TOPIC 18: HARD PALATE AND NASAL SEPTUM

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What forms the hard palate?

The palatine processes of the maxillae and the horizontal plates of the palatine bones.

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What forms the bony nasal septum?

The vomer and perpendicular plate of the ethmoid form the bony portion; the septal cartilage also contributes to the nasal septum.

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What is a deviated nasal septum?

An excessive deviation of the nasal septum from its normal position.

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What can a deviated nasal septum affect?

It can affect breathing and sinus drainage and may cause snoring.

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What is cleft lip/palate?

A condition resulting from failure of facial/palatal bones to fuse medially.