13 Questions
Which segment gives rise to the primary palate, forming the premaxillary portion of the maxilla?
Intermaxillary segment
Which tissue separates the oral and nasal cavities and can be divided into a hard palate and a soft palate?
Epithelium
What is the term for the initiation, growth, morphogenesis, and fusion of the primary and secondary palatal shelves during embryogenesis?
Palatogenesis
What provides rigidity to the thin palate, separating the oral cavity from the nostrils?
Bone
Which prominences merge to form the intermaxillary segment giving rise to the primary palate?
Frontonasal prominences
What is the process known as the initiation, growth, morphogenesis, and fusion of the primary and secondary palatal shelves during embryogenesis?
Palatogenesis
Which structure provides rigidity to the thin palate, separating the oral cavity from the nostrils?
Bone
What gives rise to the primary palate, forming the premaxillary portion of the maxilla?
Intermaxillary segment
During which week of human development does gastrulation occur?
Third week
What does the primitive streak form on the surface of the epiblast?
Narrow groove
Which structure forms the midline axis during gastrulation?
Notochord
What allows the ball of cells to proliferate, differentiate, and eventually implant into the uterine wall?
Blastocyst formation
What is the end goal of the embryo during the third week of development?
Transforming into multilayered gastrula
Test your knowledge on the process of palatogenesis, which involves the initiation, growth, morphogenesis, and fusion of the primary and secondary palatal shelves from initially separate facial prominences during embryogenesis to form the intact palate.
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