Embryology 2 Flashcards
What are the 2 methods by which blood vessels develop?
- Vasculogenesis
- Angiogenesis
Vasculogenesis
The new formation of a primitive vascular network
Angiogenesis
The growth of new vessels from pre-existing blood vessels
Where is the aortic sac formed from?
Extension of truncus arteriosus of primordial heart tube
What are the first arteries to appear in the embryo?
Right and left primitive aorta
What does each primitive aorta have?
A ventral part (ventral aorta) and a dorsal part (dorsal aorta)
When do the two ventral aorta partially fuse to form the aortic sac?
After the fusion of 2 endocardial tubes
What arise from the aortic sac?
Aortic branches
How many arches are on either side?
6
What are the 3 sub-circulations?
- Cardinal
- Vitelline
- Umbilical
When do the pharyngeal arches develop?
During weeks 4+5
What does each pharyngeal arch receive?
Its own nerve and artery (pharyngeal arteries)
hat do the pharyngeal arteries communicate with?
Aortic branches
What do the aortic branches become?
Aortic arches
What are the 6 aortic arches on each side all in communication with?
Dorsal aortae
How are the aortic arches formed?
Pharyngeal arch arteries join aortic branches
What usually develops from aortic branches and pharyngeal arch arteries ?
6 pairs of aortic arches
Where do the aortic arches terminate?
Dorsal aorta
What are the fates of arches 1 + 2?
- Disappear early
- Remnant of 1st arch forms part of the maxillary artery (branch of ext. carotid artery)
What is the fate of arch 3?
-Constitutes the commencement of the internal carotid artery and is therefore named the carotid arch
What is the fate of the 4th right arch?
Right subclavian artery
What is the fate of the 4th left arch?
Constitutes the distal part of the aortic arch
What is the fate of arch 5?
Either never forms or forms incompletely and then regresses
What is the fate of the 6th right arch?
The proximal part persists as the proximal part of the right pulmonary artery
What is the fate of the 6th left arch?
Gives off the left pulmonary artery and forms the ductus arteriosus.
What happens to the ductus arteriosus within 1-3 months?
The ductus is obliterated and becomes the ligamentum arteriosum
What do most defects of the great arteries arise as a result of?
Persistence of aortic arches that normally should regress or regression of arches that normally shouldn’t
Aberrant subclavian artery
- With regression of the right aortic arch 4 and the right dorsal aorta, the right subclavian artery has an abnormal origin on the left side.
- To supply blood to the right arm, this forces the right subclavian artery to cross the midline behind the trachea and oesophagus, which may constrict these organs.