siamese twins Flashcards
1
Q
craniopagus
A
join to the head
2
Q
thoracopagus
A
joined at the thorax (chest)
3
Q
omphalopagus
A
joined at the abdomen
4
Q
ischiopagus
A
joined at the pelvis
5
Q
pyopagus
A
joined at the sacral region or back to back
6
Q
Seen more in what sex for siamese twins ?
A
females (70%)
7
Q
you see siamese twins with wha type of chorion and amniocity ?
A
monochorionic and monoamniotic
> 13 days after conception that it divided
8
Q
why are they together stuck together?
A
incompelte division of embryonic disk
which results in body parts stucks together.
9
Q
pronostic of siamese twins ?
A
most of them are stillborn or die after 24 hours after birth
10
Q
most common type of siamese or conjoined twins ?
A
thoraco-omphalopagus
anterior of abd and thorax are connected
