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Teratogens Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Teratogen - ANSWER -Any agent or stubstanch which can cause developmental abnormalities in the embryo or fetus Teratogenicity - ANSWER -Capabiity of causing develomental abnormality Types of teratogens - ANSWER -Pharmaceuticals Alcohol Smoking ...

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Teratogen - ANSWER ✔✔-Any agent or stubstanch which can cause developmental abnormalities in the

embryo or fetus


Teratogenicity - ANSWER ✔✔-Capabiity of causing develomental abnormality


Types of teratogens - ANSWER ✔✔-Pharmaceuticals


Alcohol


Smoking


Illegal drugs


Infection


Radiation


Maternal disease


Possible effects of a teratogen - ANSWER ✔✔-No appaarent consequence


Altered growth


Abnormal growth in an organ system


Carcinogenesis


Embryonic/fetal death


Most notorious teratogen - ANSWER ✔✔-Thalidomide




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Thalidomide - ANSWER ✔✔-Drug that was first invented and marketed as a sleeping pill and later

prescribed topreven miscarriage. It was widely distribued in Europe and Australia


Abnormalities caused by thalidomide - ANSWER ✔✔-Almost complete absence of limb development.

Humerus/radius/ulna severely shortened and hands almost directly attached to shoulder joint


Drug that led to the passage of the FDA Pure Food and Drug Act of 1962 - ANSWER ✔✔-Thalidomide


Current drugs with known teratogenicity - ANSWER ✔✔-Accutane


Tetracycline


Coumadin


Anti-depressants


Accutane - ANSWER ✔✔-A vitamin A derivative used totreatesevere acne


Tetracycline - ANSWER ✔✔-Antibiotic


Coumadin - ANSWER ✔✔-Drug that inhibits or prevents clotting


Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) - ANSWER ✔✔-General term for the collective disorders caused by alcohol

consumption during pregnancy.


Clinical signs of FAS - ANSWER ✔✔-Slowed growth


Mild to severe devoleopmental delays


Behavioral disturbances


Craniofacial abnormalities (eg, microecephaly and visual impairments)


Eyes may fail to develop (severe cases)


Direct effect of smoking during pregnancy - ANSWER ✔✔-Oxygen delivery to embryo/fetus reduced




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