<h2>Down Syndrome</h2>
Explanation:
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21
- Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21
- Down syndrome is usually caused by an error in cell division called nondisjunction which results in an embryo with three copies of chromosome 21 instead of the usual two
- Prior to or at conception, a pair of 21st chromosomes in either the sperm or the egg fails to separates
- With development in embryo the extra chromosome is replicated in every cell of the body;this type of Down syndrome which accounts for 95% of cases is called trisomy 21
- Maternal age is the only factor that has been linked to an increased chance of having a baby with Down syndrome resulting from nondisjunction;here environmental agents such as drugs, chemicals, and radiation act as mutagens which induce mutation in the fetus
DNA, cell membrane, cytoplasm, and ribosomes
Answer:
The procedure is epidural drug administration.
Explanation:
The patient (Grace) must have suffered back pain as a result of lunar laminectomy performed on her and epidural drug administration was introduced.
In epidural drug administration, epidural injection are used to treat radicular pain from herniated discs, spinal stenosis, chemical disc, chronic pain secondary to post surgery syndrome.
The injection is given in theatre conditions.