3: Face & Nose Development Flashcards
when do facial primordia appear
week 4
where do facial primordia develop
around the stomodeum
name the facial primordia
1 frontonasal prominence (rostral to stomodeum)
2 maxillary prominences (lateral to stomodeum)
2 mandibular prominences (caudal to stomodeum)
these are all rostral to the 2nd pharyngeal arch
when do most facial structures develop
weeks 4-8
facial development in fetal period
cranium expands
eyes shift anteriorly & medially
ears move superiorly
nose is more prominent
proportions become more normal
nasal placodes
2 ectodermal thickenings
in frontonasal prominence
end of 4th week
mesenchyme around them form elevations: 2 medial nasal prominences & 2 lateral nasal prominences
facial development (months 2-3)
facial features more pronounced
eyes move medially
ears move superiorly (1st ossification centers in skull)
nasal pits
week 5 (33 day embryo)
future nostrils (nares)
epithelium of nasal placodes sinks down into underlying mesenchyme to form depressions
sink in due to surrounding elevations (medial & lateral nasal prominences)
what forms nasal cavities
both nasal sacs form right & left nasal cavities
oronasal membrane
separates nasal cavities from oral cavity
ruptures at end of week 6
primordial choanae
help nasal & oral cavities communicate
choanae
established from secondary palate
separates nasal cavities from nasopharynx
what is olfactory epithelium derived from
neuroectoderm
what are nasal conchae derived from
lateral walls of nasal cavity
mandibular prominences
fuse at midline first (day 28) before merging with maxillary prominences