CTB theme 3 Flashcards
What are the steps in the estblishment of a body plan ?
fertilisation cleavage gastrualtion organogenesis larval stage maturity gametogenesis
What happens in gastrualation ?
development of the 3 germ layers
What are the 2 germ layers ?
ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm
What happens in organogenesis ?
tissue morphogenesis and cell differentiation
formation of body structures and organs
germ layers make derivatives
What are the derivatives of the ectoderm ?
external cells- epidermis and dental epithelium
CNS
craniofacial tissues-cartialge, bone and teeth
What are the derivatives of the mesoderm ?
blood
connective tissue
notochord
bone
What are the derivatives of the endoderm ?
internal cells
stomach cells
thyroid cells
lung alveolar cells
What does susceptibiltiy to teratogens mean ?
human embryo can have developmental birth defects
When is the embryo susceptible to teratogens ?
first trimester- 3/4 weeks to 12 weeks
craniofacial abnormalities important in 4-12 weeks
What are some early head formation defects ?
holoprosencephaly
anencephaly
What is holoprosencephaly ?
facial midline defect due to deficiency in forebrain tissue
not symmetrical face
What causes holoprosencephaly ?
mutation in Shh pathways genes
What is anencephaly ?
abnormal brain development due to failure of neural tube to close
What causes anencephaly ?
teratogens
severe malnutrition
folic acid deficiency
What do high retinoic acid levels interfere with ?
Hox gene expression
What is an important early embryo development stage ?
folding of the early embryo
What are the 3 types of embryo folds ?
head
lateral
tail
What happens at 16 days in the embryo ?
3 germ layers present
ectoderm proliferates to form the neural palte
head fold occurs
What happens at 18 days in the embryo ?
ectoderm proliferates and meets endoderm forming the oropharyngeal membrane
What are the functions of the oropharyngeal membrane ?
separates the future mouth (stromedeum) from the pharynx
acts as a transient signalling centre to pattern the oral cavity
eventually broken down
What is the future mouth called ?
stromedeum
What happens in 22 days in the embryo ?
formation of the stromedeum
heart now located inwards
What happens in 30 days in the embryo ?
rudiments of most organs established
oropharyngeal membrane breaks down
pharyngeal arches broken down- 1, 2 and 3
What are the pharyngeal arches ?
1- mandibular arch
2- maxillary arch
3- third arch
What is present at 4 weeks of development ?
somites
heart
pharyngeal arches
What is the structure of the pharyngeal arches ?
each arch is covered in ectoderm and lined with endoderm
internal mesoderm core infiltrated with CNCs
What does each pharyngeal arch form ?
artery
cartilage
nerve
Why are there CNCs in the mesoderm of the pharyngeal arch ?
CNCs replace the mesoderm as they migrate into the arches
What is the artery and nerve formed in the first pharyngeal arch ?
maxillary artery
trigeminal
What is the artery and nerve formed in the second pharyngeal arch ?
hyoid artery
facial
What is the artery formed in the third pharyngeal arch ?
internal carotid artery
glossopharyngeal
What is the artery and nerve formed by the 4th pharyngeal arch ?
right subclavian
vagus
What are muscles of the 1st pharyngeal arch ?
muscles of mastication anterior belly of digastric tensor tympani mylohyoid tensor veli palatini
What are the muscles of the 2nd pharyngeal arch ?
muscles of facial expression
stapedius
stylohyoid
posterior digastric
What are the muscles of the 3rd pharyngeal arch ?
stylopharyngeus
What are the muscles of the 4th pharyngeal arch ?
muscles of the larynx and pharynx
What are the skeletal derivatives of the 1st arch ?
malleus
incus
meckels
sternothyroid ligament
What are the skeletal derivatives of the 2nd arch ?
stapes
styloid process
stylohyoid ligament
lesser cornu of hyoid
What are the skeletal derivatives of the 3rd arch ?
greater cornu of hyoid
What are the skeletal derivatives of the 4th arch ?
laryngeal cartilages
What is the process of cranial neural crest cell formation ?
- CNCs induced molecularly at the border between neuroectoderm and epidermis
- neural plate invaginates and forms the neural folds- open tube
- neural folds fuse to form the neural tube - CNCs migrate along specific pathways
- migration to predetemined destinations - become specialised cell types
Where are CNCa specified ?
at the border between neuroectoderm and epidermis
What does the border of neuroectoderm and epidemris specify and create ?
specifies CNCs
creates BMP4 and WNT6 signalling proteins
What do BMP4 and WNT6 do ?
indice TFs necesary for CNC migration and specification
What are the gradients of BMP4 and WNT6 ?
overlapping gradients
cells get intermediate signals and migrate to where theyre determined
What do CNC do in migration ?
migrate along specific pathways from the early brain to pharyngeal arches
What determines CNC identity ?
overlapping expression of homoeobox TFs - determine CNC identity
What happens in the development of the face at 4-5 weeks ?
formation and growth of an unpaired frontonasal prominence
formation of nasal placodes (epithelium thickenings)
formation of paired nasomedial/nasolateral processes which form the nasal pit
formation and growth and merger of the mandibular processes
Formation and growth of paired maxillary processes
What does the mandibular arch divide into ?
mandibular and maxillary processes
What happens in the development of the face (5-6 weeks) ?
