block III: Development of cardiovascular system (conf 1) Flashcards
What is the major system to function in the embryo?
Cardiovascular system
Where is the heart developed from?
- splanchnic mesoderm
- paraxial and lateral mesoderm
- neural crest cells
When does the heart start to function?
beginning of 4th week
When does future heart and vascular system start to develop?
middle of 3rd week
Why is the development of heart necessary during early embryonic period?
To meet embryonic demands for oxygen and nutrition (acquiring oxygen and nutrition from the maternal blood and disposing CO2 and waste products).
What is the earliest sign of heart?
angioblastic cords
What are angioblastic cords?
mesoderm agrupations bilateral, surge in 3rd week (paired endothelial strands)
Where do angiogenic cords form?
form in mesoderm from inductive signals from underlying anterior endoderm (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors = VEGFs)
What does the angiogenic cords form?
Cords canalize to form heart tubes, which fuse to form the tubular heart late in the 3rd week
How many tubes does the aorta have and how do they occur?
2 tubes (2 hearts); dorsal aorta. Tubes fuse due to lateral folds; aortas dont fuse, just the tubes.
Where is the cardiogenic system located in the beginning?
in front of developing NS in development
When does heart begin to beat?
22-23 days
When does blood flow begin?
4th week
What fuses?
the tubes; not the aortas, the aortas remain as 2
Where do the aortas unite?
At the caudal end but they remain being 2
Which are the 3 vein systems of a 4 week embryo?
-vitelline veins
-umbilical veins
-common cardinal veins
What is the function of the vitelline veins?
return O2-poor blood from the yolk sac (comes from yolk sac, not from mom)
What is the function of umbilical veins?
carry O2-rich blood from the future placenta.