Intermaxillary segment
| 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 | |
| Precursor | medial nasal prominence[1] |
| Gives rise to | primary palate[2] |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The rounded lateral angles of the medial process constitute the globular processes. It is also known as the intermaxillary segment[3] It gives rise to the premaxilla.[4]
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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. -
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.
References
- ^ Langman, Jan; Thomas Sadler (2006). Langman's medical embryology. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 272. ISBN 0-7817-9485-4.
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- ^ Globular Process - Medical Dictionary Definition
- ^ Development Of The Head And Neck
See also
External links
- http://www.ana.ed.ac.uk/anatomy/database/humat/notes/embryo/branchi.htm
- http://isc.temple.edu/marino/embryology/Face98/face_text.htm
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