The Fetal Face and Neck

Question 1

A group of abnormalities associated with the entrapment of fetal parts in the amnion, often resulting in fetal amputations or clefting

Answer 1

Amniotic Band Syndrome

Question 2

A condition of having an abnormal number of chromosomes

Answer 2

Aneuploidy

Question 3

Absence of the eye(s)

Answer 3

Anophthlamia

Question 4

Measurement from the lateral margin of one orbit to the lateral margin of the other orbit

Answer 4

Binocular Diameter

Question 5

Close-set eyes (hypotelorism) and a nose with a single nostril

Answer 5

Cebocephaly

Question 6

The abnormal division of the lip

Answer 6

Cleft Lip

Question 7

The abnormal development of the soft and/or hard palate of the mouth where there is a division in palate

Answer 7

Cleft Palate

Question 8

Fusion of the orbits

Answer 8

Cyclopia

Question 9

A mass, typically found in the neck region, that is the result of an abnormal accumulation of lymphatic fluid within the soft tissue

Answer 9

Cystic Hygroma

Question 10

An oral teratoma

Answer 10

Epignathus

Question 11

A condition in which there is no nose and a proboscis separating two close-set orbits; associated with holoprosencephaly

Answer 11

Ethmocephaly

Question 12

Diffuse enlargement of the fetal thyroid gland

Answer 12

Fetal Goiter

Question 13

An abnormal accumulation of fluid in at least two fetal body cavities

Answer 13

Fetal Hydrops

Question 14

A group of brain abnormalities consisting of varying degrees of fusion of the lateral ventricles, absence of the midline structures, and associated facial anomalies

Answer 14

Holoprosencephaly

Question 15

Increased distance between the orbits; widely spaced orbits

Answer 15

Hypertelorism

Question 16

Reduced distance between the orbits

Answer 16

Hypotelorism

Question 17

The length between the orbits; measured from the medial margin from one orbit to the medial margin of the other orbit

Answer 17

Interlocular Diameter

Question 18

An unusual protuberance of the tongue

Answer 18

Macroglossia

Question 19

A small mandible and recessed chin

Answer 19

Micrognathia

Question 20

A decrease in the size of the eye

Answer 20

Microphthalmia

Question 21

Small ear(s)

Answer 21

Microtia

Question 22

The posterior part of the or nape of the neck

Answer 22

Nuchal

Question 23

A collection of solid tissue on the posterior aspect of the fetal neck

Answer 23

Nuchal Fold

Question 24

A measurement taken in the second trimester of the skin on the posterior aspect of the fetal neck

Answer 24

Nuchal Fold Thickness

Question 25

The anechoic space along the posterior aspect of the fetal neck

Answer 25

Nuchal Translucnecy

Question 26

The measurement from the lateral margin of the orbit to the medial margin of the same orbit

Answer 26

Ocular Diameter

Question 27

A tumor that typically consists of several germ cell layers

Answer 27

Teratoma

Question 28

A chromosomal aberration where one sex chromosome is absent; may also be referred to as monosomy X

Answer 28

Turner Syndrome