66. Main forms of developmental anomalies Flashcards
1
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Monsters
A
fetuses with marked morphologic anomalies during intrauterine development
2
Q
Cyclopia
A
failure of the embryonic prosencephalon (problems in the embryonic forebrain- dividing process)
3
Q
Rhinencephaly
A
characteristic of a form of cyclopia
(One optic lobe, one optic nerve, one olfactory lobe)
4
Q
highly teratogenic alkaloid toxin that can cause cyclopia
A
cyclopamine
5
Q
Monstra duplicia
A
when the zygote does not split completely, therefore the fetus has some body parts once and others twice.
