the egg or the sperm is formed or during the early developmental stages of the fetus

Answer 2

Chromosomal abnomalities

Question 3

Congenital defect in which part of the vertebral column is absent or there is incomplete closure

Answer 3

Spina bifida

Question 4

Under development of a tissue, organ, or body part

Answer 4

Hypoplasia

Question 5

Failure of a tissue or organ to develop normally

Answer 5

Aplasia

Question 6

A congenital physical anomaly in humans and animals resulting in supernumerary fingers and/or toes

Answer 6

Polydactylism

Question 7

A congenital condition in which the proximal portion of the limbs are poorly developed or absent

Answer 7

Phocomelia

Question 8

Congenital absence of one or more limbs

Answer 8

Amelia

Question 9

Congenitally malformed palate with a fissure along the midline

Answer 9

Cleft palate/ lip

Question 10

A deficiency in the way one sees color. Difficulty distinguishing certain colors, such as blue and yellow or red and green

Answer 10

Color blindness

Question 11

Malformed dilated blood vessels in the skin. Lesions are non-cancerous and appear as blotches of red or purple skin discoloration on any part of the body

Answer 11

Vascular nevis

Question 12

A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. Typically associated with physical growth delays, mild to moderate intellectual disability, and characteristic facial features
-Trisomy 21

Answer 12

Downs syndrome

Question 13

Abnormal protrusion of part of a n organ or tissue. Organ pushes through an opening in the muscle or tissue that holds it in place

Answer 13

Congenital hernia