Week 5- Myelomeningocele

Question 1

PART 1

Answer 1

PART 1

Question 2

Myelomeningocele is more commonly known at what?

Answer 2

Spina Bifida

Question 3

• Nervous system develops from a portion of ectoderm called the ______________.
• Neural ______ → Neural _______ → ______ and ___

Answer 3

• neural place

- Neural plate → Neural tube → Brain and SC

Question 4

General:

• Neural tube closure begins in _________ region and proceeds ________/__________.
• Closure completed by ___th day.
• Defect in neural tube closure and the overlying posterior vertebral arches–_________ ________.
• No definitive cause however, it appears there is a genetic predisposition that may be enhanced by _____________ factors.
• Genetic risk factors: celtic origin, previous spinal bifida births
• Environmental risk factors: lower SES, deficiencies in folic acid and Vitamin A
• Prenatal testing – ____ (alpha-fetoprotein) at abnormally high level in amniotic fluid past 14 weeks gestational age, compared with ____results.

Answer 4

cervical region, cranially/caudally

• 26th day
• spina bifida
• environmental factors
• AFP, US

Question 5

What are some types of Spina Bifida?

Answer 5

• Occulta

- Cystica