Abnormal growth and development Flashcards
Term for male breasts
Gynecomastia
What is the reason for Turner’s syndrome
One normal X chromosome in female’s cells and the other one is missing or altered.
Thought to be caused by defect in SHOX gene
What are the clinical presentations of Turner syndrome
Webbed neck Low airline at the back of neck. Lymphedema of hands and feet Early loss of ovarian function Heart defects Normal interlligence
What group of cells is the main source of the placenta and associated membranes
Trophoblast
What group of cells is the main source of the embryo proper
Embryoblast
Name for the extramembrionic endoderm that lines the former blastocyst
Heuser’s membrane
Once Heuser’s membrane forms the blastocyst cavity is called
Primary yolk sac
what are PGCs and where are they
Primordial germ cells in the wall of the yolk sac
primitive streak is composed of
Primitive pit, node and groove
What is gastrulation
migration of the epiblast cells on day 16 through the primitive streak
What gives rise to the vertebral column, skeletal musculature and dermis
somitomeres
Ectoderm, mesoderm and definitive endoderm derive from
the epiblast during gastrulation
Development of Thyroid gland
NOT FROM A PHARYNGEAL POUCH
comes from midline thyroid diverticulum from endoderm
Hypoparathyroidism levels
low Ca
High Phosphorus in blood
sensory innervation of the mucosa of the a2/3 tongue is via
lingual branch of the trigeminal nerve
Taste innervation of the a2/3 tongue is via
chorda tympani branch of facial nerve
taste buds in circumballate papilla are inverted via
glossopharyngeal nerve
motor innervation of intrinsic skeletal muscles of tongue is via
hypoglossal nerve