Exam #1 Flashcards
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Ectoderm
- outer skin layers, nervous system, sense organs
- inner ear
Mesoderm
- bones of middle ossicles
Endoderm
- digestive canal and respiratory organs
embryology
the branch of biology that deals with the formation, early growth, and development of living organisms
Embryo
Up until the 8th week
Fetus
After the 8th week of development
Three Germ Layers
Endoderm, Ectoderm, Mesoderm
Full term
37 - 40 weeks
- we measure in terms of gestational period, starts from the first day of your last menstral cycle
Neural tube
gives rise to the spinal cord and brain
Neural crest
gives rise to a number of different cell types and neurons
notochord
direts formation of the neural tube - primitive spinal chord
3 Week Gestational Age
- notochord forms
- neural groove (future spinal chord) forms
- brain bulge at end of embryonic disc
- somites form, precursor to genitalia
- primitive heart tube forms
4 Weeks Gestational Age
- heart begins to beat
- branchial arches (form face and neck) form
- Neural tube closes **
- Otic Pit form (precursor to ears)
- arm buds visible
- First sign of lungs, mouth & liver appear
(this is when cleft lip & palate happen)
When is the earliest you can get an ultrasound?
6 weeks - wait until then because you should be able to see a heartbeat by then
What is anacephaly?
- born without a brain
- you can have live birth, but they will die
Spina Bifida
- different lobes of brain, there are different ventricles, you have a build up of cerebrospinal fluid in 4th ventricle
- put in a shunt to solve problem
- both the problem, and the shunt can cause HL
5 Weeks Gestational Age
- Eye begins to develop
- Brain divides into 5 vesicles
- Legs and hands begin to form
- Rudimentary blood begins to move through vessels
7 Weeks Gestational Age
- All essential organs have at least begun to form
- generally know you are pregnant by now
8-10 Weeks Gestational Age
- now FETUS (no longer embryo after 8 weeks)
- face is well formed
- eyelids formed - closed and will re-open around week 28
- genitals appear, but you can’t find out gender until 20 weeks
When do fetus’ eyes open?
28 weeks
When can you find out the gender of your baby?
20 weeks
25 Weeks Gestational Age
- brain develops rapidly
- cochlea developed, fully developed by 20 weeks
- respiratory system developed enough to support gas exchange, makes it feasible for baby to be born here and have a chance at breathing
Toxic Susceptibility Week 0-2:
- Pre organogenesis
- you can’t impact the heart and lungs etc yet because they aren’t there yet, and there is no umbilical chord
- not sensitive to malformation
- significant exposure is lethal
Toxic Susceptibility Weeks 3-8:
- Embryonic Period
- start being susceptible to toxicity issues
- greatest sensitivity to environmental exposures
- fetal mass increases 2.5 million fold first trimester
- major malformations occur (heart, lungs, liver, neural tube)