Development of pharyngeal arches and face Flashcards
The embryonic germ layers
Ectoderm Neural tube Dorsal mesoderm Ventral mesoderm Endoderm
Ectoderm forms
Epidermis
Glands
Dental enamel
Neural tube forms
CNS and motor nerves
Dorsal mesoderm forms
Muscle and CT
Bone
Melanocytes
Sensory and autonomic nerves
Ventral mesoderm forms
BVs and cells
Endoderm forms
Gut lining and glands
At 3.5 weeks post-conception
Tail Hindlimb bud Pericardial sac Somites (mesodermal) Forelimb bud Occipital somite 3 pharyngeal / brachial arches Mandibular arch Head and buccopharyngeal membrane SEE PICTURE
`Buccopharyngeal membrane function
Composed of ectoderm and endoderm
Separates foregut from stomodeum
Naming of parts (look at diagram)
Frontonasal process (developing forebrain)
Optic placode (thickening of specialised epithelium)
Stomodeum (primitive mouth)
Pharyngeal arches (gill slits)
Site of primitive hearts
The pharyngeal arches (parts)
6 arches but never see all
Pairs that fuse in the middle
Arches 4, 5 and 6 fuse to form single arch
Arches separated externally by clefts
Internally, arches separated by pouches that correspond with clefts
Structure of pharyngeal arches (look at diagram)
Outer surface covered by ectoderm
Inner surface lined with endoderm
Packed with ectomesenchyme
Each pharyngeal arch has
Artery, vein and cranial nerve
Skeletal element
Muscle block (probably from mesoderm and thus migrated into the arch)
Lamprey
Shows similar structure to developing pharyngeal arches
Pattern formation
Migration of nerve fibres from neural tube into arches is consistent and predictable
They will always innervate specific muscles and regions of skin and mucosa
Cranial nerves
1st arch: trigeminal
2nd arch: facial nerve
3rd arch: glossopharyngeal
4th arch: vagus nerve
Hox gene
Patterns of Hox gene expression within midbrain and hindbrain set up identity
As cells migrate from neural tube they keep this pattern
Regulates movement and differentiation of cells
Rhombomere
Transiently divided segment of developing neural tube
Growth of the arches
Things that were close in development e.g. 4th pharyngeal arch and heart become far away, explains why some nerves have strange courses
Pharyngeal arch muscles: arch 1
Muscles of mastication
Some suprahyoids
Tensor veli palatini
Supplied by third division of CN V
Pharyngeal arch muscles: arch 2
Muscles of facial expression
Some suprahyoids
Stapedius
All supplied by CN VII
Pharyngeal arch muscles: arch 3
One trivial muscle (stylopharyngeus)
Supplied by CN IX
Pharyngeal arch muscles: arch 4
Pharyngeal constrictors
Muscles of soft palate and larynx
All supplied by CN X