Development of the Digestive System Flashcards
When does lateral and caudal folding occur?
Week 4
How does body folding play a role in forming the primordial gut?
During folding, endoderm from the dorsal portion of the yolksac is incorporated into the embryo as the innermost lining of the gut tube (epithelial lining and glands of the GI tract)
Vitelline duct
Connection of the midgut to the yolksac
What are the boundaries of the Foregut?
Rostal - Oropharyngeal membrane
Caudal - Rostral edge of the Vitelline duct
What is the arterial supply for the foregut?
Celiac trunk
What are the boundaries for the midgut?
Rostral - Rostral edge of Vitelline duct
Caudal - Caudal edge of Vitelline duct
What is the arterial supply for the mdigut
Superior Mesenteric Artery
What are the boundaries for the hindgut?
Rostral - Caudal edge of the Vitelline duct
Caudal - Cloacal membrane
What is the arterial supply for the hundgut?
Inferior Mesenteric artery
What does the endoderm contribute to the GI tract?
Epithelial lining
Glands of the GI tract
What does the Mesoderm (splanchnic) contribute to the GI tract?
Smooth muscles and connective tissue of the GI tract (includes peritoneum and mesenteries)
What does the Neural Crest (ectoderm) contribute to the GI tract?
Enteric nervous system
What is the result for nerual crest cells failing to migrate to the GI tract?
Hirschsprung’s Disease
Hirschsprung’s Disease
Aganglionic portion severly constricts
Bowels distend proximal to constriction, causing no peristalsis. This leads to sever constipation and failure to thrive
Peritoneum
Serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity (parietal) and organs (visceral)
Mesentary
Double layer of peritoneum that suspends organs from the body wall
Connective tissue, vessels, nerves, and lymphatics are located here
What does the Greater Omentum develop from?
From the dorsal mesogastirum
What does the Lesser Omentum develop from?
From the ventral mesogastrium
What does the Falciform ligament develop from?
From the ventral mesogastrium
How does the lower respiratory tract arise?
At week 4, a respiratory diverticulum appears on the ventral side of the forgeut (becomes the trachea, lungs, and respiratory tree)
It separates from the esophagus by pinching of membrane on lateral intersection of diverticulum/esophagus