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Anatomy 3
AG Craniofacial Syndromes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| long "spidery" fingers and/or toes, disproportionately long in relation to the hand or foot | arachnodactyly |
| fingers or toes which are disproportionately short in relatin to the hands or foot | brachydactyly |
| curved fingers | clinodactyly |
| a cleft, usually with reference to the eyes, and in particular to the iris, retina and optic nerve | coloboma |
| premature fusion of the cranial bones which are usually separated by small spaces known as sutures | craniosynostosis |
| bulging eyes, or eyes which protrude beyond the orbital walls | exorbitism |
| eyes which are spaced too far apart compared to established norms | hypertelorism |
| small or rudimentary fingers or toes | hypodactyly |
| eyes which are too close together. Often associated with brain malformation | hypotelorism |
| an abnormally large head related to excessive brain size | macrencephaly |
| an abnormally large head unrelated to excessive brain size, but rather to hydrocephalus or excessively thick skull bones | macrocephaly |
| an excessively large tongue | macroglossia |
| an abnormally small skull | microcephaly |
| an abnormally small lower jaw | micrognathia |
| abnormally small eyes | microphthalmia |
| abnormally small or malformed ears | microtia |
| an abnormally flat skull base | platybasia |
| fusion of adjoining fingers and/or toes | syndactyly |