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Alcohol, certain drugs, and other toxins that cause birth defects
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Fetal Development
From the 9th week until birth (around 38 weeks), the developing human is called a fetus.
The fetus is not as sensitive to damage from environmental exposures as the embryo. The
majority of structures are already formed in the fetus, but they continue to grow and
become functional.
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Toxic exposures may cause prenatal death but do not cause developmental defects
If the zygote is going to separate into identical twins, 2/3 of the time it will
happen between days 5 and 9. If it happens after day 9, there is a
significant risk of the twins being conjoined.
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Embryonic Period
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Fetal Period
During the fetal period, toxic exposures often cause physiological abnormalities or minor
congenital malformation
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"Quickening" usually occurs (the mother can feel the fetus moving).
The fetal heartbeat can be heard with a stethoscope.
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Urinary/Reproductive system: Urogenital folds | Urethral groove | Urogenital sinus |
Kidney development (Pronephros | Mesonephros | Ureteric bud | Metanephric blastema) |
Fetal genital development (Wolffian duct | Mllerian duct | Gubernaculum | Labioscrotal
folds)
Uterine support: Placenta | Umbilical cord (Umbilical artery, Umbilical vein, Wharton's
jelly) | Amniotic sac (Amnion, Chorion) | Yolk sac | Allantois | Trophoblast
(Cytotrophoblast | Syncytiotrophoblast | Gestational sac)
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