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Embryology Flashcards

To cover most aspects of Early Embryonic Development for ESA 1 Note: lateral and cephalocaudal folding are not covered within this deck

1
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What 3 changes allow for one cell to become a multicellular body?

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  • Growth
  • Morphogenesis (form and structure development)
  • Differentiation (specialisation for function)
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How long does the pre-embryonic last?

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2 weeks

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Which period goes from the 3rd to 8th week?

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Embryonic

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What is the final stage of embryonic development called? (after the 9th week)

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Fetal

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Briefly describe the process of fertilisation (3 points)

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  • Oocyte released from ovary
  • Travels down fallopian tube
  • Fertilised by sperm in ampulla forming zygote
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What is the ideal site for implantation of the zygote?

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Posterior uterine wall

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7
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How long is an oocyte viable for?

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1 day

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8
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How long is sperm viable for?

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3 days

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9
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How long after fertilisation does it take for cleavage to occur?

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30 hours

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10
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What does the process of cleavage result in?

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A morula made of 2 blastomeres

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What is the purpose of the zona pellucida?

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This glycoprotein shells prevents polyspermy

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How is the blastocyst formed?

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Compaction of the blastomeres causes the hatching from the zona pellucida

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What are the three main components of the blastocyst?

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  • Embryoblast (inner cell mass)
  • Trophoblast (outer cell mass)
  • Blastocyst cavity
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14
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What will the trophoblast later form?

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Support structures for the embryo (like the placenta)

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15
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What will the embryoblast later form?

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Bilaminar disc

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16
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What is the cytotrophoblast?

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A derivative of the trophoblast forming the placental membrane around the yolk sac

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17
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What is the syncytiotrophoblast?

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A derivative of the trophoblast which are cells that invade maternal sinusoids giving circulation to the foetus

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18
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At the stage of implantation how many cells does the conceptus have? What will they form?

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107 cells - 8 will make the embryo and 99 will begin development of the foetal membrane

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19
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What does the embryoblast differentiate into?

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Epiblast and hypoblast

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20
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What does the trophoblast differentiate into?

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Syncytiotrophoblast and cytotrophoblast

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What does the bilaminar disc consist of?

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Epiblast and hypoblast

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22
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Describe the process of implantation

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  • The uterine epithelium is breached

- The conceptus implants within the uterine stroma

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23
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At which stage of pre-embryonic development are the cells totipotent?

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Morula

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24
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What does PGD stand for and what is it for?

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Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis - removal of an embryo to test for serious inheritable diseases

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25
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How is the embryonic pole formed?

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Rapid development of the syncytiotrophoblast

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26
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How is the primitive yolk sac formed?

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Heuser’s membrane spreading across blastocyst cavity

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27
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Why is the blastocyst cavity formed?

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To provide nutrition to the inner cells of the morula

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28
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What is the inner cell mass called?

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Embryoblast

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29
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What is the outer cell mass called?

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Trophoblast

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30
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In the bilaminar disc which of the layers is closest to the trophoblast (outer cell mass)?

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Epiblast

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Which of the cells of the bilaminar disc will contribute to the embryo?

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Epiblast

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32
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Which cavity does the epiblast make with the trophoblast?

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Amniotic cavity

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33
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Which cavity does the hypoblast make with the trophoblast?

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Primitive yolk sac

34
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What pushes away the primitive yolk sac membrane from the cytotrophoblast? What will it become?

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Acellular extraembryonic reticulum which will later become extraembryonic mesoderm by cell migration

35
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How is the chorionic cavity formed?

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Spaces in the extraembryonic mesoderm merge

36
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How is the embryo suspended in the chorionic cavity?

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By a connecting stalk

37
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How is the secondary yolk sac formed?

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A little bit is pinched off from the primary yolk sac and whatever is not pinched off is now referred to as the secondary yolk sac

38
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What is the connecting stalk made from and what is its future function?

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Made from mesoderm that will become the umbilical cord

39
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What can bleeding around the end of the second week be confused with?

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Menstrual bleeding

40
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List the main ectodermal derivatives (4 main points)

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  • Skin and derivatives
  • Brain and spine
  • Peripheral nerves
  • Retina and iris of the eye
41
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List the main mesodermal derivatives (5 main points)

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  • All types of muscle
  • Connective tissue
  • Bone + cartilage
  • Blood and blood vessels
  • Urinary system
42
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List the main endodermal derivatives (3 main points)

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  • Digestive tract lining
  • Glands associated with digestion
  • Gut derivatives (lungs etc.)
43
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What is the first thing that occurs in the 3rd week?

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Formation of the primitive streak, the primitive pit and the primitive node

44
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Which anatomical position does the primitive streak appear at?

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Caudal end

45
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Where does the primitive node appear?

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The primitive node appears at the cranial end of the streak

46
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What three things does the epiblast differentiate into?

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  • Ectoderm
  • Mesoderm
  • Endoderm
47
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What is a germ layer?

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A layer from which other developed tissues originated from

48
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What is the mesoderm?

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The middle germ layer which gives rise to muscle, bone, connective tissue etc.

