Devo Flashcards
How are cells arranged in embryonic ct?
they are mesenchymal and scattered either as individual cell or into aggregates of cells
What does STFM develop from in the trun?
Scleratome, somatic mesoderm
What does STFM develop from in the head?
neural crest and head mesoderm
What is differentiaation of preskeletal mesenhcyme mediated by?
cartilage–> Sox-9
Bone- Runx-2
What does Sox-9 drive STFM cells to differentiate to?
chondroblasts
What will perichondrium develop around?
hyaline and elastic cartilage
How do most bones form?
Endochondral ossification
What is the diaphysis of the bone?
the shaft
What are secondary ossification centers?
additional centers of bone formation appearing in the prenatal postnatal or postpubertal period
What is chondrodystrophias?
hterogenous group of disorders characterized by disproportionate growth.
What is acodroplasia?
common cause of dwarfism due to interference with epiphyseal plate; associated with mutation of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
What mutation is associated with achondroplasia?
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
What is the defect associated with marfan syndrome?
fibrillin
What is mucopolysaccharidoses disorder?
family of metabolic diseases that result in dwarfism
What is hyperpituitarism caused by?
overproduction of growht horomone; can result in gigantism or acromegaly
What is hhypothyroidism characterized?
pituitary dwarf; mental retardation and skeletal and ear anomolalise
What do cells in the dermomyotome become?
precurosors to skeletal muscle and fibrous connective tissue
What ar ehte first 4-5 somites reffered to as?
occipital somites
What does the central scleratome compartment form?
pedicle and proximal rib
What does the ventral part of the scleratome rib form?
vetebral body, intravetebral disc
What does the dorsal part o the scleratome compartment form?
dorsal part of neural arch, spinous process
What does the lateral scleratome compartment form?
distal rib
What does the somitocoel cells form?
vetebral joints, intravetebral disc, proximal ribs
What does the syndetome do?
form tendons for the intrinsic back muscles