TYPES OF ERRORS IN MORPHOGENESIS Flashcards
1
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absent organ due to absent primordial tissue
A
agenesis
2
Q
absent organ despite presence of primordial tissue
A
aplasia
3
Q
incomplete organ development, primordial tissue present
A
hypoplasia
4
Q
2 degree breakdown of previously normal tissue or structure
A
disruption
5
Q
extrinsic disruption occurs after embryonic period
A
deformation
6
Q
intrinsic disruption; occurs during embryonic period (3-8)
A
malformation
7
Q
abnormalities result from a single embryologic event
A
sequence
