Histology Flashcards
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What does the midface develop from?
1st brachial arch and frontal process
What does the frontal process develop?
forehead
Centers around the development of the primitive mouth or stomodeum occurs by the end of what week?
3rd week
What does the median nasal process develop?
Center and tip of nose, nasal septum, globular process
What does the lateral process form?
Sides of nose and infraorbital area
Cleft is due to the failure of what?
The failure of the median nasal process merging with the globular process
What does the palate develop from?
1ST brachial arch and the frontal process
When does soft tissue of the palate fuse?
between 8 and 12 weeks gestation
What is the anterior part of the tongue derived from?
1st brachial arch
What is the posterior part of the tongue derived from?
brachial arches 2-4
What 3 swellings form the anterior portion of tongue?
Two lateral lingual swellings and the tuberculum impar
What swelling forms the posterior portion of the tongue?
copula
What does the dentition develop from
1st brachial arch and frontal process
formation of the dentition is called what and when does is begin
called odontogenesis and begins at 6 weeks gestation
Where does formation of the dentition begin
anterior part of the mandible
when does calcification begin
approximately 4th month
3 layers of tooth germ
enamel organ, dental papilla, dental sac
What is taurodontism caused by?
incomplete invagination of Hertwig’s root sheath
How is taurodontism best noted? How does it look?
Best noted on radiograph, the bifurcation area is positioned more apically
Enamel developed from what organ ?
enamel organ
What specialized cell is enamel formed by?
ameloblasts
what is the hardest tissue in the human body?
enamel
Enamel organic/inorganic percentage?
96% inorganic, 4% organic
why can’t enamel repair itself?
ameloblasts are lost during tooth eruption