Face, Skull, Palate (Exam 3) Flashcards
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What is positional plagiocephaly
positioned in the same position for long periods of time result in mis-shaped skulls of infants
flattening of the occiput by mechanical factors acting on the head in utero or during early infancy
What are the two different parts of skull developmentally
neurocranium
viscerocranium
Where is the neurocranium found
around the brain
Where is the viscerocranium found
around the face
What are the two parts of the chondocranium
prechordal
chordal
What is prechordal chondrocranium formed from
neural crest cells
What is chordal chondrocranium formed from
paraxial mesoderm
What is the mechanism by which the chondrocranium is formed by
endochondral ossification
How is the membranous neurocranium formed
intramembranous ossification
How is the cartilaginous neurocranium formed
endochondral ossification
What arch is the vescerocranium mainly derived from
arch 1
Arch 1 deficits will affect what
facial aspect of the skeleton
What are fontanelles
fibrous membranes connecting the cranial bones; soft spots on developing skulls
How the fontanel significant clinically
dehydrated if fontanelle is sunken in
ballooned if increased cranial pressure
What is craniosynostosis
premature closure of cranial sutures;
What does premature closure of cranial sutures lead to
asymmetrical skull development
What is scaphocephaly
Premature of the sagittal suture
What is brachycephaly
a short head
What does brachycephaly result from
premature closure of bilateral coronal sutures
What is brachycephaly found in
Crouzon syndrome
What is plagiocephaly
premature closure of a suture on just one side of the head
What does plagiocephaly result in
flat head
What is unilamboid synostosis
premature fusion of the lamboid suture unilaterally
What does does unilamboid synostosis lead to
contralateral frontal bossing