19. Developmental Anatomy: Neural Crest, Eye, Ear Flashcards
Where do neural crest cells come from?
Lateral edge of neural ectoderm
Where do neural crest cells migrate once the neural fold is closed?
Into mesenchyme
Enter mesoderm
Which disease is due to the failure of neural crest cells to migrate into the bowel wall?
Hirschsprung’s disease
Why are there no bowel reflexes in Hirschsprung’s disease?
No parasympathetic plexus
Which parts of the bowel are most affected by Hirschsprung’s?
Sigmoid colon
Rectum
What does Hirschsprung’s disease present as?
Constipation
Vomiting
Abdominal distension
What is the first sign of eye development on day 22?
Pair of shallow grooves at the side of the forebrain
What are the outpocketings of forebrain known as?
Optic vesicles
What causes the changes needed for lens formation?
Vesicles come in contact with surface ectoderm
What is the optic cup formed by?
Invagination of the optic vesicle
What are the layers of the optic cup separated by?
Intraretinal space
What gap allows the hyaloid artery to reach the inner chamber of the eye?
Choroid fissure
What will eventually form the pupil?
Fused lips of the choroid fissure, which form a round opening in the optic cup
What forms the lens placode?
Elongated cells of the surface ectoderm
What happens at the canal of Schlemm?
Aqueous humour drains into venous circulation