Molecular Aspects of Development — Flashcards

Adenoids show enlargement upto age _____ and regress after that.

_____ is the recruitment and differentiation of pluripotent mesenchymal stem cells into bone-forming osteoprogenitor cells.

The sac of omphalocele is composed of an outer layer of _____ and an inner layer of peritoneum

The spleen grows in the _____ mesogastrium

Two types of bronchogenic cysts can be either _____ (10-15%) or mediastinal (65-90%)

Sutures ossify on the _____ surface before they ossify on the ectocranial surface (endo/ectocranial)

In children, the spinal cord terminates at the _____ border of the L3 vertebra.

The earliest tooth to erupt in secondary (permanent) dentition is a _____ molar.

Hint: central/first

The earliest tooth to erupt in primary (temporary) dentition is a _____ central incisor.

Hint: maxilla/mandible

_____ is due to the persistence of bucconasal membrane which separates primitive oropharynx from the primitive nasopharynx