|
amphiarthrosis
|
slightly movable
joint
|
| anterior |
from
the front |
| Apert syndrome |
Go
to Syndromic Craniosynostosis
page |
| aplasia |
defective
development or congenital absence of an
organ or tissue |
| bilateral |
both sides |
| branchial
arches |
see
pharyngeal arches. |
| cartilage |
a specialized connective tissue; precursor to bone in endochondral
ossification |
| caudal
|
at, towards the tail end |
| cleft
lip, palate |
Go
to Cleft Lip & Palate
page. |
| chondrocranium
|
see
cranial base |
| congenital |
existing
at birth; may be genetic or due to some influence during development |
| connective
tissue |
one
of four major tissue types; derived from mesoderm;
supporting tissue of body, includes bone and cartilage |
| contralateral |
opposite side |
| coronal
suture |
suture separating frontal bone from parietal bone. Go to Neonatal
page. |
| cranial
base |
lower
portion of the neurocranium,
formed by endochondral
ossification. |
| cranial
vault |
upper
portion of neurocranium, formed by intramembranous
ossification. |
| craniectomy |
surgical
procedure involving removal of a portion of the skull |
| craniosynostosis,
craniostosis |
premature fusion of cranial sutures.
Go to Skull Vault disorders
page. |
| cranium |
collectively,
the bones of the head; specifically, part of the skull encasing the
brain. |
| Crouzon
syndrome |
Go
to Syndromic Craniosynostosis
page, or related links page. |
| deciduous |
tooth
of the first set of teeth; primary tooth |
| dura
mater |
fibrous outermost membrane that lies beneath the skull and covers
the brain, and the spinal cord |
| dural
plication |
surgical procedure involving shortening of the dura
mater |
| dysmorphogenesis |
anatomical malformation during development |
| dysostosis |
defective
formation of bone (ossification) |
| dysplasia |
abnormal
tissue development |
| ectoderm |
specialized cells that differentiate into nerve and epithelial tissue |
| endochondral
ossification |
type
of bone formtion that begins with a cartilage model. Go to Bone
Formation page. |
| endoderm |
specialized
cells that differentiate into epithelial
tissue |
| epidermis
|
outer
layer of skin, formed from epithelial
tissue |
| epithelial
tissue |
one of four major tissue types; derived from endoderm and ectoderm;
covering and lining of surfaces of body |
| fetus |
stage in development, from week 10 to week 40. See Fetal
page. |
| fontanelle |
membranous gaps at the junction of sutures
between bones of neonatal skull. Go to Neonatal
page. |
