Cardiovascular development Flashcards
what is the cardiac crescent?
mesoderm migrates rostrally and laterally, forming the left and right heart fields either side of the primitive streak
migrate and join to form the cardiac crescent, become cardiac progenitor cells
what does the cardiac crescent create
first heart field, second heart field and head fold
receives signals from the overall ectoderm to make cardiac mesoderm
what do the first cardiac progenitor cells produce
angiogenic cell clusters coalesce to form endocardial tubes
forms basis for the heart chambers
what happens following the formation of the endocardial tubes
left and right tubes fuse at the midline with rostral folding
when fused, initially connected to foregut and endoderm then the connection breaks down
how do the endocardial tubes form from the cardiac crescent
vascular elements
formed through vasculogenesis, with vascular endothelial GF
what do the endocardial tubes give rise to
once fused, form the primitive heart tube surrounded by cardiac myocytes
tissues within the early heart tube
becomes endothelium surrounded by a mass of splanchnic mesoderm
cardiomyoctes progenitors invade the endocardial tube which will form myocardium
what is cardiac jelly?
thick layer of ECM surrounding the early heart tube
space in which cells can migrate into, will eventually form the epicardium
parts of primitive heart tube
sinus venosus (base) primitive atrium primitive ventricle bulbus cordis truncus arteriousus (top)
sinus venosus forms
L/R sinus horns, atria
primitive atrium forms
L ventricle, separated by AV sulcus
bulbus cordis forms
mostly RV
outflow tract forms
aorta and PA
attachment of the primitive heart tube
originally suspended int he cavity by the dorsal mesocardium, then ruptures allowing the heart to grow and change shape
when does contractile activity begin
before linear heart tube formation
day 18, calcium waves visible before striations
venous drainage of linear heart tube
3 pairs of vessels on the left and right sides of the embryo, all drain into the sinus venosus
vitelline veins drain yolk sac
cardinal veins drain body
umbilical veins drain placetna
cells of linear heart tube
initially just endothelial, then surrounded by mesoderm = myocardium, secrete ECM
separates myocardium from endocardium
rich in hyaluronic acid and proteoglycans
outer surface = epicardium
what is cardiac looping + day
day 23-28
4 presumptive chambers brought into correct spatial relationships
how does folding occur?
folding is an intrinsic property of heart tubes
how does looping affect blood flow
change in blood flow through the heart, first morphological sign of L/R assywmety in embryo
how does the heart shape change
rapid proliferation of cells at different rates
elongate and bend into C shape, then S
movement of different regions
bulbus cords = caudal, ventral, right (for RV)
primitive ventricle = left (for LV)
primitive atrium = dorsal and cranial
truncus arteriosus remains cranial (with conus cordis from bulbus) to form outflow tract