Recession of the nasolateral prominence due to excessive growth of the nasolateral process
Growth of the nasolateral process which fuses with the maxillary process
What does the fusion of maxillary process and nasolateal process form ?
nasolacrimal duct
cheek
alar base of nose
What happens in the development of the face at 7-8 weeks ?
merger of the nasomedial process
further growth of maxillary processes and fusion with nasomedial process
What does fusion of the maxillary process and nasomedial process lead to ?
central part of nose, upper lip and primary palate
upper lip laterally- maxillary process
upper lip medially- nasomedial process - philtrum
What does the maxillary process form ?
maxilla
lateral part of the upper lip
What does the mandibular process form ?
mandible
upper lip
What does the medial nasal process form ?
medial part of the nose
medial part of the upper lip
primary palate
What does the lateral nasal process form ?
lateral part of the nose
What is median cleft lip ?
single cleft in the midline
failure of medial nasal processes to fuse
What is bilateral cleft lip ?
cleft from nose to upper lip
failure of maxillary and medial nasal processes to fuse
What is an oblique facial cleft ?
persistence of the nasolacrimal groove
failure of maxilllary and lateral nasal process to fuse
What is lateral facial cleft ?
macrostomia
failure of merger between mandibular and maxillary process
cleft from the lip on the cheek
What is the median mandibular cleft ?
from the lower lip to chin
failure of merger of mandibular processes
chin dimple
Why is median cleft lip associated with cleft palate ?
both the upper lip and the palate are due to fusion of mesiolateral processes
What is frontonasal dysplasia ?
various degrees of excessive tissue in frontonasal process
broad nasal bridge
hypertolerism
cleft nose and median cleft
What are the range of clinical presentations of hypertolerism ?
single genetic pathways
What is treacher collins syndrome ?
hypopalsia of mandible and facial bones
macrostomia
cleft palate
eyelid coloboma
What causes treacher collins syndrome ?
mutation in Tcof1 decreased ribosome biogenesis increased p53 cell cycle arrest and apoptosis lost of neural crest cells hypoplasia of facial bones
How can we prevent treacher collins syndrome ?
inject inhibitor of p53- prevent apoptosis
How does the primary palate develop ?
Nasal pits relocated inwards
thin oronasal membrnae separate oral and nasal cavities
primary palate forms from the merger of mesionasal processes that grow inwards into the oral cavtity
How does the primary palate form ?
ingrowth and merger of nasomedial processes
form median palatal process
What does persistence of the oronasal membrane cause ?
choanal artesia
tissue blocks nasal passage
complete or partial
bilateral or unilateral
What does the secondary palate form from ?
lateral outgrowths of maxillary processes
What does the secondary palate close ?
the space between the oral and nasal cavity
How does the secondary palate form ?
lateral palatine processes appear as maxilalry outgrowths - grow downwards
palatal shelves elevate
downgrowth of the nasal septum
fusion of the palatal shelves in the anterior part and the primary palate
Fusion of the palatal shelves in the posterior part and formation of the palatal raphe
What is present at the border of the primary and secondary palate ?
incisive foramen - blood vessels and nerves to the hard palate
How does the uvula form ?
from the medial soft palate
What are the functions of the uvula ?
swallowing
speech
reflex
breathing
What is the proposed mechanism of palatal shelf elevation ?
GAGs at the hinges
GAGs hydrate- causing elevation
How do the palatal shelves meet and fuse ?
meet through the growth of mesenchymal cells
Fusion of the shelves from the Medial epithelial seam
What happens to the medial epithelial seam ?
it is removed apoptolytically
results in continuous secondary palate
What happens in van der woude syddrome ?
fusion of the palatal epithelia with other oral epithelia
Which mutation causes van der Woude syndrome ?
IRF6
What does incomplete removal of epithelial remnanats of MES lead to ?
palatal cysts
What are palatal cysts ?
benign
interfere with denture fitting
What is an early growth or morphogenetic effect in the palate ?
failure of palatal shelf formation due to reduced mesenchymal cell proliferation
What causes premature epithelial fusion ?
epithelium of the palatal shelves fuses with oral epithelia
What is failure of palatal shelf elevation ?
obstruction or abnormal cell differentiation in hinge region of palatal shelves
What is a late growth defect ?
failure of shelves to meet after elevation
reduced mesenchymal cell proliferation
head too wide
What is a unilateral cleft palate ?
from the nose, lip and primary palate
can be bilateral
What are the types of secondary palate clefts ?
unilateral– one palatal shelf fused with the nasal septum
bilateral- both palatal shelves fused with the nasal septum
What are the bones of the hard palate ?
premaxillary part of maxilla (not part of maxilla)
palatine process of maxilla
horizontal plate of palatine bone
What is the premaxilla ?
primary palate
holds the incisors
What does the palatine process of maxilla do ?
fuse with the premaxilla
and then the horizontal process of palatine bone
Which teeth are likely to be missing in the cleft lip area ?
