PSYC 2110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Prenatal Development, Congenital Disorder, Hemolytic Disease Of The Newborn
21 Apr 2013
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60 multiple choice questions: based on primarily on textbooks, overlap with lectures. 30-40 marks worth of short answer questions: definitions, provide examples (primarily based on the lectures, overlap with textbooks/film) Called zygote for the 1st 2 weeks. 1st 2 weeks; time period of which fertilized egg is implanted in the uterine wall. Ears jaw mouth are visible; limbs, spinal cord are developing and nervous system. Lasts from 2 weeks after fertilization to the 8th week after conception (6 weeks) There are marks of the human developing form. Embryo will appear very top-headed (disproportion to the trunk of the development) Developing organism is known as an embryo. Because development is cephaudal development until adolescences. Heart begins to beat; communication between embryo and mother"s body is established by the placenta. Waste products will pass from embryonic system through to the mother. Most miscarriages take place in this period. Most women don"t know they"re pregnant until the 6th 8th week.
