Shana N.

Moore ABC School System, Presenter

Brain Stem- Regulates the bodys vital functions Cerebellum-Responsible for balance and muscle control Thalamus-Passes sensory information to the cortex Cortex-Responsible for higher level brain functions; continues to grow after birth

Zygotic stage-conception to roughly 4 days Hollow sphere create by the rearrangement of the zygote cells (blastocyst) Blastocyst imbeds itself in the uterus lining Dependent on the mother for nutrition Embryo stage-approximately 4 days after conception to 8 weeks Stem cells begin to become specialized Embryo begins to move Fetal stage-8 weeks to birth Development continues to birth

Genetic

More or fewer chromosomes can cause defects such as Downs syndrome, Turners syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, & Huntingtons disease
Characteristics

Environmental

Teratogens
Substances that cross the placenta can hinder normal

development Common Teratogens

Maternal Health & Age