Development of GI System Flashcards
Primordial Gut forms during ___ week
4th
Primordial Gut closed cranially by the:
Oropharyngeal Membrane (layer of endoderm lined with ectoderm)
Primordial Gut closed caudally by the:
Cloacal Membrane (layer of endoderm lined with ectoderm)
____ of the primordial gut and surrounding _____ mesoderm form most of the gut, epithelium, and glands
- Endoderm
- Splanchnic
Epithelium of cranial and caudal ends of GI tract is ectodermally derived via the ____ and ___ ____
- Stomodeum
- Anal Pit (Proctodeum)
What signals regulate regional differentiation of primordial gut to form its parts?
- Hox
- ParaHox
- Shh
- BMP
- Wnt
Foregut: Derivatives
- Primordial pharynx
- Lower respiratory system
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Liver
- Biliary Apparatus (Hepatic Ducts, Gallbladder, Bile Duct)
- Pancreas
- Duodenum proximal to the opening of the bile duct
Foregut: Blood Supply
Celiac Trunk
Midgut: Derivatives
- Duodenum distal to the opening of the bile duct
- Jejunum
- Ileum
- Cecum
- Appendix
- Ascending Colon
- Proximal 2/3 of Transverse Colon
Midgut: Blood Supply
Superior Mesenteric Artery
Hindgut: Derivatives
- Distal 1/3 of Transverse Colon
- Descending Colon
- Sigmoid Colon
- Rectum
- Superior part of Anal Canal (to pectinate line)
- Epithelium of urinary bladder & most of urethra
Hindgut: Blood Supply
Inferior Mesenteric Artery
Junction of Transverse Colon derived from Midgut vs. Hindgut is indicated by change in blood supply from branch of ___ to branch of ____
- SMA
- IMA
Esophageal Atresia
- Blockage of esophageal lumen
- Associated with Tracheoesophageal Fistula in 90% of cases
- Fetus is unable to swallow amniotic fluid –> fluid cannot pass to GI for disposal –> polyhydramnios
Two Main Causes of Esophageal Atresia:
(1) Deviation of Tracheoesophageal septum posteriorly
(2) Incomplete separation from Laryngotracheal tube
Esophageal Atresia: Neonatal Symptoms
- Excessive drooling
- Reject oral feeding
- Regurgitation / coughing
Esophageal Stenosis
- Narrowing of esophagus, usually in distal 1/3
- Results from incomplete recanalization or from failure of esophageal blood vessels to develop correctly
Dorsal Mesentery
- Future abdominal viscera
- Becomes Greater Omentum
- Important in anchoring gut tube to posterior abdominal wall during development
Ventral Mesentery
- Formed when septum transversum thins during 5th week
- Connects stomach and developing liver to ventral body wall
- Becomes lesser omentum
In early development (<5wks), gut tube is connect to ventral body wall by ___ ___
Septum Transversum
Intraperitoneal Organs
- Contain visceral serosa, parietal serosa and mesentery
- Means organ is inside the peritoneal cavity, suspended within it by a mesentery
Retroperitoneal Organs
- Develop within body wall; separated from coelom by serous membrane covering
- Organs formed outside the peritoneal cavity
- Do not have mesentery, visceral serosa or parietal serosa
Structure that anchors Retroperitoneal Organs to Posterior Abdominal Wall:
Adventitia
(dense, fibrous, irregular connective tissue)
Primary Retroperitoneal Organs
- Never had a mesentery
- Located posterior to the peritoneal cavity
Secondary Retroperitoneal Organs
- Organs initially had a mesentery but during development, the mesentery obliterated so organs then developed outside the peritoneal cavity
List of Secondary Retroperitoneal Organs:
- Ascending Colon
- Descending Colon
- Duodenum
- Pancreas
Development of Stomach
(1) Caudal part of distal foregut dilates in 4th week
(2) Left wall broadens ventrodorsally but right wall grows faster, becoming the greater curvature of the stomach
(3) Stomach rotates 90 degrees in clockwise direction (from cranial end) around its longitudinal axis
(4) Ventral border (lesser curvature) moves right and dorsal border (greater curvature) moves left
Rotation of Stomach: Original Left side becomes ___ surface while original right side becomes the ____ surface.
- Ventral
- Dorsal
Right wall of stomach becomes:
Greater Curvature
Left wall of stomach becomes:
Lesser Curvature
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
- Most common anomaly of the stomach
- Affects males more often than females
- Marked muscular thickening of the pylorus due to hypertrophy of circular and longitudinal muscles; obstructs passage of food
- Leads to stenosis of the pyloric canal and obstruction which makes stomach markedly distended
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis: Symptoms in Infants
Infant expels the stomach’s contents with considerable force (projective vomiting)
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis: Treatment
Requires pyloromyotomy (longitudinal incision through anterior wall of pyloric canal)
Duodenum develops from:
- Caudal foregut
- Cranial midgut
- Splanchnic mesenchyme
Development of Duodenum
(1) Early 4th week it develops from caudal foregut, cranial midgut and splanchnic mesenchyme
(2) Grows rapidly, forming a C-shaped loop that projects ventrally
(3) While stomach rotates, duodenal loop rotates right and is pressed against posterior wall of abdominal cavity (retroperitoneal position)
(4) Lumen is temporarily obliterated due to epithelial proliferation (5-6th weeks) – vacuolation occurs as epithelial cells degenerate and duodenum is recanalized
(5) Ventral mesentery disappears to free duodenum from anterior body wall
Duodenal Stenosis
- Partial occlusion of duodenal lumen from incomplete recanalization (defective vacuolation)
- Most involve horizontal (3rd) and/or ascending (4th) segments
- Causes vomiting that typically contains bile
Duodenal Atresia
- Complete occlusion of duodenum
- Located at junction of bile and pancreatic ducts or hepatopancreatic ampulla
- May be isolated but often associated with annular pancreas, anorectal anomalies and gut malrotation
Duodenal Atresia: Symptoms
- Vomiting (typically containing bile)
- Abdominal distention
- “Double Bubble” sign on US (looks like 2 bubbles)
- Polyhydramnios also occurs due to lack of intestinal absorption of swallowed amniotic fluid
Liver, Gallbladder, and Biliary Ducts arise from ____ ___
Hepatic Diverticulum – ventral outgrowth of foregut (4th week)
Liver & Biliary Apparatus Development: Hepatic Diverticulum
- Forms during the 4th week as a ventral outgrowth of foregut
- Divides into cranial and caudal parts as it grows within the ventral mesogastrium
Cranial part of hepatic diverticulum becomes the primordium of the ____
Liver
What determines developmental and functional segmentation of the liver?
Quantity (volume) of O2-rich blood from Umbilical Vein into Liv3r
Caudal part of Hepatic Diverticulum becomes the:
Gallbladder
Stalk of Hepatic Diverticulum becomes the:
Cystic Duct
Proliferating endodermal cells form ___ ___, which anastomose around endothelium-lined spaces, creating the ___ of ___ ___; Gives rise to the epithelial lining of the ___ part of the biliary apparatus
- Hepatic Cords
- Primordia of Hepatic Sinusoids
- Intrahepatic
Liver grows rapidly from ___-___ weeks
5th-10th
Hematopoiesis begins during ___ week
6th
Bile formation begins during ___ week
12th