Embryology Flashcards
What is a blastula?
Embryonic ball of cells
What is a bilaminar disc?
Flattened plate of cells with amniotic cavity dorsally and yolk sac ventrally
What does the bilaminar disc form?
Trilaminar disc- ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm
Why is there no mesoderm at 2 point in the embryo?
Areas that will form the mouth and anus
What causes axis formation in the embryo?
Notochord formation
What germ layer forms the neural tube?
Ectoderm
What forms the neural crest cells?
Some cells at the crest of the neural fold that seperate
When do neural crest cells mix with the mesoderm?
In the head and neck region
What is the cavity at the superior of the embryo?
Amniotic
What cavity is at the inferior of the embryo?
Yolk sac
What are somites?
Cells derived from the paraxial mesoderm and form structures like the axial skeleton and muscles
How many somites are there?
33 in total
What do somites in the head region of the embryo form?
Help in development of cranial skeleton
What are the branchial arches?
Series of arches which develop around the future mouth and pharynx
What is the function of the branchial arches?
Support primitive pharynx
Face and neck development
Hw many branchial arches are there in humans?
5
What does the ectoderm form in the branchial arches?
Clefts between arches
What does the mesoderm form in the branchial arches?
Cartilage
Muscles