Axial Skeleton (Exam 1) Flashcards
What mesoderm layer gives rise to the axial skeleton
paraxial mesoderm
What does the paraxial mesoderm give rise to
Somitomeres
What occurs to most of the somitomeres
they condense into somites
When will somites begin to form
Day 20
By day 35, how many somites are formed
between 42-44 pairs
Which somitomeres do not give rise to somites
the first 7 cranial pairs
What does the somite differentiate into
sclerotome and dermatomyotome
What does the dermatomyotome give rise to
portion of the dermis and nuscle
How many somites in cervical region
8
How many somites in thoracic region
12
How many somites in lumbar region
5
How many somites in sacral region
5
How many somites in coccygeal region
8-10
How many somites in occipital region
4
What will cranial somitomeres form
structures of the head
What will the occipital somites form
the base of the skull
What do somites from the other regions form
the vertebral bodies
What is the notochord composed of
endoderm and mesoderm
What is the notochord function
establishes body axes (midline)
form the nucleus pulposus of the IV disc
How are vertebra formed
Sclerotomes shift and surround spinal cord and notocord
Each sclerotome splits into cranial and caudal sections and joins up with other sclerotome sections to form pre-cartilaginous vertebral body
How are myotomes related to sclerotomes
each myotome has an associated nerve or artery along the sclerotomes
How is the vertebral column organized from sclerotomes
Sclerotome portion of each somite undergoes resegmentation
caudal half of each sclerotome fuses with cranial half of adjacent sclerotome
How is the occipital bone formed
4th occipital somite and the first cervical sclerotome
How is the atlas formed
caudal half of the first cervical sclerotome and cranial half of second cervical sclerotome
How is T1 vertebrae formed
caudal half of 8th cervical and cranial half of 1st thoracic
What do the ribs form from
Paraxial mesoderm
What does the sternum form from
somatic mesoderm
What gives rise to IV discs
thin layer of mesenchymal cells between the caudal and cranial portions of the original sclerotome
How will the myotome be affected by the rearrangement of the sclerotome to form IV discs
myotomes spanning the intervertebral discs, allows movement of vertebral column
Incomplete formation of neural arc is a result of what not forming properly
sclerotomes
What is a chordoma
remnants of the notochord that may give rise to malignant tumors that invade bone
Where does chordoma develop
at the base of the skull and in the lumbar region
What is Klippel-Feil syndrome
short neck from reduced number of cervical vertebrae (fusion of vertebrae)
What is scoliosis
abnormal curvature because of improper fusion or formation
What are variations in the number of vertebrae caused by
additions or subtractions in the number of vertebrae
What are anomalies of the sternum
pes excavatum
cleft sternum
What is hemivertabrae
abnormal fusion resulting in misformed vertebrae
What are accessory fibs/ fused ribs
extra ribs
What is Spina Bifida Occulta
incomplete neural arc; usually asymptomatic and accompanied by a patch of hair over the lesion
What are the muscles of the head derived from
the first 7 somitomeres
Where are the muscles of the tongue, torso, and limbs derived from
the somites
What will the dermomyotome give rise to
dermatome and myotome
Where does the dermatome form in relationship to the myotome from the dermomyotome
dermatome forms laterally
Myotome forms medially
What will myotomes of the trunk split into
primaxial and abaxial muscle cell precursors
What does the primaxial muscle cell precursors form
muscles of the back
What does the abaxial muscle cell precursors form
muscles of the body wall (adnominal) and limb muscles
Describe the innervation to muscles from the myotomes of the dorsal part of the myotome
Dorsal part of the myotome is formed by primaxial muscle cell precursors and migrate further dorsally to form epaxial muscles : innervated by dorsal rami
Describe the innervation to muscles from the myotomes of the lateral part of the myotome
Lateral part of the myotome is formed by abaxial muscle cell precursors and gives rise to hypaxial muscles (body wall and limbs) and innervated by ventral rami
What are Lateral part myotomes innervated by
ventral rami
What are dorsal part of the myotomes innervated by
dorsal rami
Cells of the myotome give rise ultimately to what
skeletal muscle
Cells of the myotome become what
myoblasts
What occurs to the myoblasts
they elongate, migrate, and fuse together to form myotubes
What occurs to myotubes
contractile filaments appear in the cytoplasm to form muscle fibers
What is prune belly syndrome
Where abaxial muscles fail to develop, loose skin, openings in abdomen
What is Poland anomaly
where muscles fail to develop , most common is a pectoral
How is muscle modified after it is formed
fusion of myotomes
splitting of myotomes
What does fusion of myotomes result in
muscles innervated by more than one spinal cord level
What does splitting of myotomes result in
one cord level innervates more than one muscle
What is congenital torticollis
contracture of shortening of sternocleidomastoid
What is muscular dystrophies
conditions that result in weakness and muscle atrophy
What are accessory muscles
rectus sternalis, etc
What is a dermatome
area of skin innervated by a single spinal cord segment
dermatomes are segmental and overlapping
What occurs on day 16 of development
gastrulation
How is the neural plate formed
notochord induces ectoderm to thicken and form the neural plate
What cells are seen within the walls of the closed neurotube
neuroepithelial cells
pseudostratified
What does the neuoepithelium (neuroectoderm) give rise to
neuroblasts
What are neuroblasts
primitive nerve cells