Embryology 2 Flashcards
Before the placenta is formed and can take over, what provides nutrition and gas exchange between the mother and the developing embryos the fetus to move freely within the walls of theuterus?
the yolk sac
What does the primitive streak consist of?
- groove- primitive groove
- depression- primitive pit
- mound- primitive node
What does the Ectoderm become?
Epidermis and CNS
What does Mesoderm become?
Musculoskeletal; Cardiovascular and Urogenital Systems
What does Endoderm become?
Lining of GI and Respiratory tract
What is theembryonicprecursor to thecentral nervous system, which is made up of thebrainandspinal cord?
The neural tube
What is Sclerotome?
results in bone or other skeletal tissue
What is Myotome?
group of muscles which a single spinal nerve innervates
What is dermatome?
area of skin mainly supplied by a single spinal nerve
The embryoblast differentiates into two layers called?
Epiblast and Hypoblast
What is the name of membrane inbetween the epiblast and hypoblast?
bilaminar germ disc
What is the epiblast?
cell layer of the embryonic disc that forms three primary germ layers, amniotic ectoderm and extraembryonic mesoderm.
What is the hypoblast?
second layer of the embryonic disc that forms the yolk sac
What does the epiblast become when the intraembryonic mesoderm and endoderm have formed?
Ectoderm
What does the hypoblast become as it matures?
Endoderm