Question Four
A.) After implantation, the fertilized egg and sperm becomes an embryo. By the fifth week the embryo has doubled in size and developed a primitive streak, buds, and a heart that has already pumping for over a week. It also has started to develop eyes, a nose, mouth, and ears. The buds will eventually become upper arms, forearms, hands, and fingers. During 28 to 54 days it is a critical period for the embryo to develop limbs if they don’t, they never will be able to. Another danger that may pose a threat to the embryo is about twenty percent of all embryos are aborted spontaneously most often because they have chromosomal abnormalities. Another danger is they are also at a critical period for developing neural tube defects.
From the ninth week on the organism is considered a fetus. During this time male and female sex organs start to develop. If the fetus is a male he experiences a rush of testosterone. Neurological differences also begin to appear around this time, the male brain is slightly different then the female brain. Around this time the ultrasound can pick up what gender the developing fetus will be. During this time the fetus is at risk during this highly critical period for developing masculinization of female genitalia and mental retardation. Around five months the brain increases in size and the heartbeat gets stronger. During the last month there is the most crucial brain development, which leads to the complex make up we contain. Fingernails, eyelashes and toenails tend to start growing. There is risk for mental retardation. Also there is a small risk for a stillborn birth, where the baby has died in utero.
B.) The age of viability is the age at which a fetus might survive outside the mothers ut...
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...n not only from sickness but also other symptoms like deafness, blindness, and meningitis. Also vaccinated children help provide a type of herd immunity. Since there are some that cannot be immunized if they are in a community that is vaccinated they are also protected. (However it is important to note that not every vaccination will provide protection against the disease. Also, it does not affect the immune system in the same way, the vaccination puts the immune system into overdrive and hyper stimulates it. Vaccinations can be life saving however they can also have consequences. In 2011 a study showed that in the past several years 2,169 people died from vaccinations, which were not publicly noted according to VERSA. Also there are known carcinogens and teratogens that are in vaccines. And by no means does not immunizing your own child constitute medical neglect.)
The first days and weeks after conception are critical for fetus body formation. The most extensive transformation of life occurs before birth. The fetal period goes through major changes. During the third month male or female sexual organs begin to develop and is visible through ultrasound. During months 4-6, the baby’s heartbeat becomes stronger. The digestive and excretory systems begin to develop. Body parts such as the fingernails, toenails, and buds of teeth begin to form and hair grows. Brain development occurs in every prenatal month, but the first three months are crucial. The central nervous system becomes responsive during middle of the women 's pregnancy, and begins to regulate body functions such as breathing and sucking.
Parents should make sure that their children are vaccinated to ensure that they do not develop any preventable illnesses. Children do not want to deal with being sick, and parents do not like to handle a child who are experiencing physical illnesses. You can save money through vaccinations. They do not cause harm to your child, especially not in any form of brain damage. They allow us to live longer by developing an immunity to certain diseases. Vaccines are an essential aspect to our lives that you must get for your children; they allow us to live a long, happy, and healthy
In this time period, it takes about 11 to 15 days for the attachment of the zygote to the uterine wall, making the zygote form an attachment. The next stage of prenatal development is the embryonic period. This is the period of prenatal development that occurs from two to eight weeks after conception. During this period, the cells are multiplying at rapid speeds, support systems begin to form, and organs begin to show up. This period is when the umbilical cord, the life support system that connects the baby to the placenta is formed. The placenta allows small blood vessels to go from the mother to the baby. This is how the baby can get food from its mother. Mothers need to be very careful what they eat and drink, because everything that they do will affect their baby. If they drink or do drugs, it can severely affect the babies development. By the time most woman find out they are pregnant (5-8 weeks) the organs have already begun forming. “At about 21 days, eyes begin to appear, and at 24 days the heart cells begin to differentiate.” During the fourth week, the arms and legs being to grow. At eight weeks, the organism is just about one inch long and the face has started to develop.
