module 2 reinforcement Flashcards
which is not a characteristic of a newborn infant?
- however, they have short, small nose
- mandible with no teeth
- lack of chin prominence
*respond to GFs, Tfs, etc
embryonic period
1) organogenetic period
2) week 3-8
3) most sensitive to teratogens
- see the diagrams
development of the face
1) 4th week of gestation
- migration of neural crest cells combine with mesodermal cells => form facial primordia
- 64 upregulated genes of homeobox D9
be familiar with some of the important genes involved in face development
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almost all the tissue of the face and neck originate from ectoderm
1) yes, neural crestal cells
= skin, hair, and CNS
bone maturation and dental age
1) dental age does not correlate well with chronologic age
2) it is better to use skeletal age
how to work out skeletal aging
1) use the vertebrae
- lateral ceph
2) gold standard
- hand wrist xrays
a) atlases of age and gender and figure out how old
b) or look at pattern of ossification between phalanges
* very rarely see gold standard
acute febrile illness
1) acute febrile illness leaves mark on the teeth forming at the time
- cells that lay down enamel and dentin are sensitive
- will lay it differently
2) growth of dentin and cementum stops during feverish episodes
*they are not related because crown and root do not influence each other
what is the significance of a child “crossing the percentiles” downward
1) growth disturbance, perhaps a chronic illness or problem
- deviates to the right
- leads to height and weight retardation
2) short term illness causes fluctuations in GR but it bounces back
3) psychological stress affects growth
cephalocaudal gradient of growth
1) the trunk and limbs grow faster than the head
- as fetus grows, they have exponential growth in limbs relative to the head
when do lymphoid tissues reach maximum devleopment
1) age 9-12 (pre adolescence)
infancy 0-1
adolescence 10-19
post adolescence 18-19+
scammons curves
1) will be on exam
sexual differences in adolescent growth spurt (between males and females) are characterized by:
1) timing
- females are ahead
2) rate
- quicker in females
3) duration
- shorter in females
major contributor to variability of growth
1) timing of adolescence
- the main contributor
more space in pharyngeal area is provided during adolescent growth by
1) shrinkage of the tonsils and adenoids
2) forwards movement of the tongue as the mandible grows