1/31/17 Embryology of the Head, Face and Oral cavity TRUMP Flashcards
What week does Central face development begin?
Week 4
What is on both sides of the nasal placode that result in medial and lateral nasal processes?
-Ectomesenchyme
What weeks do upper lip formation occur?
6-7 weeks
What merges to form the upper lip?
-Median nasal processes and the maxillary processes
What merges to form the primary palate?
-Medial nasal process
What merges to form the secondary palate?
-Maxillary processes (makes up 90% of the hard and soft palates)
What does congenital mean?
-Present at birth
What are the palatal shelves part of?
-The maxillary processes
If you have a defective fusion of the medial nasal process with the maxillary process what do you have?
-Cleft lip
If you have failure of the palatal shelves to fuse what do you have?
-Cleft palate
What is the most minimal manifestation of Cleft palate?
-Bifid uvula
Is cleft lift most common unilateral or bilateral?
-Unilateral
How do you treat cleft lip?
-Rule of 10 (be at least 10 weeks, 10 lbs, and 10 gram % of hemoglobin)
How do you treat cleft palate?
-The infant has to about 1.5 yrs
When someone has cleft palate do they usually have cleft lip associated with it?
-Yes