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Midgut remains conencted to yolk sac by _________

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Vitelline duct

NOTE: The foregut and hindgut are blind-end tubes

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Aside from the primitive gut, what are the other portions of the endorderm-lined cavity?

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Yolk sac; allantois

NOTE: Both structures remain outside of the yolk sac

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Septum transversum develops into connective tissue of ___________.

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Diaphragm

REMEMBER: The diaphragm separates the thorax from the abdomen

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What contributions does the endoderm make to the gut?

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  • Epithelial lining of the digestive tract
  • Gives rise to the specific cells (parenchyma) of glands, such as hepatocytes and exocrine and endocrine cells of pancreas
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What contributions does the visceral mesoderm give to the gut?

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  • Forms stroma (connective tissue) for glands
  • Muscle
  • Connective tissue
  • Peritoneal components of the wall of the gut
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Why is a portion of the endoderm-lined yolk sac cavity incorporated into the embryo?

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As a result of craniocaudal and lateral folding of the embryo

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There is a retinoic acid gradient established during folding. What is that gradient in regards to the cranial and caudal ends? What is the function?

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  • The cranial end is exposed to little or no retinoic acid, while the caudal end is exposed to a high concentration of retinoic acid
  • This gradient causes characteris transcription factors to be expressed at each region of the gut tube
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List the transciption factors that are expressed as a result of the retinoic acid gradient. What does each transcription factor lead to the production of?

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  • SOX2- Esophagus and stomach
  • PDX1- Duodenum
  • CDXC- Small intestine
  • CDXA- Large intestine, rectum
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The epithelial-mesenchymal interaction is initiated by ____________ expression throughout the gut tube.

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Sonic Hedgehog (SHH)

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SHH expression upregulates factors in the ___________that then determine the type of structure that forms from gut tube, such as stomach, duodenum, small intestine.

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mesoderm

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Blood supply to the foregut

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Celiac trunk

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What are the derivatives of the foregut?

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  • Distal esophagus
  • Stomach
  • First half of duodenum
  • Liver
  • Gallbladder
  • Pancreas

NOTE: Though the spleen is not a deriverative of the foregut, it shares the same blood supply as foregut organs.

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Blood supply to the midgut

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Superior mesenteric artery

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Derivatives of the midgut

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  • 2nd half of duodenum
  • Jejunum
  • Ileum
  • Cecum
  • Appendix
  • Ascending colon
  • Hepatic flexure of colon
  • Transverse colon (proximal 2/3rd)
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Blood supply to the hindgut

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Inferior mesenteric artery

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Derivatives of the hindgut

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  • Distal third of the transverse colon
  • Descending colon
  • Sigmoid colon
  • Rectum
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Mesentery

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Folds of peritoneum; double layers of peritoneum that enclose an organ and conenct it to the body wall

NOTE: Mesenteries provide pathways for vessels, nerves, and lymphatics to and from abdominal viscera

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The entire abdominal gut tube is suspended from the posterior wall by a __________.

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Dorsal mesentery

NOTE: By the 5th week, the caudal part of the foregut, the midgut, and a major part of the hindgut are suspended from the abdominal wall by the dorsal mesentery.

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Dorsal mesentery of the jejunal and ileal loops forms the ___________.

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Mesentery proper

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The ventral mesentary is derived from the ___________.

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Septum transversum

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Where does ventral mesentery exist?

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Only in terminal part of esophagus, stomach, and upper part of the duodenum

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Growth of the liver divides the ventral mesentery into:

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  • Lesser omentum
  • Falciform ligament
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What are the boundaries of the pharynx?

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  • Oropharyngeal membrane to respiratory diverticulum

NOTE: This is the first part of the foregut, the remainder of the foregut lies caudal to the pharyngeal tube and extends as far caudally as liver outgrowth

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What is another name for the respiratory diverticulum?

