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Lab 4 Online Assessment

1. The allantois, identified in the placental cord, is continuous with what anatomical structure?
2. Identify the 3 vascular shunts, and their location, in the embryonic circulation.
3. Identify the Group project sub-section that you will be researching. (Add to project page and your individual assessment page)

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Lab 1 Assessment:

1. Identify the origin of In Vitro Fertilization and the 2010 nobel prize winner associated with this technique.

-The origin of IVF was in the UK in 1978 -The 2010 Nobel Prize winner was Robert G. Edwards for the development of this technique

2. Identify a recent paper on fertilisation and describe its key findings.

Recent Paper: "Trends in delivery and neonatal outcome after in vitro fertilization in Sweden: data for 25 years". B Klln, O Finnstrm, A Lindam, E Nilsson, K-G Nygren, P Otterblad Olausson. Hum. Reprod.: 2010, 25(4);1026-34 PMID:20139431

Key Findings: -The decrease in unwanted outcomes can be explained by a. the reduced rate of multiple births b. changes in the characteristics of patients undergoing IVF

3. Identify 2 congenital abnormalities.

-Trisomy 13 (Patau Syndrome) -Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome)