Jump to content

Intermaxillary segment

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Arcadian (talk | contribs) at 19:04, 11 October 2007 ({{Embryology of head and neck}}). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Intermaxillary segment
Diagram showing the regions of the adult face and neck related to the fronto-nasal process and the branchial arches. (Globular processes labeled at center right.)
Details
Gives rise toprimary palate[1]
Anatomical terminology

The rounded lateral angles of the medial process constitute the globular processes. It is also known as the "intermaxillary segment"[2] It gives rise to the premaxilla.[3]

  • Head end of human embryo of about thirty to thirty-one days.
    Head end of human embryo of about thirty to thirty-one days.
  • Same embryo as shown in Fig. 45, with front wall of pharynx removed.
    Same embryo as shown in Fig. 45, with front wall of pharynx removed.
  • The roof of the mouth of a human embryo, aged about two and a half months, showing the mode of formation of the palate.
    The roof of the mouth of a human embryo, aged about two and a half months, showing the mode of formation of the palate.
  • The head and neck of a human embryo thirty-two days old, seen from the ventral surface.
    The head and neck of a human embryo thirty-two days old, seen from the ventral surface.

References

  1. ^ plastic/216 at eMedicine
  2. ^ http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=72278
  3. ^ http://www.ucd.ie/vetanat/ga-subject/head&neck/hn1.html

See also

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 68 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Stub icon

This developmental biology article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Intermaxillary_segment&oldid=163864929"