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Trachea-bronchial diverticulum

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Trachea becomes partitioned from the esophagus by formation of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Tracheoesophageal septum \*This leaves them connected only at the larynx
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ prevents swallowing of amniotic fluid.
Atresia **NOTE:** Esophageal atresia causes the esophagus to end in a blind-ended pouch rather than connecting normally to the stomach.
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In esophageal atresia, amniotic fluid is not able to flow from the amniotic sac to the intestinal tract, causing a build up of excess fluid in the amniotic sac called \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Polyhydramnios
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Tracheoesphogeal fistula
An abnormal connection between the trachea and esophagus that allow **regurgitated contents to contaminate lungs and abdomen with distend air.** **REMEMBER:** The tracheoesophageal septum is supposed to form between trachea and esophagus
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How can positional changes of the stomach be explained?
By assuming that it rotates around a longitudinal and an anteroposterior axis.
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How are the greater and lesser curvatures of the stomach formed?
* The stomach rotates 90 degrees clockwise around its longitudinal axis, causing its left side to face anteriorly and its right side to face posterior. * During rotation, the original posterior wall grows faster than the anterior portion. **NOTE:** The anterior portion forms the lesser curvature and the posterior portion forms the greater curvature
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As a result of rotation of the stomach, the left vagus nerve innervates the ___________ of the stomach and the right vagus nerve innervates the _________ of the stomach.
Anterior wall; posterior wall
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During rotation of the stomach, the caudal or pyloric part moves \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, and cephalic or cardiac portion moves \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
To the right and upward; to the left and slightly downward
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Free margin of of the falciform ligament contains the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Umbilical vein **NOTE:** The umbilical vein is abloterated after brith to form the **roud ligament** of the liver
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The round ligament is also known as the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Ligamentum teres hepatis
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What are the components of the hepatoduodenal ligament?
* Bile duct * Portal vein * Hepatic artery
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The epiploic foramen joins which two structures?
The greater and lesser sac (omental bursa)
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The 4-layered greater omentum fuses with the dorsal mesentery of the transverse colon, forming the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
transverse mesocolon
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The spleen forms within, and from, the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
dorsal mesentery **NOTE:** During rotation of the stomach in the 5th week of development, the spleen appears as a _mesodermal proliferation_ between the two leaves of dorsal mesogastrium.
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The spleen is connected to the body wall in the region of the left kidney by the ___________ and to the stomach by the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Lienorenal ligament; gastrolienal ligament
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What is the landmark that separates the parts of the duodenum into foregut and midgut?
* **Proximal to the bile duct:** duodenum is considered **foregut** (supplied by the celiac trunk) * **Distal to the bile duct:** Duodenum is considered **midgut** (supplied by the superior mesenteric artery)
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How is a duodenal atresis diagnosable before birth?
Presents as a "double bubble" in ultrasound, along with polyhydramnios **NOTE:** The duodenum undergoes a solid stage and then later recanalizes. Failure to recanalize produces a duodenal atresia
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Components of the liver are derived from both the endoderm and mesoderm. Which parts respectively?
**Endoderm:** Hepatocytes **Mesoderm (**of septum transversum): Sinusoids and hematopoietic tissue and central diaphragm
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Liver and gall bladder connect to the duodenum via \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Bile duct
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How is the diphragm formed?
1. Septum transversum leaves two pericardio-peritoneal canals posteriorly 2. These canals are gradually closed by the **pleuroperitoneal membranes (folds)** **NOTE:** The left closes later than the right and is more often deficient.
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The left pleuroperitoneal canal closes later than the right and is more often deficient. What can this result in?
Diaphragmatic herniation of the intestines into the lung space, causing **pulmonary hypoplasia** (incomplete development of the lungs)
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Anything that decreases volume of the thoracic cavity may result in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Pulmonary hypoplasia **NOTE:** Normal growth of the fetal lung depends on it being filled with adequate fluid, secreted by pulmonary epithelium.
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What are the causes of pulmonary hypoplasia?
* Congenital diaphragmatic hernia * Oligodramnios (bilateral reanl agenesis)
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What signs will a newborn with severe diaphragmatic herniation present with?
