Exam 3: Development of the Oral Facial Region

The ultimobranchial body is the origin of which hormone?

Identify three facial sutures.

Sutures are fibrous joints.

Which gland regulates the body's calcium balance?

The mandible is formed from the ________ branchial arch.

Facial muscles develop from the second pharyngeal arch.

Blood vessels in the third pharyngeal arch form the __________.

Which type of facial suture has a beveled or overlapping junction?

The glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)provides taste sensation to the anterior two thirds of the tongue.

After the fifth prenatal week,the first and fifth branchial arches grow toward each other and over the other arches.This overgrowth obscures the external pharyngeal grooves.

Which type of bone protects the brain?

The ____ ____ is a cartilage structure,which underlies and supports the brain.

Which bones support the palatine shelf?

Branchial clefts may be found along the anterior border of the trapezius muscle.

Which of the following is not a muscle of mastication?

The face develops in the ____________ prenatal weeks.

Which defines the term synchondrosis?

In which two locations do pharyngeal fistulas open to drain?

The mandible develops from the second branchial arch.

In the first 20 weeks,the prenatal mandible articulates with which bone(s)?