Mumps, Measles, Whooping Cough, Smallpox, Polio and, Diphtheria are all deadly diseases that were once a death sentence to children and adults around the world, but there is something that can help combat these fatal diseases. Vaccinations can change the course of these lethal diseases, but some families are still refusing to vaccinate the future of the world. Vaccinations can not only be beneficial to the child itself but to rest of humanity as well. There is evidence that goes against false claims bashing vaccination and the positive effects of vaccination overrule all of the negative. Vaccination can have a positive effect on the world due to its life-saving properties, effects on humanity and the extensive amount of safety and care that
“Childhood vaccines not only have personal benefits, but for entire communities and the future of public health” (Espejo 1). If a child goes without immunization, then he or she is also putting others at risk. Most parents do not consider all of the options and effects that come along with not having their child vaccinated. Many are quick to reject because of the possible side effects and harm it could cause. However, nothing in today’s world is completely harmless. An adult can easily be in a danger at work, while the child is in danger of disease at daycare. That is why it is completely necessary to vaccinate. By doing this, family, friends, and others are being protected as well (Allen 71). “There are also children who cannot get certain vaccines for medical or other reasons, and those who are too young to be vaccinated. These children have no protection if they are exposed to someone who is infected with a communicable disease” (Espejo 4). Commonly, this is not thought
There is a lot of controversy over immunization shots in our society today. The school where I volunteer at if a child has not been vaccine the child will not be able to attend school until they receive their shots. In my opinion, all children should receive immunization shots to keep other children from getting sick while at school or in someone's care. If a child who does not get any type of immunization shot will become very contagious to other children. By getting immunization shot help minimize the risk of getting a disease from others. By getting immunization shots it keeps from spreading the different disease around others in an early childhood environment. If a child does not get any type of immunization shot the parents should be prepared
The terms embryos and fetus refer to a stage of development, just as infant, toddler and adolescent do. Fetus is a Latin term, which means "young one" or "little one". An individual's stage of development has nothing to do with their worth as human beings. (Pro-life Action)
The argument of when a fetus really becomes a child is something that has been researched for years. Some believe it is as soon as a woman is pregnant that the child is a living organism and is considered a child, others believe it isn’t a child until it has a beating heart. It is said by some medical professionals that a fetus is a child when it is treated separately from the mother. When the doctor is doing something solely for the child then it is an “unborn child” [McCullough et al, 2013].
It takes nine months for a human to be made during pregnancy in the mother's womb. The first step of making a human being is fertilization, which is when the father's sperm combines with the mother's egg. Then meiosis occurs. After meiosis the cell keeps growing and going through many steps, such as specialization and differentiation. During this process of making a human being many different things can occur, such as mutations. Not everyone undergoes a mutation, but some people do. Not all mutations are the same. These mutations also occur at different times during the nine month period.
All the fetus’ nutrients and oxygen come from the mother’s blood. During the fourth month of development, bone replaces the fetus’s cartilage and may begin to hear sound. The remaining part of this section showed the developmental process in each stage of development.
“Childhood vaccines are one of the great triumphs of modern medicine. Indeed, parents whose children are vaccinated no longer have to worry about their child's death or disability from whooping cough, polio, diphtheria, hepatitis, or a host of other infections.” (Ezekiel J. Emanuel, 1). Vaccines helped humanity for many years in eliminating illnesses that disfigured, disabled and a lot of times took lives away. Children who do not get vaccinated not only risk themselves by being an easy target for diseases they also, harm everyone around them. In the end, today's children are the fuel of the future. Every parent should think carefully before taking any chance that may harm the coming generation.
This process is called conception, the female is now officially two weeks pregnant and the fertilized egg is called a zygote. Let’s move on to pregnancy. Pregnancy is a state in which a woman carries a fertilized egg inside her body, it usually lasts up to 40 weeks, and it is divided into three trimesters, each lasting three months. The first month. The embryo is about a third of an inch long. The head, trunk, and the beginnings of the arms and legs have started to develop. By this month, the embryo starts to receive nutrients and releases waste through the umbilical cord and placenta. The heart also starts to beat. The second month. The heart is now pumping and the nervous system, including the brain and the spinal cord begins to develop. The fetus is 1 in 2.5cm now and has developed cartilage skeleton. The arms, legs, facial features and other major organs begin to appear. The third month. The fetus has grown up to 4 in 10cm and weighs a little more than an ounce. The major blood vessels are almost completed and the face starts to show up more. The kidneys and the 4 chambers of the heart are now complete. The fourth month. The fetus is now 4 oz of 112g and can kick and swallow. The
Vaccines are becoming increasingly hazardous for many children and parents are not being informed about the safety of their children. Current reports are linking vaccines to serious life-threatening disorders such as asthma, autism, immune system dysfunction, and mental retardation (Williams). These recent revelations are causing an increasing amount of people to claim religious and medical exemptions from vaccines. From 1999 to 2006, exemptions have more than doubled from 9,722 to 24,919 (Cronin). It is very clear that vaccinations are posing many problems for parents everywhere. Each day researchers are finding out about vaccines and are realizing that there are a lot more risks than benefits. Dr Phillip F. Incao explains: “Today, far more children suffer from allergies and other chronic immune system disorders than from life-threatening infectious disease. It is neither reasonable nor prudent to persist in presuming that the benefits of any vaccination outweigh its risk” (qtd in Spaker). While infectious diseases are becoming uncommon there is no need for any person to get vaccinated.
Moreover, I tackle the very heart of the debate which involves whether the fetus can be considered a human being or not. Since I am a biomedical engineer, I am understand the importance of this. However, through extensive research and common sense I have determined that a fetus cannot be considered a human being. I write this to make the reader understand that the fetus is not a living person by using simple logic they can
The course of prenatal development normally initiates with fertilization and ends with birth, lasting 38 to 40 weeks of gestation. It can be separated into three phases: germinal, embryonic, and fetal. The first two weeks after conception the germinal stage of prenatal development takes place. During this stage, a group of cells,