Cardio Flashcards
When does the cardiovascular system develop?
By the end of the 3rd week
What is the development of new blood vessels?
Angiogenesis
What cells are responsible for angiogenesis
Angioblasts
Angioblasts develop from….
1) Splanchnic Mesoderm
2) Mesenchyme of Yolk Sac
3) Mesenchyme of Umbilical Cord
4) Mesoderm of the Chorion
When do the paired vessel begin to form?
the 3rd week
What is the first pair of logitudinal vessels?
Dorsal Aorta
What are the two aspects of the dorseal aorta?
Aortic Arches, Heart Primordia
What is the function of the vitelline veins?
return blood from the yolk sac
What is the function of the umbilical veins?
Bring blood from the chorion (placenta)
what is the function of the cardinal veins
return blood from the body
what from to evetntually form the heart tube
the two thin walled endothelial heart tubes
T/F: The bulbus and ventricles form faster than the rest of the heart?
True
What is the shape of the developing heart?
“S” shaped
T/F: The atreum start growing at the bottom portion of the heart?
True. The heart will then flip and finish growing at the final anatomical area
The area of the developing heart that receives the umbilical, vitelline and common cardinal veins
The Sinus