Development of the Pharyngeal Apparatus Flashcards
What makes up the pharyngeal apparatus?
Pharyngeal arches, grooves, pouches, and membranes
What do the parts of the pharyngeal apparatus develop into?
Nasal cavity, oral cavity, tongue, larynx, pharynx, ear, and neck
During what week of development do pharyngeal arches form?
Early in the 4th week
What type of cells help create the pharyngeal arches?
Neural crest cells
What is each arch comprised of and where is it located?
Endoderm on the inside, ectoderm on the outside, and mesoderm/mesenchyme in the middle
What is mesenchyme?
Embryonic CT derived from neural crest cells
What is head mesoderm?
Mesoderm arising from paraxial mesoderm
Once formed, the pharyngeal arches:
1) Support the lateral walls of the primative pharynx
2) Give rise to the facial prominences that contribute to craniofacial development
What are the components of the pharyngeal arches?
NCC-derived mesenchyme - forms all connective tissue in the head, including the dermis and smooth muscle
Paraxial mesoderm - populates each arch to form PA musculature
Lateral plate mesoderm - angioblasts differentiate into endothelium
Prechordal plate mesoderm - extraocular mesoderm
What is a major role of the pharyngeal endoderm?
Regulating the development of the pharyngeal arches
What elements are housed in the pharyngeal arches? NOT ON THIS TEST
Cartilaginous rods that form the skeletal components
Muscular components that forms muscles of the head and neck
Cranial nerves with sensory and motor components
Arch artery that form the vasculature of the head and neck
What is the cartilage of the 1st PA?
Meckel’s cartilage
What will Meckel’s cartilage eventually form?
Dorsal portion will form the malleus and incus
Perichondrium -> anterior ligament of the malleus and sphenomandibular ligament
Ventral part -> Primordium of the mandible
What eventually happens to Meckel’s cartilage?
The bone will form laterally to the cartilage and the cartilage will disintegrate
What is the cartilage of the 2nd PA?
Riechert’s cartilage
What will Riechert’s cartilage eventually form?
Dorsal region contributes to the stapes and styloid process of the temporal bone, the rest of it disintegrates
Perichondrium -> stylohyoid ligament
Ventral end ossifies -> forms lesser horn/cornu of the hyoid bone
What does the third arch cartilage form?
Ossifies -> Forms greater cornu of hyoid bone
Body of the hyoid bone is formed by the hypopharyngeal eminence
What do the 4th and 6th PA’s form?
The laryngeal cartilages
What does the 4th PA specifically form?
The epiglottis
Where do most muscular component of the head and neck arise?
The paraxial mesoderm
Where arches are associated with which muslces?
First arch - muscles of mastication
Second arch - stapedius and muscles of facial expression
Third arch - stylopharyngeus
Fourth arch - cricothyroid, pharyngeal constrictors
Sixth arch - intrinsic muscles of the larynx