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Embryology Flashcards

1
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How long is the embryonic period?

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8 weeks

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2
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How long is pregnancy after the last menstrual cycle

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38 weeks

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What is the layer of cells that appears between the cytotrophoblast and the exocoelomic membrane?

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EXTRA-embryonic mesoderm

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What is the extra embryonic mesoderm responsible for?

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The formation of blood vessels that will connect the embryo to the placenta - chorion/chorionic villi

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What is grastrulation

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The formation of the trilaminar disc
Cells from the epiblast migrate towards the primative streak, slip beneath it, and form the INTRA-embryonic mesoderm
Epiblast forms ectoderm
Hypoblast forms endoderm

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What does the ectoderm give rise to?

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CNS
PNS
Skin
Hair
Nails
Enamel of teet
Sensory ep - nose, ear, eye
Pituitary, mammary, sweat glands
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What are the 3 regions of the mesoderm?

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Para-axial
Intermediate
Lateral

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What does the para-axial mesoderm give rise to?

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Myotomes (muscle tissue)
Dermatomes (subcutaneous tissue)
Sclerotome (bone/cartilage)

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What does the intermediate mesoderm give rise to?

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They urogenital system: gonad, kidneys and their respective systems

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What does the lateral mesoderm give rise to?

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2 layers of the lateral mesoderm
Somatic (parietal) 
- future body wall
Splanchnic (visceral) 
-circulatory system
-connective system of glands and gut
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What does the endoderm give rise to?

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Epithelial lining of GI tract, resp sys and urinary bladder
Epithelial lining of tympanic cavity and auditory tube
Parenchyma (functioning tissue) of the thyroid gland, parathyroid gland and auditory tube

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12
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What two germ layers are found at the oropharyngeal and cloacal membranes?

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Endo and ecto derm - no intervening mesoderm

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In the embryo - what are the boundaries of the foregut

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Oropharyngeal membrane to liver bud (at 2nd part of the duodenum)

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What are the 3 main branches of the coeliac trunk?

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Splenic artery
Left gastric artery
Common hepatic

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From which two germ layers is the primitive gut formed by?

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Endoderm and visceral (splanchnic) mesoderm (lateral plate)

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From which germ layer are the hepatocytes derived?

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Endoderm

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How many pharyngeal arches are there? And what germ layer are they derived from?

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5 (1,2,3,4 and 6!) Mesoderm

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18
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Stapes, styloid process, and the upper part of the hyoid bone are all skeletal features derived from which pharyngeal arch

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2 - hyoid arch

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19
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What muscles are derived from the 1st/mandibular pharyngeal arch?

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Muscles of mastication
Anterior belly of the digastric
Mylohyoid
Tensor tympani
Tensor palatini
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What are the bony structures that arise from the 1st pharyngeal arch?

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Mandible
Maxilla
Malleus
Incus
Middle ear
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What are the muscles derived from the 2nd pharyngeal arch?

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Muscles of facial expression
Buccinator
Platysma
Stylohyoid
Posterior belly of the digatric
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What does the 3rd pharyngeal arch give rise to?

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Stylopharyngeus

Lower part of the hyoid bone

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What does the 4th pharyngeal arch give rise to?

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Cricothyroid, intrinsic muscles of the soft palate

Thyroid cartilage, epiglottic cartilage

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What does the 6th pharyngeal arch give rise to?

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All the intrinsic muscles of the larynx except the cricothyroid
Cricoid cartilage, arytenoid cartilage, corniculate cartilage

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25
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How many pharyngeal pouches are there? And from what germ layer are they formed?

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4

Endoderm

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What does the 1st pharyngeal pouch give rise to?

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Middle ear cavity

Auditory/eustachian tube

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What does the 2nd pharyngeal pouch give rise to?

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Palatine tonsils and tonsillar palatini

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What does the 3rd pharyngeal pouch give rise to?

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Inferior parathyroid gland

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29
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What does the 4th pharyngeal pouch give rise to?

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Superior parathyroid gland

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30
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How many pharyngeal clefts are there? And what germ layer are they formed from?

