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Development of the gut Flashcards

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What are the divisions of the lateral plate of the mesoderm?

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  • Somatic - develops into the abdominal wall
  • Splanchnic - develops into smooth muscles of gut wall
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Which parts of the trilaminar disc are involved in the development of the GI tract?

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  • Endoderm - forms internal epithelial lining of GI tract
  • Mesoderm - splits into 2 layers
  • This creates a space known as the coelomic cavity
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When does development of the primitive gut tube begin?

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  • Week 4
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Which bits of the GI tract are in the foregut?

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  • Oesophagus
  • Stomach
  • Duodenum
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Which bits of the GI tract are in the midgut?

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  • Duodenum
  • Jejunum
  • Ileum
  • Ascending colon
  • Distal 2/3 transverse colon
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Which bits of the GI tract are in the hindgut?

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  • Distal 2/3 transverse colon
  • Descending colon
  • Sigmoid colon
  • Rectum
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How does the trilaminar disc form in the 4th week of development?

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  • Lateral folding
  • This creates a ventral body wall and a tubular primitive gut
  • Cranio-caudal folding
  • This creates the cranial and caudal blind end pouches from yolk sac endoderm.
  • i.e. there is no hole for the mouth or anus yet
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What is the gut tube?

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  • Lined with endoderm
  • Has blind pouches at the head and tail ends
  • Opens at umbilicus via Vitelline duct
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Where do the different divisions of the gut develop from?

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  • Foregut + hindgut develop from head and tail blind pouches
  • Midgut develops from Vitelline duct
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What is the intraembryonic coelom?

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  • A cavity in the centre of the embryo
  • Forms the thoracic and abdominal cavities
  • Cavities are lined by serous membrane
  • This is the peritoneum in the abdomen
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Which embryonic structure forms the viscera of the abdominal cavity?

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  • Splanchnopleuric mesoderm
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What is a mesentery?

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  • Double fold of peritoneum
  • Suspends gut tube within intraembryonic coelom away from abdominal wall
  • Allows for gut tube motility
  • Provides a path for blood and nerve supply from abdominal wall to gut tube
  • Form as a continuation of the mesoderm
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Which blood vessels supply the gut?

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  • Foregut - coeliac artery
  • Midgut - superior mesenteric artery
  • Hindgut - inferior mesenteric artery
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What happens to the gut tube in the 5th week of development?

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  • Endoderm proliferates
  • Occludes lumen of gut tube
  • This recanalises in the 9th week
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When does the tracheoesophageal septum form?

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  • Week 4
  • Trachea sits anteriorly and oesophagus sits posteriorly
  • Lung bud forms ventrally off of foregut
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How does the stomach form?

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  • As a dilation in the foregut
  • Rotates longitudinally 90o anticlockwise
  • Dorsal edge swings left and becomes greater curve
  • Ventral edge swings right and becomes lesser curve
  • Greater curve grows faster than lesser curve
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What are the two mesenteries attached to the gut tube?

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  • Dorsal mesentery
  • Ventral mesentery
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Where is the dorsal mesentery found?

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  • Attaches the back of the gut tube to the posterior abdominal wall.
  • Runs the whole length of the gut tube
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Where is the ventral mesentery found?

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  • Attaches the front of the gut tube to the anterior abdominal wall
  • Only attaches the foregut
  • Leaves a free edge at the end of the foregut
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What forms the greater and lesser sacs of the GI tract?

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  • Dorsal and ventral mesenteries divide the intraembryonic coelom into 2 sections: the left and right sac.
  • Left sac develops into greater sac
  • Right sac develops into lesser sac
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Where do the liver and spleen grow from?

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  • Liver grows in ventral mesentery
  • develops from anterior bud of foregut
  • Spleen grows in dorsal mesentery
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Is there a connection between the greater and lesser sac of the abdomen?

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  • Yes - the epiploic foramen or foramen of Winslow
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What are omenta?

