work book chapter 59 Flashcards
Condition associated with anencephaly in which there is complete or partial absence of the cranial bones
Acrania
Most severe form of holoprosencephaly characterized by a single common ventricle and a malformed brain
Alobar
Neural tube defect characterized by lack of development of the cerebral and cerebellar hemispheres and cranial vault; this abnormality is incompatible with life
anencephaly
An abnormality or congenital malformation
anomly
Form of holoprosencephaly characterized by a common ventricle, hypotelorism, and nose with a single nostril
cebocephaly
Sever form of holoprosencephaly characterized by a common ventricle fusion of the orbits with one or two eyes
cyclopia
Increase in size of the jugular lymphatic sacs caused by abnormal development
cystic hygroma
Range of abnormalities resulting from abnormal cleavage of the forebrain
holoprosencephaly
Congenital absence of the cerebral hempispheres caused by occlusion of the carotid arteries; midbrain structures are present, and fluid replaces cerebral tissue
Hydranencephaly
Ventriculomegaly in the neonate; abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the cerebral ventricles resulting in compression and frequently destruction of the brain tissue
hydrocephalus
Enlargement of the fetal cranium as a result of ventriculomegaly
macrocephaly
open spinal defect characterized by protrusion of the spinal meninges
meningocele
open spinal defect characterized by protrusion of meninges and spinal cord through the defect, usually within a meningeal sac
meningomyelocele
Neural tube defect of the spine in which the dorsal vertebrae fail to fuse together allowing the protrusion of meninges and or spinal cord through the defect
spina bifida
Closed defect of the spine without protrusion of meninges or spinal cord
spina bifida occulta