2s and 5s
What is torus platinus ?
late defect
benign outgrowth in midline of hard palate
What are the types of CL/P or CP ?
syndromic or isolated
What are the causes of syndromic CL/P or CP ?
single gene mutation in coding regions
affect gene function more strongly
pleitropic effects in multiple organs
What are the causes of isolated CL/P or CP ?
mutations in gene regulatory DNA regions- effect tissue specific expression
genetic and environmental interactions
What are the environmental risk factors for CL/P and CP ?
deficiencies in maternal diet
excessive or insufficient mineral intake
alcohol, tobacco
teratogens- nitrates
What is the gene mutation in holopresencephaly ?
SHH
GLI2
What is the gene mutation in van der woude syndrome ?
IRF6
What is the gene mutation in crouzon ?
FGFR2
What is the gene mutation in Apert ?
FGFR2
What is the gene mutation in pierre robin ?
SOX9
What is the mutation in di george ?
TBX1
What is the gene mutation in treacher collins syndrome ?
Tcof1
What is the genetic module common to both palate and tooth development ?
Pax9 initiated in mesenchyme
signalling cascade between MSX1 and BMP
Signals back to epithelium to form enamel knot
expression of Shh by enamel knot
How is the anterior tongue formed ?
appearance of 3 swellings on 1st pharyngeal arch- tuberculum impar and 2 lateral lingual swellings
lateral lingual swellings enlarge rapidly and fuse with each other and tuberculum impar
How is the posterior tongue formed ?
hypobachial eminence on PA 3 and 4
overgrows the copula - PA 2
What is at the border between the anterior and posterior tongue ?
teminal sulcus
Where is the anterior tongue derived from ?
ectoderm epithelium
Where is the posterior tongue derived from ?
endoderm epithelium
What is the foramen caecum ?
between copula and tuberculum impar
marks original location of the thyroid primordium
What is the thyroid primordium ?
migrates down towards the 3rd tracheal cartilage
stays connected to the thyroglossal duct during migration
How is the epiglottis formed ?
posterior part of 4th pharyngeal arch
Where do the tongue muscles derive from ?
occipital somites that have migrated forward
What is the innervation of the anterior 2/3 of the tongue ?
lingual nerve and chorda tympani
What is the innervation of the posterior 1/3 of the tongue ?
glossopharyngeal
What is the innervation of the epgiglottis ?
vagus
What is ankyglossia ?
tongue tie
thick lingual frenulum
impaired tongue movement
van der Woude syndrome
What is macroglossia ?
tongue hyperplasia
downs syndrome
due to acromegaly- too much GH
What are developmnetal defects of thyroid migration ?
ectopic thyroid tissue
lingual thyroid
thyroglossal duct sinus
What are the rods of hyaline cartilage that form either side of the jaw in mandible development ?
meckels cartilage
How far does meckels cartilage extend ?
from the optic capsule to the midline of the merged mandiible
What does meckels cartilage do in mandible development ?
forms a framework that the mandible can develop arounf
Where is osteogenesis initiated in the mandible ?
at the branching of the mental and incisive nerve
How does osteogenesis happen in the mandible ?
via lateral mesenchymal cell proliferation
How does the mandible grow ?
it takes the shape of a trough under the incisive nerve
meckels process gets smaller and the alveoalr process grows under the tooth germ
meckels cartilge is resorbed and the nerve is in a bony canal and the alveolar process surrounds the tooth germ
When does the symphysis that joins the 2 mandible bones develop ?
10 weeks
How does the lingula form ?
when mandible diverts from meckels cartilage
Where does the incisive nerve enter the mandible ?
at mandibular foramen
What is attached to the lingula ?
sphenomandibular ligament
What are the attachments of the sphenomandibualr ligament ?
spine of sphenoid to lingula of the mandible
What forms the sphenomandibular ligament ?
perichondrium
What is the fate of meckels cartilage ?
meckels cartilage degrades in the middle- dorsal and ventral remnants remain
space filled with bone
(not endochondral)
What do the dorsal remnants of meckels cartilage form ?
ossfiy to form incus
malleus
spine of spehnoid
What do the ventral remnants of meckels cartilage from ?
lingula
mental ossicles
What type of cartilage is meckels cartilage ?
priamary cartilage
What are secondary cartilages ?
associated with membranous bone
form later in development
larger cells and less ECM
What are the 3 secondary cartilages associated with the mandible ?
condylar cartilage
coronoid cartilage
symphyseal cartilage
What is the condylar cartilage ?
carrot shaped
enters mandible
continue to grow until 16-20 years
grows via the endochondral growth plate
What is the coronoid cartilage ?
transient and ossified fully before birth