EXAM 1 Flashcards
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Stages of Embryonic & Fetal Development
Ovum released from ovary; passes into open fallopian tube; starts journey downward toward the sperm for fertilization
- preembryonic stage
- embryonic stage = (MOST CRITICAL TIME)
- fetal stage
what is the preembryonic stage
fertilization through second week
- fertilization = takes place in the fallopian tube.
- union and eggs and ovum forms a zygote (46 chromosomes)
- blastocyst = inner cell ( EMBRYO AND AMNION )
- trophoblast= outta cell ( CHORION AND PLACENTA
chorion ( outer most cover of the embryo (amnion fluid)
- implantation
Embryonic stage:
end of second week through eighth week
- MOST CRITICAL TIME In EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT
- basic structures of major body organs and main external feature
Fetal stage
end of the eighth week until birth
how long does gestation (period of pregnancy) last
Lasts approximately 280 days or 10 lunar months = 9 calendar months
37 to 42 weeks
normal term timeframe of gestation
37 to 42 weeks
Naegle’s Rule:
Last mentrual period (LMP) + 7 days – 3 months = estimated due date (EDC)
what weeks are most crucial in regards to development
The first 8 weeks are the most crucial in regards to development.
neural tube defects up to how many weeks
6 weeks
and it happens due to low FOLATE ACID INTAKE
when does cleft palate form
early, 5-6 weeks
when does the heart develop
between weeks 3-8
funtions of the placenta
- Serving as the interface between the mother and fetus
- Making hormones to control the physiology of the mother
- Protecting the fetus from immune attack by the mother
- Removing waste products from the fetus
- Inducing the mother to bring more food to the placenta
- Producing hormones that prepare fetal organs for life outside of uterus
- Does metabolic functions of: respiration, nutrition, excretion, storage of nutrients
- THE PLACENTA TAKES OVER THE FUCNTIONS OF THE LUNGS, KIDNEYS DURING FETAL LIFE SO LARGE VOLUME OF OXYGEN NOT NEEDED
hormones of the placenta
hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) = preserves corpus luteum and its progesterone production maintains the endometrium lining of the uterus is maintained.
Human placental lactogen (hPL) or human chorionic somatomammotropin (hCS) = decreases maternity insulin sensitivity which leads to increase in availability for fetal nutrition
Estrogen = stimulates myometrial contractility Progesterone = decrease contractility of the uterus, maintains endometrium Relaxin = soften the cervix and causes relaxation
Miscarriage occurs if ….. stops functioning
corpus luteum
function of the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
preserves the corpus luteum and its progesterone production so that the endometrial lining of the uterus is maintained; this is the basis for pregnancy tests
basis for pregnancy test
hCG ( human chorionic gonadotropin )
fucntion of the hPL (Human placental lactogen )
modulates fetal and maternal metabolism, participates in the development of maternal breasts for lactation, and DECREASES maternal insulin sensitivity to INCREASE its availability for fetal nutrition
fucntion of Progesterone (progestin
maintains the endometrium, DECREASES THE CONTRACTILITY of the uterus, stimulates MATERNAL METABOLISM and breast development, provides nourishment for the early conceptus
Relaxin fucntion
acts synergistically with progesterone to maintain pregnancy, causes relaxation of the pelvic ligaments, softens the cervix in preparation for birth (Freemark, 2015).
what is the significance of the veins and arteries in the umbilical cord ( one large vein and two small arteris)
A-V-A
- the Vein carries OXYGENATED blood to the FETUS
- Arteries carry DEOXYGENATED blood to the PLACENTA
what could only one artery and vein signify?
COULD SIGNIFY CONGENITAL MALFORMATION of renal or cardiac nature
function of the wharton jelly that surrounds the vein and arteries of the umbilical cord
it prevents compression & gives nutrition
where does the umbilical cord orginates from
Originates from the connecting stalk
- At week #5 the stalk is compressed by the amnion and forms the narrow part of the umbilical cord.
SO THE UMBILICAL CORD IS FORMED FROM THE AMNION
AMNIOTIC FLUID FUNCTION
- Helps maintain a constant body temperature for the fetus
- Permits symmetric growth and development
- CUSHION FROM TRAUMA
- BARRIER TO INFECTION
- allows the UMBILICAL CORD to be relatively free of COMPRESSION
- Promotes fetal movement to enhance MUSCULOSKELETAL MOVEMENT
- repository for waste
- source of oral fluid