working its way down to its limbs. Any agent that causes a birth defect is called a teratogen. Teratogens can vary from chemicals to abnormal heat generated by the mother’s body. Defects can be anything from missing limbs to cleft lips or palettes. The degree of severity varies according to the amount of time and the amount of teratogens exposed to. Alcohol is considered one of the most preventable teratogens‚ but still effects thousands of babies each year. Fetal Alcohol syndrome is a birth
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According to the textbook‚ a teratogen is an agent that causes abnormal prenatal development. (Kail‚ 2015) Teratogens such as alcohol‚ cocaine‚ marijuana‚ smoking‚ etc. These teratogens can cause major damages to the fetus and and possibly cause the child to be born with effects such as malformations‚ cognitive disabilities‚ or damage to the central nervous system. Specifically‚ antidepressants are also classified as a teratogen. There has been a lot of controversial research on the exact effects
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germinal‚ embryonic‚ and fetal arriving at the end of the third trimester with organized systems that allows for regulated functioning. During the course of prenatal periods the introduction of teratogens has the potential to disrupt the natural course of progress‚ factors associated with the impact of teratogens on the developing fetus include timing‚ frequency of exposure and additive impact‚ and the health of the mother during the course of pregnancy. The germinal stage of pregnancy occurs begins
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Vertebrate Developmental Biology 1st Problem Set 1. A woman has had several bouts of pelvic inflammatory disease and now wants to have children. However‚ she has been having difficulty becoming pregnant. What is likely to be the problem‚ and what would you suggest? Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the pelvic organs: the uterus‚ fallopian tubes‚ ovaries‚ and their supporting structures usually caused by bacteria. The more times you have pelvic inflammatory disease‚ the
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Teratogens during pregnancy There are many are many reasons why expectant mothers should be careful about what they are exposed to on a daily basis. In the following discussion I will list various types of Teratogens
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developing sites affected by teratogens include the central nervous system‚ the heart‚ eyes‚ limbs‚ ears‚ teeth‚ palate‚ brain‚ and external genitalia. The central nervous system‚ eyes‚ teeth‚ and external genitalia continue to be affected‚ but to a lesser degree‚ until the fetus is born. The problems indicated could be as great as major morphological abnormalities‚ to functional defects and minor morphological abnormalities. The how’s‚ why’s‚ amounts and affects of most teratogens are still being studied
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problems. Only to find out‚ that the teratogens you had been exposed to or exposed your unborn child to during pregnancy‚ could be the cause of this abnormality. Would one remain in a constant state of fear with every food‚ drink‚ or medication they ingested? Would one remain indoors in a glass bubble? Unfortunately‚ one cannot hide from all of life’s environmental factors‚ but one can educate them self enough to know what studies have proven to be harmful teratogens to their unborn child‚ especially
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Onliner Ch. 5 1. What are 5 personality traits and 5 training areas that a good Early Childhood Professional should have? Personality Traits: responsible‚ patient‚ caring/ loving‚ trustworthy‚ energetic Training Areas: Certified in CPR‚ nutrition‚ Infant&Toddler Dev.‚ understand S/E needs‚ Brain Development. 2. What is a Code of Ethics? Code of Ethics is when people with different values and moralities follow the same set of standards and if they don’t follow them they can get fired
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decades and has somehow been useful in one way or another. This drug was used in 1963 by pregnant women. Thalidomide‚ being a chiral drug‚ has two enantiomers. Its first enantiomer was useful for treating morning sickness‚ while the other was a teratogen. A teratogen is a chemical or factor that causes malformation of an embryo. When women took this drug during the first trimester of their pregnancy‚ their children were sometimes forced to live with stunted flippers for arms or legs. Luckily women in
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making sure they stay that way until they are adults. However‚ sleeper effects are aspects that affect fetuses when born or later on in life. One agent in the environment that can adversely disturb an unborn child is teratogen. Most fetuses are exposed to at least one teratogen (motorized or physical instruments‚ environmental substances‚ communicable agents) (Palenchar‚ 2005). Fetuses can also be affected by an individual’s age‚ fitness‚ nourishment‚ and genetics. Communicable diseases can
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