Embryology Flashcards
Which layer do the heart and CVS components derive from?
Viscera Mesoderm
Why is the heart one of the first structures to form and function?
Blood flow early on is essential for oxygen and nutrients to get to other structures being developed
How does the heart reach its final position in the thorax?
Lateral folding and cranio-caudal folding occur simultaneously
Where do the beginnings of the gut tube start to develop?
Just adjacent to the heart tube
Which direction does blood flow through the heart tube?
Caudal to cranial end
Sinus venosus to Truncus arteriosus
How many dilatations does the heart tube develop?
Five (Causal to Cranial) Sinus venosus Atrium Ventricle Bulbus cordis Truncus arteriousus
What structures does the sinus venous develop into?
Formed of right and left horns
Right horn forms smooth part of the RA
Left horn shrinks and forms the coronary sinus
What structure does the atrium go on to form?
Trabeculated part of both atria
What structure does the ventricle go on to form?
Trabeculated part of the LV
Which structures does the bulbus cordis go on to form?
Trabeculated part of the RV
Which structures does the trunks arteriosus go on to form?
Aorta
Pulmonary trunk
What happens to a cell as soon as it differentiated to become a heart cell?
It will start to beat, and continue to do so throughout its lifetime
All the cells will beat synchronously
When will the heart begin to loop and fold?
Day 23
In which direction does the atrium move during looping and folding?
Dorsal and cranial
In which direction does the ventricle move during looping and folding?
Displaces left