Cardiovacular Embryology- Melissa (3)* Flashcards
By what weeks (gestation) have the endocardial tubes formed?
2-3 weeks (18-19 days)
By what week gestation do the paired endocardial tubes fuse and establish trunks arteriosis outflow?
3 weeks
By when do contractions begin in the fetal heart?
3-4 weeks; 22-23 days
What is happening during week 4 gestation in terms of heart development?
heart tube continues to elongate, curves to form S shape
also circulation begins d27-29
When does atrial and ventricular separation start?
When is it complete?
Week 5/ Day 26
Complete (4 chambers closed) by day 50
At what point does the foramen ovale close?
What rudimentary structure is left?
Week 37/ 38 (after birth in response to the pressure difference)
*Fossa Ovalis remains
Describe the 3 steps that lead up to formation of the single heart tube:
- medial migration of angiogenic cells
- formation of 2 endocardial tubes
- fusion of endocardial tubes (cranial–>caudal) during lateral folding of the embryo
List the 5 dilations of the single heart tube (Cranial–> caudal):
- Truncus arteriosis
- Bulbus cordis
- Primative ventricle
- Primative atrium
- Sinus Venous
Truncus arteriosis derivatives (2):
- proximal aorta
2. proximal pulm. arteries
Bulbs Cordis derivatives (2):
- smooth part of R ventricle (conus arteriosis)
2. Part of left ventricle (smooth also, bc its membranous septum?)
Primitive ventricle derivatives:
Trebeculated portion of rt and lt ventricles
Primitive atrium derivatives:
R (trabeculated), L atria
Sinus venosus derivatives:
- smooth R atrium (R horn)
- coronary sinus (L horn)
- oblique vein
Describe the process of DEXTRAL folding:
What is happening?
Why?
What is the end result?
- Bulboventricular sac grows faster than rest of embryo/ pericardial sac
- Tube folds to the RIGHT–> forms
bulbovenvricualr fold–> organ shifts LEFT - Atrium + sinus venous move dorsal/ cranial and enter pericardial sac
What is the first organ to treat rt/lt symmetry?
Heart!
By when is folding of the heart and migration of neural crest cells to the outflow tract complete?
Day 28 (week 4)