Chapter 7 - Cleft Lip and Palate Flashcards

1
Q

What percentage of affected individuals have clefts of one or both sides of the lip?

A

25%

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2
Q

What percentage have have palate only?

A

25%

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3
Q

Oral-facial clefts are the ___ most common birth defect.

A

Fourth (1 out of every 750 live births of European Americans)

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4
Q

How many weeks does it take for the whole process to be complete?

A

9 weeks

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5
Q

Does lip or palate formation begin first?

A

Palate

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6
Q

These characteristics describe what?

  • Notch in hard palate
  • Thin/blueish middle of velum
  • Bifid uvula
A

Submucous cleft

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7
Q

Back of the throat

A

Posterior pharyngeal wall

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8
Q

Inappropriate resonances associated with coupling of the oral and nasal cavities

A

hypernasality

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9
Q

Speech devoid of nasal resonances

A

hyponasality

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10
Q

Device that measures acoustic energy from speech sounds

A

Nasometer

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11
Q

Device that allows visualization of the nasal surface of the velopharyngeal structures. It is inserted through the nose.

A

Endoscopy

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12
Q

Pharyngeal flap surgery

A

Given to patients with a short soft palate but good lateral wall movement

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13
Q

Superior sphincter pharyngoplasty

A

Given to patients with an adequate soft palate but bad lateral wall movement

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14
Q

Who might be a good candidate for a speech bulb?

A

Patients with a short soft plate or a deep nasopharynx

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