Table 3.2 Flashcards
Week 12: length, weight, developmental events
length- 3 inches
Weight- 1 ounce
Developmental events- arms, legs, fingers, and toes are developed
Week 16: Length, weight, developmental events
Lengths- 5 1/2
Weight- 4 ounces
Developmental events- heartbeat
Week 20: Length, weight, developmental events
Length- 10 to 12 inches
Weight- 8 ounces to 1 pound
Developmental events- sense of taste and smell, hair, eyelashes, eyebrows formed
Week 24: Length, weight, developmental events
Length:11 to 14 inched
weight- 1 pound to 1pound, 8 ounces developmental events: Eyes are completely formed, posture straightens, Brain development occurs
Week 28: Length, weight, developmental events
Length: 14 to 17 inches
weight- 2 pound to 3 pounds
developmental events: Body fat is accumulated, body rhythms are developing
week 32:Length, weight, developmental events
Length,: 16 to 18
weight: 4 to 5 pounds
developmental events: fetal continues to develop fat and weight gain
36 to 38:Length, weight, developmental events
Length- 19 inches
weight- 6 pounds
developmental events: daily rhythms of activity and sleep
24 weeks, a healthy fetus reaches the age of viability, meaning it now has
50% chance of surviving outside the uterus if given high-quality intensive care,
Cephalocaudal Trend-
development typically proceeds from the top of the body down, or from “head to tail”; t
Proximodistal Trend
development usually proceeds from the middle of the body outward, or from “near to far”;
Gross-to-Specific Trend
A fetus initially reacts to a poke on the skin with gross, generalized, whole-body movements, but as development proceeds, the movements become more localized and specific