Deck 4: Face and Neck Development

Question 1

The fusion of the maxillary and medial nasal processes to form the upper lip is completed during the end of the _____ week of prenatal development,when the grooves between the processes are obliterated.

A) fourth
B) fifth
C) sixth
D) seventh

Answer 1

seventh

Question 2

The philtrum of the upper lip forms during sixth week of prenatal development from the:

A) mandibular processes.
B) medial nasal processes.
C) lateral nasal processes.
D) nasal placodes.

Answer 2

medial nasal processes.

Question 3

Which of the following marks the end of the major growth of the lower two thirds of the face?

A) The forehead ceases to grow significantly after age 12.
B) The eruption of the permanent third molars, which occurs at approximately 17 to 21 years of age.
C) The midface and lower face grow more slowly over a prolonged period of time and finally cease to grow late in puberty.
D) The brain ceases its rapid development along with the growth of the upper face.

Answer 3

The eruption of the permanent third molars, which occurs at approximately 17 to 21 years of age.

Question 4

Which of the following statements concerning facial development is correct?

A) The face and its related tissue begin to form during the sixth week of prenatal development.
B) The overall growth of the face is in a superior and posterior direction in relationship to the cranial base.
C) All three embryonic layers are involved in facial development.
D) The paired maxillary processes fuse at the midline to form the mandibular arch.

Question 5

The facial development that starts in the fourth week will be completed later in the _____ week within the fetal period.

A) fifth
B) sixth
C) eighth
D) twelfth

Question 6

What does the maxillary process form from during the fourth week of prenatal development?

A) Lateral nasal processes
B) Mandibular arch
C) Intermaxillary segment
D) Medial nasal processes

Question 7

A type of cleft lip can result during prenatal development from the lack of fusion between _____ processes.

A) mandibular and maxillary
B) medial nasal and maxillary
C) lateral nasal and medial nasal
D) two lateral nasal
E) lateral nasal and maxillary

Question 8

The mandibular arch during the embryonic period of prenatal development is the:

A) fusion of the two paired mandibular processes.
B) swelling found superior to the stomodeum.
C) structure that gives rise to the lateral nasal process.
D) posterior part of the hard palate.

Question 9

The _____ are rounded areas of specialized,thickened ectoderm found at the location of developing special sense organs.

A) placodes
B) branchial arches
C) branchial pouches
D) processes

Question 10

The development of the neck parallels the development of the face over time,beginning during the fourth week of prenatal development within the embryonic period and completed during the _____ period.

A) preimplantation
B) embryonic
C) fetal
D) both the embryonic and fetal

Question 11

From which structure during prenatal development is the palatine tonsillar tissue derived?

A) First branchial arches
B) First pharyngeal pouches
C) Second branchial arches
D) Second pharyngeal pouches

Question 12

The frontonasal process is a swelling that appears over the developing brain in the embryo during prenatal development and forms the future:

A) forehead.
B) otic placodes.
C) mandibular arch.
D) neck area.

Question 13

Which of the following tissue usually uses both interstitial and appositional growth to attain its final size?

A) Hard dental tissue
B) Mature bone
C) Cartilage
D) Gingival tissue

Question 14

How many processes are considered major during facial development so that they become the centers of growth for the face?

A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five

Question 15

Which of the following facial structures is formed from the mandibular arch during prenatal development?

A) Forehead
B) Lower face
C) Philtrum
D) Nose

Question 16

The medial nasal processes are involved directly in the formation of the embryo's _____ of the nose during prenatal development.

A) bridge
B) sides
C) bridge and sides
D) nasal placodes

Question 17

What is the first event in the development of the face during the later part of the fourth week of prenatal development?

A) Disintegration of the oropharyngeal membrane
B) Paired mandibular processes fusion at the midline to form the mandibular arch
C) Folding of the embryonic structure into a tubal one
D) Thickening of the facial placodes

Question 18

Which of the following phrases concerning the second branchial arch during prenatal development is correct?

A) Called the mandibular arch
B) Contains Reichert cartilage
C) Forms into the muscles of mastication
D) Associated with the trigeminal nerve

Question 19

The maxillary processes on each side of the developing face partially fuse with the mandibular arch on each side to create the:

A) philtrum.
B) tubercle.
C) labial commissures.
D) lower lip.

Question 20

In which week of prenatal development does facial development begin in the embryo?

A) Second
B) Fourth
C) Fifth
D) Eighth

Question 21

When the second branchial groove occasionally does not become obliterated,it has parts that remain after cervical development and can form a:

A) branchial arch.
B) pharyngeal pouch.
C) branchial membrane.
D) branchial cleft cyst.

Question 22

The anterior part of the foregut and will form the primitive pharynx and the foregut is originally derived from the:

A) endoderm embryonic cell layer.
B) mesoderm embryonic cell layer.
C) ectoderm embryonic cell layer.
D) neural crest cells.

Question 23

The developmental disturbance of cleft lip is more commonly found:

A) in males.
B) bilaterally.
C) on the right side.
D) on the lower lip.

Question 24

Which of the following is not part of the developing branchial apparatus during cervical development?

A) Branchial arches
B) Branchial grooves
C) Pharyngeal pouches
D) Branchial cleft cysts

Question 25

When do the paranasal sinuses develop during prenatal development?

A) Preimplantation period
B) Embryonic period
C) Fetal period
D) Fetal period and after birth