510-03 Craniofacial Embryology Flashcards
As neurulation proceeds through the third week of development, the embryo elongates and folds in which two directions?
cephalocaudally (head + tail) and laterally (see figure 2-9 on slide 4)
As the head and neck begin to form during the 4th-5th weeks of development, the embryonic ____ develops a series of external arches, clefts, and internal pouches that contain tissues that will develop into important nerves, blood vessels, bones, cartilage and other organs of the head and neck.
pharynx
(T/F) Each pharyngeal cleft develops its own artery, nerve, muscle, and skeletal elements of the head and neck
False, each pharyngeal ARCH develops its own artery, nerve, muscle, and skeletal elements of the head and neck
pharyngeal arches consist of bars of mesenchymal tissue separated by internal pharyngeal ____ and external pharyngeal ___.
pouches, clefts
Pharyngeal pouches are lined by which germ layer?
endoderm
Which structure gives rise to the middle ear cavity, eustachian tube, palatine tonsil, parathyroid glands, thymus and ultimobranchial bodies? (pharyngeal arches/ pouches/ clefts)
pharyngeal pouches
Which pharyngeal cleft gives rise to the external auditory meatus?
the first cleft
What structure does the first pharyngeal cleft give rise to?
external auditory meatus
What structure is formed by the tracheo-bronchial diverticulum?
the lungs
Outgrowths of the pharynx form ____ that will form structures in the head and neck
pouches
What are 3 diffusible signaling molecules that help guide neural crest cell migration?
1) sonic hedgehog (Shh)
2) bone morphogenic proteins (Bmp)
3) fibroblast growth factors (Fgf)
Development of head and neck tissues depend on migration of what kind of cells into the pharyngeal arches?
neural crest cells
Migrating neural crest cells express genes that regulate differentiation of developing head and neck tissues by establishing gradients that are regulated by expression of ___ genes.
Hox genes
Which arch develops into the mandible and maxilla?
first
Which arch contains Meckel’s cartilage?
first
Which ossicles are made due to Meckel’s cartilage?
Incus and malleus
Which arch contains Reichert’s cartilage?
second
What ossicle is made due to Reichert’s cartilage?
stapes
The ____ that will eventually become the opening of the oral cavity is initially closed by a buccopharyngeal membrane in a 24 day embryo.
stomodeum
The stomodeum that will eventually become the opening of the oral cavity is initially closed by a ______ membrane in a 24 day embryo.
buccopharyngeal
What cellular process do the nasal placodes rely on in order to form into nostrils?
apoptosis
Of the 6 pharyngeal arches, which ones produce significant body structures?
1-4
What does the 6th pharyngeal arch contribute to?
laryngeal cartilage
The cartilages of the first and second pharyngeal arches are derived from ______. The cartilages of the 3rd-6th arches are derived from ____.
neural crest cells, mesoderm