Growth and Development Flashcards
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Period of the Ovum
0-10/14 days
Fertilization to implantation
Cell division (proliferation)
Period of the Embryo
Week 2-8
Remainder of first trimester
Cell differentiation
Period of the Fetus
Weeks 8-40
2nd and 3rd trimester
Maturation of organ systems
Overall structure components of a branchial arch
Cartilage
Nerve
Blood vessels
Surrounded by mesenchyme
Merging of the two medial nasal processes gives rise to what structures?
Tip of nose Columella Philtrum Primary palate Maxillary incisor teeth
Merging of the maxillary process + medial nasal process gives rise to what?
Lateral aspect of upper lip
Cheek
Rest of maxillary teeth and secondary palate
Merging of the maxillary process + lateral nasal process gives rise to what?
Nasolacrimal duct
Overview of palate formation
Initially palatal shelves grow vertically on either side of developing tongue
Palatal shelf elevation occurs rapidly bringing the shelves into proximity
Fusion of shelves to each other and nasal septum follows
Definition of growth
Increase in size or number
Anatomical phenomenon
Definition of behavior
Increasing degree of organization, complexity and specialization
Physiological and behavioral phenomena
Hypertrophy
More cell size
Hyperplasia
More cell number
Interstitial vs appositional growth
Interstitial: occurs throughout the tissue; soft tissues and cartilage
Appositional: occurs on surface of tissue only; hard tissues
Intramembranous vs Endochondral growth
Intramembranous: secretion of bone matrix directly with connective tissues; radiating mesenchyme
Endochondral: cartilaginous precursor, replacement of cartilage with centers of ossification
Fetal skull growth
By week 8 in utero, cartilage of chondrocranium has begun to develop
By week 12, midline cartilage has begun to ossify and bones of the cranial vault, maxilla and mandible have begun to form
Mandible growth
Formed by both intramembranous and endochondral ossification
At 7 weeks, intramembranous ossification of the body of the mandible has begun lateral to Meckel’s cartilage
Condylar cartilage arises independently as a secondary cartilage, initially separated from the body of the mandible, but fuses in fetal life (endochondral)
Cephalocaudal gradient of growth
Growth is prioritized towards the skull, then proceeds towards caudal (tail) area
Scammon’s Growth Curve
Growth of different tissues (lymphoid, neural, general, genital)
Lymphoid: rapid acceleration and highest peak at age 10 then decreases
Neural: slow rise and plateaus around age 5 with everything done by 10
General: steady consistent rise
Genital: slow flat rise until about 12, which then has rapid rise
Definition of remodeling
Balance of apposition and resorption
Definition of relocation/drift
Movement of a component part of bone in response to remodeling
Definition of displacement/translation
Movement of a whole bone in response to remodeling
Cranial Vault Growth
Intramembranous ossification
Flat bones of skull
Fontanelles eventually beome sutures
Cranial Base Growth
Endochondral ossification
Frontal bone, sphenoid bone, temporal bone, occipital bone
After ossification takes place, synchondroses are leftover
Growth of maxilla
Maxilla forms through intramembranous ossification
Apposition of bone in the suture (superior and posterior) leads to displacement of the maxilla down and forward