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Harelip

July 26, 2025 by Kristensmith Taylor Leave a Comment

Harelip

Question 1. Development of upper lip.
Answer:

  • Each maxillary process grows medially.
  • It fuses first with the lateral nasal process and then the medial nasal process.
  • The mesodermal basis of the lateral part of the lip is formed from the maxillary process.
  • The overlying skin is derived from ectoderm covering the process.
  • The mesodermal basis of the median part of the lip is formed from the frontonasal process.
  • The ectoderm of the maxillary process overgrows the mesoderm to meet the opposite maxillary process in the midline.
  • Thus the entire upper lip is formed.
  • The muscles of the lip are derived from mesoderm of the second bronchial arch.

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Question 2. Cleft lip/ Harelip

Answer:

Cleft lip Causes:

  • Non fusion of maxillary processes with medial nasal process
  • Defective development of frontonasal process
  • Non fusion of two mandibular processes

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Question 11. Development of palate
Answer:

  • Palatal shelves are given out from maxillary process
  • These shelves grow medially
  • Initially they grow down to the tongue vertically
  • Later during 7th week, shelves turn upwards
  • These shelves fuses with each other in midline
  • Fusion occurs anteriorly and proceeds backwards
  • Mesial edges fuses with lower border of nasal septum
  • Thus, palate is formed along with the separation of two nasal cavities with that of oral cavity
  • Intramembranous ossification occurs of the mesoderm of the plate to form hard palate
  • This ossification does not extend into the most posterior portion, which remains as soft palate

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