Embryology Flashcards
from what type of tissue does the heart develop from
cardiogeneic mesoderm
this migrates in early development to the cranial-most extent of embryo
what is clinically significant about the heart forming at the cranial most extent of the embryo
as it develops, it pulls its innervation supply from the cranial portion
cervical branches of the vagus nerve and sympathetic chain innervate the heart b/c of the long migration into the thorax
what structures in the heart do the neural crest cells form?
heart valves and fibrous skeleton
how does the heart tube form?
what happens when the embryo begins to fold laterally?
initially forms as paired endothelial lined tubes
as the embryo folds laterally the paired tubes fuse forming one continuous heart tube
initially in the heart tube, what end is receiving venous blood and what end is pumping arterial blood to the body
receives venous blood at the caudal end and pumps arterial blood at the cranial end
as the heart begins to cardiac loop, what are the four original dilations
bulbus cordis
ventricle
atrium
sinus venosus
what actually causes the heart to loop
why is it important for the heart to loop
the ventricles grow faster than other regions
brings the heart into its normal heart position, brings regions of the linear heart tube into contact with regions its didn’t have before (ventricular region to the cranial bulbus cordus)
in which direction does the cranial portion loop
bends ventrally, caudually and to the right
in which direction does the caudal portion loop
dorsally, cranially and to the left
what is the sinus venosus composed of?
what are the common veins it receives
left and right venous horns
receiving blood from major veins
each side receives 3 veins
common cardinal vein (blood from body of embryo)
umbilical vein (oxygenated blood back from placenta)
Vitelin vein (nutritional support back from the yolk sac)
what does the left sinus horn (of the sinus venosus) form
coronary sinus
it regresses quite a bit and then forms the coronary sinus
what does the right sinus horn become incorporated into?
the right atrium as the sinus venarum
smooth walled portion of the right atrium
what does the primitive atrium form
the auricles of right and left atria
what are the final steps in development of right atrium
sinus venosus is incorporated into the right atrium and forms the sinus venarum
the original embryonic atrium forms the atrial auricle
what are the final steps in the development of the left atrium
proximal portions of pulmonary veins are incorporated into left atrium and forms smooth walled portion of the chamber
just doesn’t have a special name like the sinus venarum
what will the primitive ventricle from
the trabeculated portion of the left ventricle
when does the heart begin beating
day 22
what are the 3 portions of the bulbubs cordis
caudal portion conus cordis (mid portion) truncus arteriosus (cranial portion)
what will the caudal portion of the bulbus cordis form?
trabeculated region of the right ventricle
what will the conus cordis of the bulbus cordis form
forms the smooth-walled outflow region of both ventricles
in the right ventricle this is the –> conus arteriosus
in the left ventricle this is called the –> aortic vestibule
what does the truncus arteriosus (cranial portion) of the bulbus cordis form
pulmonary trunk and ascending aorta
what is the circulation through the primitive heart
sinus venosus–> primitive atrium–> primitive ventricle–> bulbus cordis –> aortic sac–> embryo
why must partitioning of the heart take place?
in order to keep blood away from the lungs
what does ostium mean?
opening
what is the first step in partitioning of the heart
septum primum forms
this is a thin membranous septum