Bone
marrow, new born
Description - the soft, sponge-like
tissue in the center of most large bones, which produces
white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets
Chromosomes,
Downs Syndrome
Description - a disorder caused
by the presence of an extra chromosome 21 and characterized
by mental retardation and distinguishing physical features
Chromosomes,
Female
Description - female genetic material
Chromosomes,
Male
Description - male genetic material
Corpus
luteum of pregnancy
Description - endocrine gland in
ovary formed when ovum discharged; if the ovum impregnated,
the corpus luteum increases in size and persists for several
months, (secretes estrogens, progesterone, relaxin and inhibin);
otherwise degenerates and shrinks
Developing
cartilaginous bone, joint of human foetus
Description - cartlaginuous bone is pre-formed in cartilage
Erythroblastosis
fetalis, placenta
Alternative Name - immune hydrops
fetalis, hemolytic disease of the newborn due to Rh incompatibility
Description - a severe anemia that develops
in an unborn infant because the mother produces antibodies that
attack the fetus' red blood cells
Fetal
and placental tissue
Description - the placenta allows
for exchange of material by diffusion between the maternal
and foetal vascular systems but without direct contact between
the two blood systems
Hydatid
mole, placenta
Description - the pregnancy goes
wrong at the time of fertilisation of the egg by the sperm;
the placenta grows as a series of cysts which look rather
like grapes, but there is no foetus
Hydatid
mole, uterus
Description - the pregnancy goes
wrong at the time of fertilisation of the egg by the sperm;
the placenta grows as a series of cysts which look rather
like grapes, but there is no foetus
Neonatal
hepatitis
Description - inflammation of the
liver most usually of viral origin
Neuroblastoma,
new born
Description - malignant tumour
derived from primitive ganglion cells
Peritonitis,
meconium, colon
Description - inflammation of the
peritoneum by meconium (bile, mucus and shed intestinal cells,
normally passed just after birth), caused by bowel perforation
Placenta
Description - the organ that nourishes
the developing foetus in the uterus
Placental
tissue, early
Description - early development
of the palcenta, the organ that nourishes the developing
foetus in the uterus
Respiratory
distress syndrome
Alternative Name - hyaline mebrane disease
Description - found in premature
babies and those born by Caesarean section, involves difficulty
in breathing; may also occur later in life when lungs have
been damaged by disease or injury
Rib,
normal of newborn
Description - a rib in a newborn baby
that has developed normally
Term
pregnancy products
Description - placental tissue,
blood etc. normally expelled after a baby is born
Tooth
developing, early tooth
Description - a tooth in the process
of development
Umbilical
chord
Alternative Name - umbilical cord
Description - a cord arising from
the navel that connects the fetus with the placenta and contains
the two umbilical arteries and the umbilical vein
Uterus
pregnant
Description - a uterus showing
the changes of pregnancy
