Cardiovascular Embryology&Histology Flashcards
What are the main functions of the cardiovascular system?
Transportation, regulation, and protection
What are the major blood vessels
arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins
When does most of the development occur
this happens when the heart is pumping blood
what are the contractile tissues and the internal epithelium made of
myocardium and endocardium
During development: where is the cardiogenic field in relation to the neural plate
cranial
Blood islands in the visceral layer of lateral plate mesoderm are in what direction to the developing brain
cranial
what develops as the blood islands coalesce
a horseshoe-shaped endothelial tube(the primitive heart tube)
What does the heart form from
the visceral(splanchnic) layer of lateral plate mesoderm
how do the two sides of the cardiac region fuse along the midline
lateral plate mesoderm
what does the fusion from lateral body folding result in
a single tube with aortic and venous poles
Where does the heart tube sprout aortic arch vessels from?
from the aortic outflow region
does the venous pole remain paired after fusion
yes
what portion of the heart does the caudal pole form
the venous end of the heart
what portion of the heart does the cranial end form
the arterial portion of the heart
what are the vessels that form from sprouting at the cranial end called
the aortic arches
during cardiac looping what directions do the atrial and ventricular portions grow in
the atrial portion grows upward and to the left. the ventricular portion grows downward and to the right
what is the result of the atrial and ventricular positioning after cardiac looping
the atria are superior and posterior
the ventricles are anterior and inferior
the heart itself is on the left side of the body
ductus venosus
shunts blood to the liver
foramen ovale
connects the two atria and is located in the heart
ductus arteriosus
connects the right ventricle to the aorta: mixes oxygenated and deoxygenated blood
how is the interatrial septum formed?
the fusion of the septum primum and the septum secundum
what does the septum primum do after it forms?
extends into the atrium from the cranial-dorsal wall
which comes first? the foramen primum or the septum primum?
The foramen primum exists first; before the septum primum attaches
How does the foramen secundum form?
Apoptosis of the septum primum
How does septum secundum grow and what does it form?
Septum scundum grows by looping and leaves an open foramen ovale
what happens to the septum primum and septum secundum at birth
they are pushed together
What is atrial septal defect?
(ASD) excessive resorption of septum primum
What is the disease process of ASD?
the amount of apoptosis is too extensive during formation of the ostium secundum in the upper portion of the septum primum. This results in too large a hole for the septum secundum to cover.
–> Septum secundum will fail to form: leaving a large hole in the atrial septum