Cardiovascular System Flashcards
Situs inversus
Mirror image of all vicera
Caused by leftward loop of the heart tube
3 components of embryonic vascular system
- Umbilical circulation
- Vitelline system
- Cardinal systems
Umbilical circulation
Brings blood to and from the placenta
Vitelline system
Brings blood to and from the yolk sac
Cardinal system
Brings blood to embryo proper
Anastomes
Connection created by tubular structures (i.e blood vessels)
Ductus venosus
Connects left umbilical vein and right vitelline vein
Supracardinal system becomes ______ and leaves its legacy as ________
Hemizygous vein, azygous vein
Brachiocephalic vein
Allow left sided vessels to drain into SVC and then right side of the heart
Right horn of sinus venosus becomes _____ in mature heart
Incorporated into body of right atrium
Sinoatrial ring becomes _______ in mature heart
Contributes to sinus node
Left horn of sinus venosus becomes _______ in mature heart
Coronary sinus
Fate of 1st aortic arch
Regresses completely
Fate of 2nd aortic arch
Regresses completely
Fate of 5th aortic arch
Never forms
Fate of 3rd aortic arch
Common and internal carotid arteries
Fate of 4th aortic arch
L: arch of aorta
R: right subclavian artery
Fate of 6th aortic arch
L: proximal pulmonary artery, ductus venosus
R: regresses
Dominant ventricle in fetal life
Right
Site of oxygenation in the fetus
Placenta