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DHYG341-34
Dental Embryology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Proliferative Period | Time during which cells grow and increase in number by cell division |
| Embryonic Period | The second to eighth weeks of prenatal period |
| Fetal Period | The embryo from the eighth prenatal week to birth |
| Somites | Paired blocklike masses of mesoderm arranged segmentally along the neural tubein the embryo and forming the dermis, vertebral column, and musculature |
| Eight Functions of Cell | Absorption, Assimilation, Respiration, Irritability, Conductivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion |