59 HW Fetal face and neck

Which statement about the fetal face is false?

a) The fetal profile is well imaged w/ TV sonography beginning late 1st tri - early 2nd tri

b) the modified coronal view is best to image a cleft lip and palate

c) the maxilla and orbits are well imaged in a true saggital plane

d) the long view demonstrates the nasal bones, soft tissue and mandible

c) The maxilla and orbits are well imaged in a true sagittal plane

Protrusion of the brain from the cranial cavity is called:

cephalocele

Extensive facial screening may be hindered by all except which of the following?

a) bone shadowing

b) poor fetal positioning

c) polyhydamnios

d) maternal obesity

c) polyhydramnios

Craniosynostes may be defined as:

premature closure of the cranial structures

An abnormal protrusion of the eyeball is:

exophthalmia

Which of the following statements about the facial profile is incorrect?

d) the facial profile has a strawberry-shaped cranium: bulging of occipital bones

no, when strawberry shaped, there is bulging of FRONTAL bones and a WIDE occiput

Evaluation of the nasal triad should include all except which of the following?

nostril length

it doesnt matter how short/long it is

Which of the following statements about cleft lip and palate is false?

A complete bilateral cleft lip and palate is small gap in the left upper lip on modified coronal view; the nose is flattened and widened

it is not a small gap, its a LARGE gap

Which statement about an epignathus is false?

Swallowing is not impaired in fetuses with epignathus

The most common neck mass is:

cystic hygroma colli

A group of disorders that have in common the coexistence of omphalocele, macroglossia, and visceromegaly is the:

Becwith-Wiedemann syndrome

The bridge of the nose originates with from:

frontal prominence

Proboscis suggests:

holoprosencephaly

The optimal gestational age for measurement of nuchal translucency is:

11-13 weeks

The most common congenital anomaly of the face is:

cleft lip

Underdevelopment of the jaw and cheek bone is associated with:

Treacher-Collins syndrome

What is a term describing a small chin?

micrognathia

Which of the following statements about facial anomalies is correct?

Facial anomalies occur as isolated defects or as part of a syndrome

An elongated forehead in the sagittal plane and TRIangular in shape in the axial plane describes:

TRIgonocephaly

Ear malformation may be observed in:

Goldenhar's syndrome

Cleft lip with or without cleft palate is seen more frequently in:

Native Americans

Which of the following phrases about a fetal goiter is incorrect?

appear heterogenous

Congenital anomalies of the face happens in :

1:600 births

An isolated unilateral cleft lip defect commonly originates:

on the left side of the face

Which of the following about neck teratomas is incorrect?

usually located posteriorly