Cardiovascular Embryology Flashcards
the heart and blood vessels are derived from
- mesoderm
heart forms and begins beating in which week of development?
- week 4
longitudinal folding does what?
- moves the heart into the newly formed thorax
transverse folding does what?
- creates 3D trunk
- brings right and left sides together in ventral midline
development of all blood-carrying vessels
- mitosis of angioblasts to form clusters
- lumens develop
- vessel walls create blood cells
- fusion of neighbor vessels to form network of interconnected vessels.
development of blood-carrying vessels occurs during which week?
- week 3
early circulation
- embryo already large enough to need heart and vessels to carry blood everywhere
where does the heart pump blood in week 4?
- body
- placenta
what do arteries and veins supply in week 4?
- body
- placenta
how long does it take for the heart to develop?
- 5.5 weeks
hearts starts out as
- right and left blood vessel (angioblastic cords)
transverse folding heart development
- brings 2 cords together in anterior midline
- fuse and creates one heart tube
- develops all 3 layers
the heart tube begins to beat on which day?
- Day 22-23
composition of heart tube
- single, straight tube
- subdivided into regions
blood flow through tube
- sinus venosus
- atrium
- ventricle
- bulbus cordis
- truncus arteriosus
sinus venosus becomes part of
- right and left atria
bulbous corgis becomes part of
- right and left ventricles
truncus arteriosus becomes part of
- aorta
- pulmonary trunk
heart tube folding
- atrium and ventricle change their locations and acquire their permanent positions
final positions after heart tube folding
- ventricles located anteriorly
- atria located posteriorly
important central structure in subdivision of atrium and ventricles
- endocardial cushion
what is one thing you always need to subdivide the atrium
- always need a hole in the wall between the atria
atrial subdivision step 1
- septum primum grows from roof to endocardial cushion
atrial subdivision step 2
- first hole is foramen primum that forms
- later disappears
atrial subdivision step 3
- holes form in septum
atrial subdivision step 4
- coalesce to form foramen secundum