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Lifespan Development
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Largest cell of the body | ovum / egg |
| A fertilized egg is called? | zygote |
| Where does fertilization usually take place? | fallopian tube |
| 500 cell sphere that is hollow is called | blastocyst |
| What burrows into the endometrium | blastocyst |
| When the blastocyst burrows into the endometrium, this is called | implantation |
| Conception is complete when... | implantation occurs |
| This provides a temporary link to the uterine lining and produces a hormone to tell the woman that she is pregnant | chorionic sac |
| At 8 weeks, the embryo is now called a? | fetus |
| This hormone tells ovaries to stop sending eggs | human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) |
| This hormone levels off weeks 11-40 | HCG |
| For the first 10 weeks, corpus luteum produces what two hormones? | estrogen and progesterone |
| This hormone causes n/v, hypotension, constipation | progesterone |
| This hormone plays a key role in the developing fetus | estrogen |
| This hormone stretches the cervix | oxytocin |
| This hormone prepares the breast tissue for lactations | prolactin |
| This hormone loosens up ligaments preparing for delivery | relaxin |
| 90% of spina bifida is what type? | myelomeningocele |
| what week does the embryo curve it's back and roll into a neural tube | 3 |
| This disease in which the top part of the skull and brain fail to form properly | anencephaly |
| This NTD allows for the brain to be outside the skull | encephalocele |
| myasthenia, paralysis and incontinence are signs and symptoms of> | spina bifida |
| This type of spina bifida is less severe and the sac contains only fluid | meningocele |
| Four types of growth and development | physical, mental, emotional and social |
| longest stage of labor | dilations |
| shortest stage of labor | delivery of afterbirth (placenta) |
| Most common place for an ectopic pregnancy | fallopian tube |
| the most common birth defect | heart defect |
| Down syndrome is more prevalent in Mother's after what age? | 35 |
| A score of 7 or above is desired for what test? | APGAR |
| The natural inclination for a newborn to turn its head toward a food source when their mouth is stoked | rooting reflex |
| Babies limbs and neck muscles contract in response to a loud noise | starte reflex |
| the determined explorer is what age? | 1 yo |
| This age is famous for saying No | 2 yo |
| at this age, I can climb stairs with alternating feet | 3 yo |
| Develop fear and have vivid imaginations | 4 yo |
| can copy figures at what age? | 5 yo |
| Social development revolves around peers | adolescence |
| Make friends based on mutual interests and ambitions | young adult |
| Profit from their errors | young adult |
| sandwich generation | middle adult |
| wrinkles appear, hair begins to gray | middle adult |
| fastest growing age bracket | late adult |
| what is the definition of somatic death | death of the body |
| What are the 5 stages of grief | denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance |
| This type of facility provides palliative care | hospice |
| A theory of human needs was created by | maslow |
| This genetic disease X chromosome is unstable | Fragile X syndrome |
| 2 mutated genes that prevent the body from processing phenylalanine | Phenylketonuria (PKU) |
| Genetic disease that laters the shape of erythrocytes | sickle cell |
| Caused by an extra chromosome | Down syndrome |
| This test measures reflexes and response to touch, sounds and light | Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale |
| Define neonate | birth to one months |
| The term for measures taken to treat symptoms and pain even though the treatment will not cure the disease. Use of comfort measures | palliative care |
| Folic acid is what specific vitamin? | B9 |
| When should folic acid be taken in relation to a pregnancy to a void NTD?s? | 1 month |
| How much folic acid should a female in childbearing years take to avoid NTD? | 400 mcg |