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When does the tongue develop? |
4-8 weeks |
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What does the tongue develop from? |
Independent swellings located internally on the floor of the primary pharynx which is formed by the 4 branchial arches |
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The body of the tongue develops from what branchial arch? |
First branchial arch (Mandibular arch ) |
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The base of the tongue develops from what branchial arches? |
2nd, 3rd, and 4th |
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The furrows between the swellings are eliminated by what? |
Fusion |
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BODY of TONGUE FORMATION |
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The tongue development begins as a what? |
triangular median swelling (Tuberculum Impar)
Median Tongue bud |
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Where is the single tuberculum impar located? |
Midline on the floor of the primitive pharynx within the embryos conjoined nasal and oral cavities |
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Later what develops on each side of the tuberculum? |
Two oval lateral lingual swellings
aka (distal tongue buds) |
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what are the anterior swellings are from what? |
Mesenchyme of the first branchial arch |
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What do the paired lateral lingual swellings do? |
Grow in size and merge with each other |
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Then the two fused swelling overgrow and do what and form what? |
Encompass the disappearing tuberculum impar
Form the anterior 2/3 of the tongue (BODY) which lies within the oral cavity proper.
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How much of the tongue is the body? |
2/3 |
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What is the site of fusion of the two lateral lingual swellings? |
Median lingual sulcus |
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Does the tuberculum impar form any recgonizable parts of the mature tongue? |
NO |
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Around the lingual swellings cell degenerate forming what? |
A Sulcus |
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What does the Sulcus do? |
Frees the body of the tongue from the floor of the mouth Except for the attachment of the midline lingual frenum |
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BASE OF TONGUE FORMATION |
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What forms posterior to the 1st branchial arch? |
Paired swellings (Copula) |
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The Copula is formed from the fusion of what? |
Mesenchyme of mainly the third branchial arch and part of the 4th |
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What does Copula gradually overgrow to form the base of the tongue |
Second Branchial Arch (Hyoid arch) |
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The base of the tongue is how much of the tongue? |
Posterior 1/3 |
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Even farther posterior to the copula is the projection of a third median swelling named what? |
Epiglottic Swelling |
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What does the Epiglottic Swelling form from? |
Mesenchyme of the posterior parts of the fourth branchial arches
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What does the Epiglottic Swelling mark |
development of the most posterior region of the tongue and of the future epiglottis |
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COMPLETION OF THE TONGUE |
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What happens in the 8th week |
The copula of the tongue base merges with the anterior swellings of the 1st branchial arch of the tongue body |
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The fusion of the copula and the anterior swellings is demarcated by what? |
Sulcus Terminalis of the mature dorsal of the tongue
V shaped groove |
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The Sulcus Terminalis marks what? |
Border between the base of the tongue and its body |
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The Sulcus Terminalis points backwards towards what?/ |
Oropharynx at a small pit like depression which is the Foramen Cecum |
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Foramen Cemum is the begining of what? |
Thryoglossal duct |
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The Thryoglossal duct is what? |
The origin of and pathway showing the migration of the thyroid gland into the neck region |
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At the end of what week has the tongue completed the fusion between the swellings? |
8th week |
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Between birth and puberty what does the tongue do? |
Doubles in length, breadth, and thickness |
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The Intrinsic muscles of the tongue are believed to orginate from what? |
Somites |
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When do the taste buds appear |
11th to 13th week |
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MALFORMATIONS OF TONGUE AND PALATE |
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Ankloglossia is what kind of Developmental Disturbance? |
Tonge |
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What is another name for Ankloglossia |
Tongue Tied |
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What causes Tongue Tied? |
Short Attachment of the lingual frenum that extends to the tongues apex |
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Cleft Palate is caused from what? |
Failure of fusion of the palatal shelves with the primary palate or with each other |
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This disease can be caused from what? |
Hereditary Factors
Environmental Factors |
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What does cleft palate involve? |
involve only the soft palate or may extend through the hard palate |
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Which is less common cleft palate or cleft lip |
Cleft Palate |
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Cleft palate is more common in what sex? |
Females |
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Cleft Uvula is the least complicated True or False |
True |