Development of the Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
What is included in the axial skeletal system?
Ribs, vertebra, sternum, and skull
What is included in the appendicular skeleton?
Pectoral girdle, pelvic girdle, and limb bones
What are the two divisions of mesoderm that the skeletal system is derived from?
Paraxial mesoderm (somites), and lateral plate somatic mesoderm
Paraxial mesoderm differentiates into what?
Mesenchyme then vertebral column, ribs, and neurocranium
Lateral plate somatic mesoderm differentiates into what?
Mesenchyme then pectoral girdle, pelvic girdle, ribs, and sternum (appendicular skeleton)
Neural crest cells differentiates i
Mesenchyme then viscerocranium and hyoid bone
What is all of the axial skeleton derived from, except what exception?
Sclerotome forms all of the axial skeleton except the sternum and a portion of the skull
The nucleus pulposus is derived from what?
The notocord
At the fourth week of development the sclerotome cells do what?
Surround the neural tube and notocord
How are each sclerotomes divided?
A less dense cranial portion and a dense caudal portion
The dense portion of the sclerotome form what?
Annulous fibrosus of IV discs
The dense portion of a sclerotome fuses with what structure to form what?
The less dense portion of the sclerotome immediately inferior to form the vertebral body
When does chondrification of the vertebral bodies occur?
6th week
When does ossification of vertebral bodies begin?
7th week
When do vertebral arch halves fuse?
3-5 years
When does the vertebral arch fuse with the body?
3-6 years
When is ossification of vertebral bodies complete?
About 25 years
The sclerotome differentiates into what that will become the annulous fibrosus?
Intersegmental mesenchyme
The sternum starts off as what two things that will fuse cranial to caudal?
Sternal bars
What is the neurocranium?
Bones that encase the brain
Where is the viscerocranium?
Anterolateral facial bones
What parts of the skull are formed by endochondral ossification?
Sphenoid, petrous portion of temporal bone, portion of occipital bone
How is the rest of the skull formed that does not develop from endochondral ossification?
Intramembranous ossificaiton
Intramembranous ossification forms what kind of bones that surround the brain?
Flat bones
Where is the cartilaginous neurocranium?
Base of the skull
Where is the membranous neurocranium?
Flat bones that surround the brain