Embryology Flashcards
Stages of lung development
Embryonic, Pseudoglandular, Canalicular, Saccular, Alveolar
Embryonic stage weeks of development
4-7 weeks
Initial week of lung bud development from respiratory diverticulum
Week 4
Pseudoglandular stage weeks of development
5-17 weeks
Errors in this stage can lead to tracheoesophageal fistula
Embryonic stage
Canalicular stage weeks of development
16-25 weeks
Stage airways increase in diameter and respiration capable
Canalicular stage
Saccular stage weeks of development
Week 26-birth
Number of alveoli at birth
20-70 million
Leads to increased vascular resistance through gestation
Aspiration and expulsion of amniotic fluid
Process that leads to adult alveoli from terminal sacs
Secondary septation
Stage terminal sacs separated by primary septation
Saccular stage
Stage terminal bronchioles develop
Pseudoglandular stage
Stage of lung development characterized by secondary septation
Alveolar stage
Stage pneumocytes develop
Saccular