3.3 lecture - embryology - development of body plan - MacNeil Flashcards
which conceptus layer is always adjacent to maternal blood supply?
syncytiotrophoblast
where is the chorionic cavity in relation to the yolk sac and the amnionic cavity?
chorionic is outside surrounding both yolk sac and amnionic cavity. the chorion is connected to the embryo via the connecting stalk (becomes umbilical cord)
what layers are present in each primary villus extending from the chorion into the decidua? secondary villus?
tertiary villus?
- primary - syncytiotrophoblast and cytotrophoblast
- secondary - syncitiotrophoblast, cytotrophoblast, mesoderm core
- tertiary - synciciotrophoblast, cytotrophoblast, mesoderm core, villous capillaries within mesoderm core
why is week 3 of embryo development the “week of threes” ?
3 cavities - chroionic, definitive yolk sac, amnionic
3 placental layers - syncytiotrophoblast, cytotrophoblast, extraembryonic mesoderm
3 germ layers - ecto, meso, endoderm
3 body axes - craniocaudal, dorsoventral, R/L
function of the:
- amnion
- yolk sac
amnion - line fluid filled amnionic cavity
yolk sac - transfer agent for nutrients, site of primordial germ cells, source of blood cells and blood vessels
epiblast cells that migrate through the primitive groove and migrate cranially in the mesoderm along the cranial caudal axis will form the __
notochord
what cells is the notochord derived from?
epiblast cells that migrate through the primitive groove and migrate cranially in the mesoderm along the cranial caudal axis
what germ layer is the notochord derived from?
mesothelium
another name for the notochord is the…
axial mesoderm
the notochord is important for 3 reasons:
- signals induction of neural tube, somites, and surrounding structures
- vertebral column and base of skull develop around it
- degenerates to leave behind nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc
this structure signals the induction of the neural tube, somites, and surrounding structures
notochord
the vertebral column and base of the skull develop around this structure
notochord
this structure ultimately degenerates to leave behind nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral discs in adults
notochord
the location and function of the nucleus pulposus
- located in center of intervertebral discs in adults
- jelly-like structure that functions to distribute compressive loads through hydraulic pressure
T/F during gastrulation, the cells in the ectoderm that will ultimately form the heart migrate to just below the oropharyngeal membrane
false - the heart will be derived from cells of the Mesoderm that migrate Above the oropharyngeal membrane during gastrulation (this cranial end will ultimately fold over so these heart deriving cells are located caudally to oropharyngeal membrane)
what 2 germ layers are fused at the oropharyngeal and cloacal membranes?
ectoderm and endoderm are fused (no mesoderm)
~ what day do the oropharyngeal and cloacal membranes break down?
~ day 26
a solid cord of cells that underlies the developing neural tube forming a midline axis and serves as a basis for the axial skeleton. induces the neural plate and sclerotome portion of the somite
notochord
describe 7 key structures in the sequence in which they arise in the process of neurulation
- neural plate
- axial neural groove / neural folds
- neural crests
- neural tube
- neural crest cells
- primitive brain
- primitive spinal cord
neurulation is…
the process by which the neural tube forms
neurulation begins on day __
day 18
when the notochord thickens and expands mitotically it forms the…
neural plate
folding of the neural plate gives rise to these 2 structures
- axial neural groove
- neural crests
this is where the neuroectoderm merges with the somatic ectoderm during neurulation
neural crests
fusion of neural folds in neurulation results in the formation of…
the neural tube
neural crest cells arise when…
around the time of neural fold fusion to form the neural tube during neurulation, the neural crests detach from the neural tube and migrate into the mesoderm layer
the neural crests detach from the neural tube and migrate into the mesoderm to become…
neural crest cells
describe the fusion that gives rise to the neural tube
- neural folds approach each other
- somatic ectoderm fuses at surface (beginning somewhere mid-axial and zipping up cranially and down caudally)
- neural crest cells detach, migrate into paraxial mesoderm
- neural tube sinks into mesoderm layer
- neural tube folds ventrally to close tube
neural crest cell detachment and migration into mesoderm during gastrulation is an example of what kind of transition?
epithelial to mesenchymal transition
mesenchyme is..
embryonic connective tissue in the mesoderm
T/F fusion of neural folds is due to genetic factors (genes such as sonic hedgehog) and environmental factors (cholesterol and folic acid)
true
what day does closure of the neural tube at each neuropore occur?
Anterior/cranial neuropore: ~day 25
Posterior/caudal neuropore: ~day 28