Talk:Abnormal Development - Cleft Palate

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Table 1 :Neuromeric origins and developmental field defects of the Tessier craniofacial clefts

Tessier Zone	Neuromere Origin	Developmental Field	Neurovascular Supply
0	n/a	fusion failure n/a
1	r2’	premaxilla- central incisor	medial sphenopalatine
2	r2’	premaxilla-central, lateral incisors/frontal process	medial sphenopalatine
3	r2	maxilla, palatine bone, inferior turbinate	lateral sphenopalatine
4	r2
5	r2
6	r2
7	r2
8	r2
9	alisphenoid	middle meningeal, anterior deep temporal	r2
10	p5	postfrontal	supraorbital
11	p5, r1	prefrontal, lacrimal	supratrochlear, dorsal nasal
12	p5, r1	ethmoid labryinth	anterior/posterior ethmoid, lateral nasal branches
13	p5, r1	ethmoid cribiform	anterior/posterior ethmoid, medial nasal branches
14	n/a	fusion failure	n/a