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  • Sheets of visceral peritoneum
  • Extend from stomach and duodenum
  • Form boundaries of greater and lesser sacs
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Describe the structure of the greater omentum

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  • 4 layers of visceral peritoneum
  • attaches to greater curvature of stomach and transverse colon
  • prevents adhesion of organs to parietal peritoneum
  • covers inflamed organs to protect nearby structures
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Describe the structure of the lesser omentum
- 2 layers of visceral peritoneum - attaches to lesser curvature of stomach and liver - has a free edge which conducts bile duct, portal vein, and hepatic artery to the liver.
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What are the peritoneal ligaments?
From anterior to posterior: - Falciform ligament (liver) - Lesser omentum (stomach) - Gastrosplenic ligament (spleen) - Spleno-renal ligament (left kidney)
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Outline how the pancreas develops
- Develops in 2 buds - one in ventral mesentery and one in dorsal mesentery - Ventral bud rotates so that it lies inferior to dorsal bud - Buds then fuse to become one gland
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Where does the midgut begin?
- At the midpoint of the second part of the duodenum - Where common bile duct and major pancreatic duct enter duodenum
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When does herniation of the midgut occur?
- During 6th week of development
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Why does the midgut herniate?
- Intestinal loop of midgut elongates rapidly - Liver is also growing rapidly - Abdominal cavity doesn't grow at the same rate - There isn't enough room for both of these viscera to develop. - Intestinal loop herniates out through umbilical cord to create space.
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What important structure is the axis of the loop of intestine that herniates out of the abdominal cavity?
- Superior mesenteric artery
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What happens to the loop of intestine after it herniates out of the abdominal cavity?
- It makes 3x 90o turns anticlockwise - This moves the small intestine to the left of the large intestine - Between 2nd and 3rd rotation, caecum descends to normal location in right iliac fossa - Then intestine returns into abdominal cavity at week 10 of development
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What is incomplete rotation of the midgut?
- Only 1x 90o rotation occurs - Left-sided colon
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What is reversed rotation of the midgut?
- 1x 90o rotation occurs clockwise - Transverse colon sits posterior to small intestine
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What is recanalisation of the gut?
- Growth of intestine is so rapid that the lumen can become partially or completely occluded. - Recanalisation restores the lumen
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What is omphalocoele?
- Herniated contents of midgut remain within umbilical cord when baby is born - Midgut contents still covered with peritoneum so still develop relatively normally - Mortality is high due to associated genetic defects
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What is gastroschisis?
- Abdominal wall fails to form anteriorly - Intestine and other organs herniate through abdominal wall - No peritoneal covering - Amniotic fluid negatively affects gut development - Mortality rate lower than omphalocoele due to less associated genetic defects
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What causes vitelline duct abnormalities?
- When vitelline duct does not fully obliterate - Can cause vitelline cysts or fistulae - Meckel's diverticulum
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What is Meckel's diverticulum?
- Outpouching of gut where vitelline duct hasn't fully obliterated - Like an appendix of small bowel
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What is the rule of 2s?
Meckel's diverticulum: - Affects 2% of population - Is located 2 feet from the ileocecal valve - Detected in under 2s - Affects 2x more men than women
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What happens if recanalisation of the midgut is unsuccessful?
- Atresia (complete closure) or stenosis (narrowing) can occur - Often affects duodenum
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What supplies the hindgut?
- Inferior mesenteric artery - Least splanchnic nerve (T12) - Pain in the hindgut localises to the suprapubic region
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What is the cloacal membrane?
- Covers the hindgut during development - Ruptures in week 7, opening up anorectal canal to amniotic fluid
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What is the cloaca?
- The name given to the hindgut that communicates with the developing genitourinary tract - Area where ectoderm meets endoderm without any dividing mesoderm
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What is the role of the urorectal septum?
- Wedge of mesoderm - Descends caudally during weeks 4-7 - Separates cloaca into urogenital sinus and anorectal canal
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What divides the anal canal into sections?
- Pectinate line - This is the point where endoderm and ectoderm met suring development
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Describe the anal canal above the pectinate line
- Anal canal developed from endoderm - Supplied by inferior mesenteric artery and least splanchnic nerve (T12) - Vague pain due to stretch - Non-keratinised
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Describe the anal canal below the pectinate line
- Anal canal derived from ectoderm -
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Describe the anal canal below the pectinate line
- Anal canal derived from ectoderm - Supplied by pudendal artery and pudendal nerve - Localised pain - Keratinised
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What are some hindgut abnormalities?
- Imperforate anus - failure to rupture anal membrane - Anorectal agenesis - anus doesn't form - Fistulae between rectum and anus
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