Development Of The Palate

Development Of The Palate

Describe the development of the palate.
Answer:

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• The development of the palate initiates between 7- 8 weeks and completes around the third month of gestation.
• The palate develops from.
  1. Two palatal processes/shelves extending from maxillary processes.
  2. Fronto nasal process.
• The shelves are directed first downward on each side of the tongue.
• Around the seventh week of development, the tongue is withdrawn from between the shelves.
• The tongue now elevates due to.
  1. Presence of contractile fibroblasts.
  2. The growth pattern of the head.

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• Both the palatine shelves converge and fuse with each other and with the primary palate.
• The fusion of 2 palatine shelves occurs due to.
  • Cessation of DNA synthesis within the epithelium.
  • Surface epithelial cells are sloughed off exposing basal epithelial cells.
  • These cells permit adhesion and formation of junctions to achieve fusion.
• The fusion of palatal shelves results in separating the primitive oral cavity into nasal and oral cavities.
  • Cessation of DNA synthesis within the epithelium.
  • Surface epithelial cells are sloughed off exposing basal epithelial cells.
  • These cells permit adhesion and formation of functions to achieve fusion.
• The fusion of palatal shelves results in separating the primitive oral cavity into nasal and oral cavities.

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