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Flashcards by Zita Wormuth, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Zita Wormuth
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| Question | Answer |
| Describe some of the foetal development characteristics evident at 3 months of pregnancy | - Forelimbs developed - Eyelids closed - Outer ear completed - Bone marrow formed - Blood cells formed in bone marrow - Sex distinguishable |
| Describe some of the foetal development characteristics evident at 4 months of pregnancy | - Arms and hands fully shaped - Skeleton completed - Exercising of muscles evident - Ears stand out from head |
| Describe some of the foetal development characteristics evident at 5 months of pregnancy | - Fine hairs cover body - Gripping reflexes - Increased growth |
| Describe some of the foetal development characteristics evident at 6 months of pregnancy | - Respiratory movements - Digestive glands functioning - Tooth buds evident - Eyebrows & eyelashes |
| Describe some of the foetal development characteristics evident at 7 months of pregnancy | - Period of greatest growth - All systems but respiratory functional |
| Describe some of the foetal development characteristics evident at 8 months of pregnancy | - Accumulation of fat beneath skin - Growth slowed - Baby could survive if born prematurely at this month |
| Describe some of the foetal development characteristics evident at 9 months of pregnancy | - Eyes open - Nose formed - Sucking and grasping reflexes - Fine body hair is shed |
| List some effects on the mother during pregnancy | - Abdominal growth from uterus (duh) - Weight gain - Increase in heart size - Enlargement of breasts - Increased blood flow & urine prod. - Pressure on the bladder, feeling of needing to pee |
| What diet factors should the mother consider during the pregnancy | - Increase energy intake - Increase protein intake - Increase of calcium, ion & folic acid intake & not to do with diet, but she should also exercise |
| What are congenital disorders? | Defects or diseases present at birth |
| What are some factors that can cause congenital defects - give examples of defects they can cause | 1. Infections e.g. Rubella 2. Maternal diet e.g. listeriosis 3. Alcohol e.g. FASD 4. Smoking e.g. SIDS 5. Chemicals e.g. limb malformation from thalidomide |
| List 7 methods of diagnosing foetal health | 1. Ultrasound 2. Chromosome analysis 3. Fetoscopy 4. Foetal blood sampling 5. Foetal monitoring 6. Biochemical analysis 7. DNA probes |
| How do ultra sounds work? | High frequency waves produce an image of the foetus |
| One treatment of infertility is Artificial insemination by donor (AID), how does it work? | Where donor's semen in injected to into woman's vagina |
| How does IVF work | Where a man's sperm is used to fertilise a woman's egg in a laboratory and is then implanted into the woman's uterus |
| How does GIFT work? | AKA Gamete Intrafallopian transfer Where egg and sperm are mixed together and injected into the uterine tubes. It is hoped that the gametes will fertilise this way |
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