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Fig. 3. Overview of orofacial development and primary palate anatomy. (A) Schematic of the human fetal face at 10 weeks of development showing major anatomicalfeatures. The colored domains correspond to the facial prominences in (C) during embryonic development. (B) Schematic of the adult palate showing the location of theprimary verses secondary palate. (C) Schematic of the face of a 4–5 week human fetus showing the location of the facial prominences. Image published in: Dickinson AJ (2016) Copyright © 2016. This image is reproduced with permission of the publisher and the copyright holder. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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