ERROR IN MORPHOGENESIS Flashcards
WHAT ARE THE INTRINSIC ERRORS
FAILURE OF EMBRYO TO DEVELOP
AGENESIS, APLASIA, HYPOPLASI, MALFORMATION
WHAT ARE THE EXTRINSIC ERRORS
EXTERNAL FORCE IMPACTS NORMAL DEVELOPMENT
DISRUPTION, DEFORMATION
EXPLAIN WHAT AGENESIS IS
MISSING ORGAN CAUSED BY MISSING EMBRYONIC TISSUE. EG RENAL AGENESIS
EXPLAIN WHAT APLASIA IS
MISSING ORGAN DUE TO GROWTH FAILURE EMBRYONIC TISSUE
EG. THYMIC APLASIA (DIGEORGE SYNDROME)
HYPOPLASIA
INCOMPLETE ORGAN DEVELOPMENT
EG MICROCEPHALY
IT IS NOT THAT THE EMBRYONIC TISSUE WAS NOT PRESENT, IT IS NOT THAT FAILED TO GROW, IT IS JUST THAT IT DID NOT GROW COMPLETELY.
MALFORMATION
ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF STRUCTURE
NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS
CLEFT LIP OR PALATE
CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS
EXPLAIN WHAT DISRUPTION IS
EXTRINSIC ERROR
NORMAL TISSUE GROWTH ARRESTED DUE TO EXTERNAL FORCE
EG AMNIOTIC BAND SYNDROME - FETAL STRUCTURES ENTAPPED BY FIBROUS BANDS IN UTERO -
OFTEN INVOLVES LIMBS OR DIGITS
DEFORMATION
EXTERNAL FORCE LEADS TO ABNORMAL GROTH - NOT ARREST -
DEFORMS OR MISSHAPES STRUCTURE
CLASSIC EXAMPLE POTTER/S SYNDROME