The Fetal Skeleton Flashcards
Aplasia
Absence of bone
Hypoplasia
Incomplete development
Amelia
Absence of one or more limbs
Hemimelia
Absence of one or more extremities below the elbow or knee
Acheiria
Absence of one or more hands
Apodia
Absence of one or more feet
Adactyly
Absence of one or more digits from the hands of feet
Phocomelia
Absence of the proximal portion of an extremity with the hand or foot attached to the trunk
Meromelia
Absence of part of a limb
Aplasia or hypoplasia of what bone is common in many skeletal syndrome?
Radius
What abnormality can be described as a linear density attached from the uterine wall?
ABS
What abnormality is known as mermaid syndrome?
Sirenomelia
Prognosis for sirenomelia is usually poor due to?
Renal agenesis
What is known as a rare form of short limbed dwarfism?
Camptomelic dysplasia
What is an inherited rare disease of defective bone mineralization?
Congenital hypophosphatasia
Apert syndrome is a type of what?
Craniofacial dysotosis
In what abnormality is trident hand seen in?
Achondroplasia
A persistently clenched hand with an overlapping index finger is strongly associated with?
Trisomy 18
Pre-axial polydactyly affects?
Radial side
Post-axial polydactyly affects?
Ulnar side
Achondroplasia sonographic features:
Ready
For
Little
Tiny
Men
Rhizomelic limbs
Frontal bossing
Low nasal bridge
Trident hand
Macrocephaly/hydrocephaly
How early can limb buds be visualized?
8 weeks