* Severe dyspnea * Bowel sounds over the chest * Flattened abdomen
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How is the final position of the pancreas determined?
Lengthening and fusion of dorsal mesogastrium to posterior body wall
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How does the tail end up in a different region than the rest of pancreas?
* Initially, the pancreas grows into dorsal mesoduodenum, but eventually its tail extends into the dorsal mesogastrium * **Since this portion of the dorsal mesogastrium fuses with the dorsal body wall**, the tail of the pancreas lies against this region
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Which position does the pancreas reside in, intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal?
Retroperitoneal
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When the duodenum rotates the dorsal and ventral pancreatic buds fuse to form the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Uncinate process
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Main pancreatic duct is fusion of both ducts; proximal portion of orginal dorsal duct may persist as an \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Accessory pancreatic duct
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Both exocrine and endocrine pancreatic cells derive from \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Endoderm
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Pancreas divisum
Failure of ducts to fuse, resulting in small, separate duct systems that can lead to pancreatis
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Annular pancreas
**Ventral bud** may migrate in both anterior and posterior directions around duodenum, creating a ring that may obstruct the **duodenum** NOTE: Annular pancreas may be difficult to distinguish from duodenal atresia
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Midgut and colon development
1. Growth of GI exceeds the volume of the abdominal cavity, whichs causes the tube to herniate through the **umbilicus** 2. While herniated, gut undergoes **primary rotation** * This corresponds with rotation of the stomach * Results in positioning of appendix to the _left_ * Brings the _right vagus_ to the front, changing name to **anterior vagus nerve** **​**3. With growth of embryo, abdominal cavity expands thus drawing gut tube back within abdominal cavity and causing **secondary rotation** * Appendix is then positioned to the _right_ _​_4. Once in the abdominal cavity, colon continues to grow in length, pushing appendix to its final position in the _lower right quadrant_ **​**
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The site of the vitelline duct is in \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Distal ileum
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Nonrotation can result in\_\_\_\_
Entire small intesine on the right side
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Malrotation can result in..
* Cecum remains subhepatic * Subhepatic appendix makes it difficult to diagnose appendicitis * Mesentary is deficient and may twist; leading to necrosis
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Reversed rotation can result in...
* Midgut rotates in opposite direction, so large intestine enters abdomen first, positioning the colon posterior to the duodenum
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Omphalocele
* Herniation through enlarged umbilical ring * Organs lie within cord, covered with amnion * Associated with serious chromosomal defects and other malformations
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Gastroschisis
Bowel herniates through body wall lateral to umbilicus \*Organs are not covered with membrane
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Umbilical hernia
Protrusion of bowel through umbilical ring, but covered with skin \*Usually closes with maturation
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Merkel's Diverticulum is usually found on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Ileum
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Merkel's Diverticulum
If vitelline duct persists, it may form a ligament, a cyst or a fistula
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In cases of merkel's diverticulum, intestinal loops may be caught by ligament, causing \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Volvulus
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The cloaca is divided into ___ and \_\_\_\_.
Urogenital sinus; anorectal canal
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What is the mesoderm between the allantois and the hindgut called?
Urorectal septum
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Rupture of the ________ forms the anal canal.
Anal membrane
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Mechanism by which hidgut is partioned
1. Hindgut initially enters the cloaca. 2. Mesoderm between the allantois and hindgut grows toward the cloacal membrane and divides it into urogenital sinus and anorectal canal.
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The anal canal is divided into superior and inferior portions. Where do they join?
At the pectinate line \*•demarks junction between different types of epithelium and different blood and nerve supplies
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What is each portion of the anal canal derived from?
* **Superior portion:** Endoderm (since it comes from the cloaca) * **Inferior portion:** Ectoderm (from the proctodeum)
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Hindgut abnormalities
* **Urorectal fistula** * **Rectovaginal fistula** * **Rectoperineal fistula** * **Imperforate anus**
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What is Hirschsprung Disease?
Hirschsprung's disease is a birth defect in which **nerves are missing from parts of the intestine.** The most prominent symptom is **constipation.**
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Cause of Hirshsprung Disease
Results from failure of neural crest cells to migrate to form enteric ganglia **NOTE:** Without ganglia, the wall fails to relax and comes **constricted.** The area proximal to the aganglionic area becomes distended.

SF3_3 (Kereen) (14 decks)

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