CRANIOFACIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Distal


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away or farthest from a body




Increase in the number of cells

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hyperplasia




How much earlier do girls receive their growth spurt in comparison to boys.


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2 years earlier




merely a location at which growth occurs (e.g.,
cranial and circummaxillary sutures, condyle)


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growth site




What are the 3 areas of endochondral growth?


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1. Long bones
2. Condylar growth
3. cranial base (synchondroses)




Mandibular growth is mainly __________________ except for the _________________

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Intramembranous, except for the condyle




what are the 3 theories of growth control?


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1) Bone, like other tissues, is the primary determinant of
craniofacial growth
2) Cartilage is the primary determinant of skeletal growth
3) Soft tissue Functional Matrix Moss




deviation from a common pattern
(e.g., later start of menstruation)


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Variability




Graph that measures the sizes of various tissues and how they grow until maturation.
Shows the different rates of growth for different body tissues


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Scammon's curve