Week1 Flashcards
Embryology
The study of early development through birth
Prenatal
Before birth
Perinatal
Third trimester through the first month of life
Postnatal
After birth
Trimester
A period of three months of development
Gestation
Divide into first, second, and third trimester
A normal pregnancy last
38 weeks after fertilization
Fertilization and implementation
0-2 weeks in utero
Embryonic period
3-8 weeks in utero
Fetal period
9-38 weeks in utero
Infancy
Birth to 1 year
Childhood
1 year to puberty (10-13)
Adolescent
Puberty to adulthood
Adulthood
Between 18 and 21 years
During the first month what is any infant called
Neonate
Natology
Pediatric specialty involving disorders of neonates
Teratology
Study of abnormal development