KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 18 · KROK (Dentistry)
As a result of a development anomaly a newborn has malformation of major salivary glands. This anomaly is caused by the damage of the following embryonal structure:
- A. Somites
- B. Ectoderm
- C. Splanchnotom
- D. Mesenchyme
- E. Entoderm
Hint
Ask which germ layer lines the primary oral cavity (stomodeum), from whose epithelium the gland buds grow into the underlying tissue.
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