Palatal Development
What weeks do oral facial structures form?
4-12 weeks
How is the intermaxillary palate formed?
Fusion of two medial nasal processes internally within the embryo
What happens during the sixth week of prenatal development?
Palatal shelves form
The final palate includes what?
Hard and soft palate fused together
Which gender is cleft lip more likely in?
Males
Palatal development finishes in what week?
Week 12
The intermaxillary segment is also involved in the formation of _____
Primary Palate
What is happening to the tongue during the secondary palate formation?
It is forming on the floor of the primitive pharynx
What week is the palate completely finished?
12th week
What is the least complicated type of cleft palate?
Cleft Uvula
Palatal development starts in what week of prenatal development?
5th week
Intermaxillary Segment
What happens to the tongue as the muscles begin to function?
It contracts and moves out of the way of the developing palatal shelves
What happens in the palate completion?
mature oral cavity becomes completely separated from nasal cavity
When is the tongue developed?
4th-8th week
What are the three stages for the final palate?
-formation of primary palate
-formation of secondary palate
-completion of final palate
What completes the first stage of palatal development?
Formation of the primary palate
What muscles are involved in swallowing and speaking?
Palatal muscles
Behind lateral and central incisors
When is the tongue fully done developing?
Puberty
The completion of the final palate involves the fusion of what?
swellings or tissues from different surfaces of the embryo to meet and join
Where is the premaxillary part of the maxilla located?
anterior one-third of the hard palate
What part of the hard palate is formed in secondary palate formation?
Posterior two-thirds
What is bone formation called?
Ossification
What is the name for the midline and formed on mandibular arch?
Tuberculum impar