ANA 206 Development of the Heart Flashcards
What is gastrulation?
It is the formation of three germ layers —endoderm, ectoderm and mesoderm from the epiblast.
•Happens during the 3rd Week.
When the embryoblast differentiates into two layers, what are the layers and what is it called?
•Superficial layer consisting of flat cells —epiblast
•Deep layer consisting of columnar cells —hypoblast.
It is called the bilaminar embryonic disc
Describe the formation of the 3 germ layers
the epiblast forms a linear thickening in the midline of embryonic disc called primitive streak.
Epiblast cells in the region of the primitive streak become flask-shaped, detach themselves from the epiblast, and slip beneath it
The flask-shaped cells of epiblast move inward (invaginate) towards the hypoblast, some of which replace the hypoblast cells to form the endoderm
•Others come to lie between the epiblast and the newly formed endoderm to form the mesoderm.
•While the remaining cells of the epiblast will form the ectoderm.
•This stage is referred to as trilaminar embryonic disc.
What does the ectoderm form?
Epidermis of the skin and it’s appendages
Epithelial lining of:
Lower part of anal canal
Distal Part of male urethra
Lower part of vagina
External auditory meatus
Oral cavity
Nasal cavity
Lens of the eye
Enamel of teeth
Adenohypophysis of the pituitary gland
Adrenal medulla
Nervous tissue and sense organs (CNS & PNS)
What does the endoderm form?
Epithelial lining of the GIT
Respiratory tract
Urinary tract
Biliary tract
Auditory tube and middle ear cavity
Uterus and upper part of vagina
Liver(hepatocytes)
Pancreas (acinar and islet cells)
Thyroid (follicular cells)
Parathyroid ( principle and oxyphil cells)
When does the CVS develop in the developing embryo?
At 3 weeks
What does the mesoderm form?
Muscles: smooth, cardiac, and
skeletal
• Bones and cartilages
• Connective tissue
Heart, blood vessels, and lymph vessels
• Epithelial lining of blood vessels, lymph
vessels, body cavities, and joint cavities
• Spleen
• Kidney and ureters
• Adrenal cortex
• Testes and ovaries
The 3 layers of the heart
endocardium, myocardium & epicardium
From their cranial to caudal ends, what are the heart tube dilatations?
1.Truncus arteriosus
2.Bulbus cordis
3.Primitive ventricle
4.Primitive atrium
5.Sinus venosus.
Describe the arterial end of the primitive heart tube
The truncus arteriosus represents the arterial end of the heart (vide supra).
•Cranially it is continuous with aortic sac having right and left horns.
•From each horn of aortic sac, the first pharyngeal arch artery arises and passes backwards on the lateral side of the foregut to become continuous with the respective dorsal aorta.
Describe the venous end of the primitive heart tube
The sinus venosus represents the venous end of the heart (vide supra).
•Each horn of sinus venosus receives 3 primitive veins:
•Vitelline vein from the yolk sac,
•Umbilical vein from the placenta, and
•Common cardinal vein from the body wall
Truncus arteriosus develops into_______
Ascending aorta
Pulmonary trunk
Bulbus cordis develops into_______
Smooth upper part of the right ventricle
(conus arteriosus)
Smooth upper part of the left ventricle
(aortic vestibule)
Primitive ventricle develops into_______
Trabeculated part of the right ventricle
Trabeculated part of the left ventricle
Primitive atrium develops into_______
Trabeculated part of the right atrium
Trabeculated part of the left atrium
Sinus venosus develops into_______
Smooth part of the right atrium (sinus
venarum)
Coronary sinus
Oblique vein of the left atrium
Role of vitelline veins
Return poorly oxygenated blood from the yolk sac/umbilical vesicle, and enter the sinus venosus