PSY 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Neural Tube Defect, Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate, Low Birth Weight
30 Jan 2020
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Exam #2 lecture notes (chapter 4,5,8,11, activity #6, rg #2) Lecture #1: zygote - fertilized egg cell, embryo weeks 3-8. By week 8 there are many characteristics that look human , most structures and organs are present: fetus (weeks 9-38) - increase in size and body systems begin to function. 100,000s of thousands of neurons per minute are being formed during pregnancy (faster between. Lbw - <5. 5 lbs, elbw <2 lbs 3oz, micro preemie <1. 75 lbs: *know the facial characteristics of risks associated with fas and fae, environmental hazards are treacherous because we are often unaware of their presence, parental age. The article was made but it was from the drug country. Thalidomide victims were for it due to the fact that it provides some type of relief and suffering. Timing of exposure is crucial: each teratogen affects a specific aspect (or aspects) of prenatal development. Safest exposure is zero exposure: damage is not always evident at birth.
