Test 3 Flashcards
conceptual age is same as
embryologic age
conceptual/embryologic age counts from
first day of conception
gestational age is same as
menstrual age
gestational age starts counting from
1st day of LMP
what “age” is used to date pregnancy
gestational age
why are 1st trimester US not normally performed
Insonation
may not see embryo yet
can’t help embryo before 12 weeks
what is embryo initially sustained by
yolk sac and ovary
at what point is it a zygote
conception - 12 days
at what point is it an embryo
implantation to 10 weeks
at what point is it a fetus
10 weeks or more
when does the heart reach adult configuration
8 weeks
when does normal gut herniation occur and when it is abnormal
9.5-12.5 weeks
abnormal if not by 14 weeks
equation for gestational age
conceptual age + 2 weeks (14 days)
when does fertilization occur
1-2 days after ovulation
what determines sex of the baby
sperm
what is a proper location for implantation
uterine fundus
what does blastocyst contain
trophoblastic cells and “inner cell mass” forming embryo
what stimulates maternal pregnancy responses
trophoblastic cells secreting hCG
what does hCG from trophoblastic cells do
causes endometrium to convert to decidua
what is the purpose of decidua
nourish early pregnancy
when does blastocyst enter the uterus
4-5 days post fertilization
when does implantation occur?
12 days post ovulation
what allows implantation to occur
proteolytic enzymes produced by trophoblasts
what are lacunae
blood pools created by erosion of maternal capillaries to nourish trophoblastic cells
what is placenta and fetal/maternal circulation made out of
lacunae
what does inner cell mass mature into in a consepsus
bilaminar embryonic disk (embryo and promary yolk sac)
when is primary yolk sac pinched off
23 days GA
how is primary yolk sac pinched off
by entra embryonic celom
when is secondary yolk sac seen
1st trimester
when are amniotic and chorionic cavities seen
1st trimester
location of chorion and amnion
chorion is outer
amnion is inner
fused when placenta forms
how much does embryo grow
1mm/day
when are major internal/external structures developed
week 4-10 (embryonic phase)
when does initial heartbeat occur
5.5-6 weeks
what is normal CRL by end of 10th week
35mm
when is beginning of fetal period
last 2 weeks of 1st trimester
weeks 11 and 12
what is normal fetal head size at the end of 1st trimester
half of CRL
when is fetal anatomy fully developed?
late frist trimester
what is the goal of sonography in late first trimester
anomaly detection
what improves diagnosis of IUP or ectopic
US and hCG levels
normal gestational sac hCG SIS on TAS
> 1800 mIU/ml
normal gestational sac hCG SIS on TVS
> 500 mIU/ml
hCG level of ectopic pregnancies
lower than normal
normal IUP hCG increase in
2x every 2 days
what happens to hCG before spontaneous nonviable expulsion
they fall
when do hCG levels plateau/decline
9-10 weeks
what should you suspect if hCG plateau’s later than 9-10 weeks
trisomy 21
screening marker for Down’s and when it’s performed
hCG levels in 1st and 2nd trimester
PAPP-A
produced by trophoblastic (placental cells)
Bone and tissue formation
increases with advancing gestation
PAPP-A in Downs
lower initially
NOT USEFUL IN 2ND TRIMESTER
Strogenst biochemical marker for Downs at 9-11 weeks
PAPP-A
components of 1st trimester eval (5)
- locate gestational sac (scan uterus and adnexa)
- measure embryo and/or sac
- m-mode for cardiac activity
- fetal number and chorionicity
- evaluation of uterus, adnexa and cul-de-sac
when can you see embryo on TVS
5.5 weeks
appearance of IUP at 5 weeks on TVS
1-2mm sac (echogenic ring, sonolucent center representing chorionic cavity)
portion on myometrial/burrowing side
decidua basalis
villi covering ebryo
decidua capsularis
normal features of gestational sac (5)
- round/oval
- fundal location
- eccentrically placed
- smooth contours
- DDS wall thickness >3mm
implantation in lower uterine segment is associates with _____ and ____
placenta accreta and placenta previa
When is yolk sac seen?
MSD >12mm
When is embryo seen? (MSD measurement and GA)
MSD >18mm
5.5-6 weeks
how fast does gestational sac grow?
1mm/day
when does embryonic heart motion begin?
5.5 weeks
what is a good landmark to image embryo in early pregnancy
yolk sac
functions of yolk sac (3)
- provide nutrients
- hematopoiesis
- development of endoderm (forming primitive gut)
when does yolk sac detaches from yolk stalk (and embryo)
8 weeks
failure to visualize yolk sac with min ______mm MSD on TVS is abnormal
12
yolk sac should be seen within MSD of _______ and always be seen with MSD _____
10-15mm
20mm
Growth rate of yolk sac compared to MSD
0.1mm/ml MSD
normal diameter of yolk sac should be less than _____
6mm
chorion and amnion fuse at how many weeks GA
12
what is it called when bilaminar disk becomes trilaminar
gastrulation
when does gastrulation occur
5th week GA
When does organogenesis begin
5th week
CRL at 5.5 weeks
3mm
heart beat should be seen by the time CRL is ______
> 4mm
when does embryonic curling begin?
6.2 weeks
where are the dumping grounds for embryonic waste
chorionic cavity and placenta later
when does fusion of chorionic and embryonic cavities occur
14-15 weeks
when does trilaminar disk fold into c shape and what is it called
6th week
curling
what is yolk stalk made out of
head, caudal portions and lateral folds
what becomes of dorsal aspect of yolk sac
foregut, midgut, hindgut, GI tract, liver, biliary tract and pancreas
what is umbilical cord made out of
yolk stalk connecting stalk and allantios
what does spine develop from and when does it close
ectoderm to neural tube. Closes at 6th week GA
whats visualized at 7 weeks in cranium?
8 weeks?
single vesicle
3 vesicles
Rhombencephalon divides into which 2 cavities and forms ______
cephalic - metencephalon
caudal - myelencephalon
forming cystic rhomboid fossa
when does midline falx form
9 weeks GA
when is cerebellum fused
10 weeks
when are brain structures complete
shortly after 10 weeks
when do limb buds develop
6th and 7th week