3. Development of the CVS Flashcards
When does the cardiogenic field appear?
week 3
Describe the formation of the cardiogenic field.
- Cells in splanchnopleuric mesoderm (primitive heart field) differentiate into myeloblasts and blood islands.
- These unite to form a horseshoe-shaped endothelial-lined tube at cephalic end of embryo = cardiogenic field.
When does embryo folding occur?
week 4
What are the effects of embryo folding on formation of the primitive heart?
- Cephalocaudal folding (to form C shape) - causes pericardial cavity to move from cranial end to thorax.
- Lateral folding - causes caudal regions of paired cardiac tube to merge (except at caudal-most ends) - forms single primitive heart tube.
Describe the formation of the primitive heart tube.
- Lateral folding of embryo causes caudal regions of paired cardiogenic field tube to merge (except at caudal-most ends).
- Central part of horseshoe simultaneously expands to form future outflow tract and ventricular regions.
- Sulci (contrictions) appear in primitive heart tube to form primitive heart chambers.
Name the different chambers of the primitive heart tube.
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- Aortic arch/roots (outflow portion)
- Truncus arteriosus
- Bulbis cordis
- primitive Ventricle
- primitive Aorta
- Sinus venosus (inflow portion)
When does cardiac looping occur?
Week 4: days 23-28
Why does cardiac looping occur?
Heart tube elongates, causing cardiac looping due to limited space in pericardial cavity
In which directions do the cephalic and caudal portions of the primitive heart tubes move during cardiac looping?
- cephalic portion moves ventrally, caudally and right (VCR)
- caudal portion moves dorsally, cranially and left
Why is cardiac looping important and what passageway does this form?
i) Places inflow and outflow portions in correct orientation relative to each other - creates transverse pericardial sinus as inflow portion (sinus venosus and primitive atrium) now behind outflow portion (aortic root and truncus arteriosus).
ii) Primitive atrium now above primitive ventricle.
When does interatrial septation and dev. of atria occur?
End of 4th wk and 5th wk (days 27-37).
What are endocardial cushions?
Migration and proliferation of neural crest cells
Describe the process of interatrial septation.
- Superior and inferior endocardial cushions form and fuse in centre of atrioventricular canal.
- Crescent-shaped wedge of tissue grows down from atrial roof to endocardial cushions, forming 2 atria - septum primum. Leaves gap between itself and cushions - ostium primum.
- Apoptosis in upper part of septum primum creates 2nd gap - ostium secundum. Forms just as ostium primum closes.
- Second septum forms to the right - septum secundum. Leaves gap between itself and cushions - foramen ovale.
What is the function of the ostium secundum and foramen ovale?
Allow staggered R to L shunt of blood from RA to LA (due to higher pressure in RA) - flap valve is formed, preventing backflow of blood.
What are the 2 components of the ventricular septum?
- Muscular portion: forms most of the septum
- Membranous portion