6 - Facial growth Flashcards
When does the neural groove form?
25 days
When does the neural tube close?
4 weeks
What is the importance of the migration of the neural crest cells?
Development of the face
What causes spina bifida?
If the neural folds do not fuse at the end of 3 weeks
What are the neural crest cells derived from?
Ectomesenchyme
What dental tissues are derived from ectomesenchyme?
- pulp
- dentine
- cementum
- PDL
When does only growth of the embryo begin?
8 weeks
When does formation of the face begin?
First 8 weeks
Why can cleft lip and palate occur independently?
The upper lip and anterior palate are formed from different origins to that of the posterior palate
What is derived from a pharyngeal arch?
- nerve
- vein
- artery
- muscles
What nerve is associated with the first pharyngeal arch?
Trigeminal
What nerve is associated with the second pharyngeal arch?
Facial
What cartilage is associated with the first pharyngeal arch?
Meckel’s cartilage
What cartilage is associated with the second pharyngeal arch?
Reichart’s cartilage
How does the mandible grow?
Intramembranous ossification
How does the base of the skull grow?
Endochondral ossification
How does the vault of the skull grow?
Intramembranous ossification
What stimulates growth of the condylar unit of the mandible?
Growth of the condyle
What stimulates growth of the angular unit of the mandible?
Growth of masseter and lateral pterygoid
What stimulates growth of the coronoid unit of the mandible?
Development of the temporalis muscle