Development of the MSK Flashcards
What cells form the paraxial mesoderm?
Cells derived from the primitive node
Paraxial Mesoderm
Thick, bilateral longitudinal columns of cells along the developing NT
Each column of paraxial mesoderm is continuous with ___ mesoderm which gradually thins into a layer of ___ mesoderm
- Intermediate
- Lateral (plate)
Lateral (plate) mesoderm is continuous with ____ mesoderm
Extraembryonic
Extraembryonic mesoderm covers the:
Umbilical Vesicle & Amnion
What mesoderm type forms on either side of the notochord?
Paraxial mesoderm (next is intermediate mesoderm then lateral plate mesoderm)
When do the paraxial mesoderm differentiate, condense and form paired somites (form in head to tail/craniocaudal fashion)?
End of the 3rd week
Where do the fist somites form?
In the future occipital region
How many somites develop initially?
38-39 pairs
How many somite pairs form by the end of the 5th week?
42-44 pairs
Shortly after forming, each somite pair separates into __
subdivisions
Ventromedial part of somite undergoes EMT and forms the:
Sclerotome
Dorsal part of somite forms __ which further divides into __ and __
- Dermamyotome
- Dermatome & Myotome
Intermediate part of somite forms ___
Syndetome (located between sclerotome and myotome)
Central Sclerotome:
- Pedicles
- Ventral parts of neural arches
- Transverse processes
- Proximal ribs
Ventral Sclerotome:
Vertebral body
Dorsal Sclerotome:
- Vertebral arch
- Vertebral spine (spinous process)
- Lamina of the vertebral arch
Lateral Sclerotome:
Distal ribs
What are the two parts of a sclerotome that divide? Which parts of the divided sclerotome combine?
- Cranial and caudal parts with a intersegmental boundary between (somitocoele cells, von ebners fissure)
- The caudal part of the superior sclerotome combines with the cranial part of the inferior sclerotome to produce vertebrae
How are the cells organized in the cranial part of the sclerotome? Caudal part?
- Cranial portion contains loosely packed cells
- Caudal portion contains tight/densely packed cells
Where is the nerve initially trying to grow out before sclerotome resegmentation occurs?
At the intrasegmental boundary
Why does the sclerotome undergo resegmentation? What does resegmentation this explain?
- Because the migrating NCC and axons of the motor neurons can only migrate towards the cranial portion of the sclerotome; allows us to have the range of muscle actions that we do for many of our vertebral muscles
- This explains why there are 8 cervical nerves but only 7 vertebrae, and also why the C1 nerve comes out above its cervical vertebrae
What mediates resegmentation?
Protein signaling
What contributes to formation of the occipital bone of the skull?
Cranial half of the C1 sclerotome fuses with the sclerotome superior
How many vertebrae do muscle masses span?
2
What do ribs develop from?
Costal Processes of the thoracic vertebrae