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4

Ectoderm

31
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What does the 1st pharyngeal cleft give rise to?

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External acoustic meatus

32
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What do pharyngeal arches 2,3 and 4 give rise to?

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Cervical sinus

33
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Describe the mesentery of the oesophagus

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(Lower part) both ventral and dorsal mesentry

34
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Where is the lung bud/respiratory diverticulum found?

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Ventral forgut at - End of pharynx, beginning of oesophagus

35
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What divides the oesophagus and lung bud?

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Tracheoesophageal septum

36
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How many degrees does the stomach rotate by in the longitudinal axis? Does the original posterior wall move to the right or to the left?

37
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What structure develops in the dorsal mesentery (only) of the foregut?

38
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What structure develops in both the ventral and dorsal mesentery of the foregut?

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Pancreas (ventral and dorsal)

39
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What structure develops in the ventral mesentery (only) of the the foregut?

40
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Does the lesser omentum form part of the ventral or dorsal mesentery of the foregut? And what structures does it connect?

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Ventral

Connect liver to stomach

41
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What is the lienorenal ligament? Does is form part of the ventral or dorsal mesentery of the foregut?

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Connects the spleen to the kidney

Dorsal

42
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Where are the lesser and greater omentum continuous with one another?

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Epiploic foramen

43
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What structures can be found at the ventral side of the epiploic foramen?

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Portal vein
Hepatic artery
Bile duct

44
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Which mesentery is the greater omentum part of? Where does it hang down from?

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Dorsal

Greater curvature of the stomach

45
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What connects the midgut to the yolk sac?

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Vitelline duct

46
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Which parts of the duodenum are retroperitoneal?

47
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Which parts of the pancreas are retroperitoneal?

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All except tail

48
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What are the 5 stages of the development of the foregut?

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Elongation
Herniation
Rotation
Retraction
Fixation
49
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Which part of the small intestine is the first to retract and therefore lies more towards the left?

50
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What are the boundaries of the primitive hind gut?

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Left 1/3 of the transverse colon to the cloacal membrane

51
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What divides the cloaca in two? What is formed as a result of this division?

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Urorectum septum - expands to form perineal body
Urogenital membrane - urogenital sinus
Anal membrane - anal canal

52
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What epithelium is found at the upper 2/3 of the anal canal?

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Simple columnar

53
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What epithelium is found at the lower 1/3 of the anal canal?

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Stratified squamous non keratinising

54
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What is the name of the line that marks the changing of epithelium between the upper 2/3 and lower 1/3 of the anal canal?

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Pectinate line

55
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What does the urogenital sinus give rise to?

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Bladder
Urethra
(Female - lower vagina, labia majora, labia minora and clitoris)

56
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From what germ layer is the pancreas derived from?

57
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In what percentage of people does an accessory duct exist in the pancreas?

58
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Name the 3 kidneys that occur during embryological development?

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Pronephros
Mesonephros
Metanephros

59
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Which is the permanent kidney?

A

Metanephros

60
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At what week which does the pronephros arise?

61
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What is the pronephros composed of?

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7-10 solid cell groups = nephrotomes

62
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The pronephros is non-functioning, true or false?

63
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When does the mesonephros arise and disappear?

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4th week
8th week (mesonephric ridge/tubules disappear but not the mesonephric (wolffian) duct in males*
64
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At what week does the metanephros occur?

65
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At what week does the metanephros begin to function?

66
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What two parts form the metanephros?

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Metanephric blastema 
Ureteric bud (*although forms meTanephros the ureteric bud is actually an outgrowth of meSonephric duct)
67
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What does the metanephric blastema give rise to?

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The excretory units - nephrons

68
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What does the ureteric bud give rise to?

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Collecting system

69
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In what region of the body does the pronephros develop?

70
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In what region of the body does the mesonephros develop?

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Thoracolumbar

71
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In what region of the body does the metanephros develop?

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Pelvic region

72
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Where are the ureters derived from?

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Mesonephric duct

73
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From what germ layer is the urogenital system derived from?

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Intermediate mesoderm

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