exam 2 Flashcards
(287 cards)
developing brain sits on what
hyaline cartilage
endochondral means what
involves the replacement of hyaline cartilage with bony tissue.
which bones in the head are endochondral
occipital, spheroid, ethmoid
what kind of cells contribute a lot to the face
neural crest
surrounds brain, what region
cranial
parietal bones merge with what
neighboring bone along major sutures
what are fontanelles
seperations in bone by unmodified sutures and larger gaps in new borns
why are there fontanelles present in new borns
allows for birth and further brain growth
when are fontanelles usually fused
18 months
what are fontanelles made of
fibrous tissue with collagen
one or more sutures fuse prematurely , skull grows abnormally with brain growth
craniosynostosis
most common type of craniosynostosis
sagittal synostosis
kind of sutures that better deal with tension forces
serrate sutures
unilateral coronal synostosis
sutures on one side of the skull close prematurely
most cranial sutures are what
serrate sutures
maxilla has what kind of suture
plane
squamous suture has what kind of suture
lap suture
why do male and female have different skull features
effects of androgens and estrogens during development
bone has receptor for what in development q
androgens and estrogens
do you see a suture on the frontal bone
no, it makes orbit
hard palate = what
palatine + maxillary
secondary plate = what
hard palate + soft palate
purpose of secondary palate
protect nasal cavity
in humans there’s a gap between what
soft palate and epiglottis