49
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What is the ectoderm?

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The outermost germ layer giving rise to the epidermis and nerve tissue

50
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What is the endoderm?

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The innermost germ layer giving rise to the gut lining and derivatives

51
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What is the process of gastrulation?

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The reorganisation of the germ layers into the ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm and hence establishing the origin of all tissues.

52
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What is the primitive streak? Why is it important?

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A narrow groove that develops on the dorsal surface of the epiblast. It has an important role in the orientation of the embryo, determining the front and the back.

53
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What will the two holes in the mesoderm become?

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The future mouth and anus

54
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How is the trilaminar disc produced from the bilaminar disc with its primitive streak?

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  • Cells of the epiblast migrate towards the primitive streak
  • They invaginate into the epiblast and displace the hypoblast
  • More cells spread laterally and towards the cranial end creating ectoderm and mesoderm (with two holes)
55
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Where is the notochord located?

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The centre of the mesoderm

56
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What are the functions of the Notochord?

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  • Sets axis for skeleton
  • Drives neurulation
  • Defines the midline
57
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In what direction does gastrulation proceed?

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cephalocaudally (head to tail)

58
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How is the notochord formed?

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  • Prenotochordal cells of epiblast migrate through the cranial part of the primitive pit
  • Forms a solid rod of cells running in the midline with an important signalling role.
59
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What remains of the notochord in adults?

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Nucleus pulposus of intervertebral discs.

60
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What is the function of the notochord in neurulation?

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Directs the conversion of overlying ectoderm to neurectoderm

61
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How is the neural tube formed?

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  • Notochord signals ectoderm to thicken
  • Edges of the neural plate elevate out and curl towards each other forming the neural groove and folds
  • Folds come together to create neural tube with epidermis above it
62
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What is the function of the neural tube in nerve innovation?

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Neural tube produces the nerves that innovates the dermomyotome.

63
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What are somites?

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Segments of the paraxial mesoderm (next to the neural tube) that give rise to repeating structures (ribs, vertebrae, intercostal muscles)

64
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When do the first somites appear?

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Day 20 at the occipital region

65
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How many pairs of somites are there?

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31 pairs in total

66
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What 4 types of mesoderm are produced in segmentation?

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  • Paraxial
  • Splanchnic
  • Somatic
  • Intermediate
67
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What space is formed while the 4 types of mesoderm are being produced?

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Intraembryonic coelom

68
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What are the derivatives of the paraxial mesoderm?

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  • Muscles of the axial body wall
  • Dermis
  • Axial skeleton
69
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What are the derivatives of the splanchnic mesoderm?

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  • Smooth muscles

- Connective tissue of gut

70
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What are the derivatives of the somatic mesoderm?

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  • Connective tissue of limbs

- Contributes to axial body wall

71
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What are the derivatives of the intermediate mesoderm?

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-Urogenital system (kidney, ureters, gonads)

72
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How is sclerotome formed? What will it become?

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Organised degeneration leads to the somite’s ventral wall breaking down creating sclerotome.

Sclerotome will become the hard tissue section - bones etc.

73
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How is dermatome and myotome formed? What will they become?

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Further organisation of the dorsal portion of the sclerotome forms the combined dermomyotome. Which has the myotome proliferating and migrating and the dermotome dispersing.

The dermatome will become the skin section (dermis) and the myotome the muscle section (muscles)

74
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What is the clinical definition for a dermatome?

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A strip of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve

75
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What is the clinical definition for a myotome?

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A muscle/group of muscles supplied by a single spinal nerve

76
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Define gastrulation

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The process of forming the 3 germ layers in the embryo and thus providing the origin in all the embryonic tissue. It also results in the axis being set in the embryo.

77
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Describe the onset of gastrulation

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Begins at approx day 16 with the formation of the primitive streak that proceeds caually–>cephallically. This is brought about by a relative invagination of the epiblast and reorganisation of the cells. This occurs in the epiblast which defines the dorsum.

78
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Describe the primitive pit and node.

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Most cephalic of the streak.
Has a key role in the defining the cephalocaudal polarisation of the embryo and also in signalling and co-ordination.
At the pit is a connection between the amniotic cavity and yolk sac called the neuroenteric canal.

79
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What is the effect of FGF8 in the formation of the epiblast during gastrulation?

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Downregulates E-cadherin enabling reducing the amount of cell surface binding and allowing the migrating cells to move unhindered.

80
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Describe the cloacal membrane

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Tightly adherent endoderm and ectoderm that has no mesoderm between them and it thought to be involved in several congenital bladder disorders.

81
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What defines the embryo axis initially?

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Cephalically: certain growth factors from the anterior visceral endoderm (AVE) such as lefty and cerberus inhibit nodal activity in the cranial end.
Midline: by the primitive streak which is maintained by NODAL (a TGF-beta).
Dorsal/ventral: in the mesoderm by a TGF-beta and a FGF cause the development of the intermediate and lateral plate mesoderm which is antagonised by other genes in the node.
Left/right-ness: by NODAL which is moved via cillia on the node.

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