Embryology Flashcards

1
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How does fetal lung development begin

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ventral outpouching of the endodermal foregut called the respiratory (laryngotracheal) diverticulum (lung bud) –> day 22

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2
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The proximal end of the respiratory diverticulum forms the…

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Larynx and trachea

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3
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The lung is comprised of what types of tissue

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endoderm and mesoderm

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4
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The endoderm of the respiratory diverticulum gives rise to…

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mucosal lining of the bronchi and to the epithelial cells of the alveoli

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5
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Mesoderm in the lung forms…

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muscle and cartilage supporting the bronchi and the visceral pleura covering the lung

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6
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tracheoesophageal septum forms from…

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fusing of the two tracheoesophageal ridges (folds)

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7
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dorsal foregut becomes…

ventral foregut becomes…

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esophagus

trachea and lung buds

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8
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Tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF) results from…

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incomplete fusion of the tracheoesophageal folds that results in a failure of the foregut to separate completely into trachea and esophagus.

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9
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Trachea develops from …

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proximal part of the respiratory diverticulum

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10
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The cartilage, connective tissue, and muscles of the trachea are derived from…

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splanchnic mesenchyme surrounding the laryngotracheal tube.

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11
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Number of lung lobes in each for developing embryo

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3 in right, 2 in left

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12
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When is the limited age of viability and why?

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22-23 weeks gestation. Respiration is possible only after the blood-air barrier is esblished and the gas exchange can be performed

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13
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complex mixture of phospholipids and proteins in maturing alveoli

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Pulmonary surfactant (secreted by alveolar type II cells)

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14
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The respiratory distress syndrome of premature infants is caused by

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inadequate production of surfactant

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15
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Potter sequence

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a spectrum of abnormalities . These include deformed limbs; wrinkly, dry skin; and an abnormal facies (in this context, facies means “facial appearance”) consisting of wide-set eyes with infraorbital skin creases, beak nose, recessed chin, and low-set ears.

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16
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The intraembryonic coelom is partitioned by

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A pair of pleuropericardialmembranes

A pair of pleuroperitoneal membranes

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17
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When the intraembryonic coelom forms, the lateral mesoderm divides into:

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somatic (parietal) and splanchnic (visceral) mesoderm

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18
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Each pericardioperitoneal canal lies:

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  • lateral to the foregut(future esophagus)
  • dorsal to septum transversum(part of the future diaphragm).
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19
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4 embryonic sources of diaphragm

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20
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central tendon of the diaphragm is made of what tissue

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mesodermal mass in the cervical region of the embryo

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21
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Fusing of what two tossues completes the partition between thoracic and abdominal cavities

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dorsal mesentery of esophagus and septum transversum

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22
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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) is caused by what

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failure of pleuroperitoneal foldsto develop or to fuse with other components of diaphragm (usually posterolateral on left side)

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23
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Blood vessel formation begins during week … in the extraembryonic mesoderm of the yolk sac, connecting stalk and chorion.

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3

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24
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Primary embryonic arteries

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paired dorsal aorta

intersegmental arteries between somites

aortic arch arteries

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25
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Primary embryonic venous system

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Cardinal venous system

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26
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Placenta blood flow

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Blood enters embryo through 1 umbilical vein and returns to mother through 2 umbilical arteries

27
Q

Circulation of yolk sac is primary through …

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Vitelline veins

28
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Caudally, the dorsal aortae fuse to form

A

Descending aorta

29
Q

From where do pharyngeal arch arteries arise?

A

aortic sac

30
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How are the aortic sac and dorsal aortae connected

A

aortic arches

31
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What is the function of umbilical arteries

A

Links dorsal aortae to capillaries of chorionic villi (develop in connecting stalk)

32
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Name gastrointesinal arteries

A

Celiac (caudal)

Superior

Inferior mesenteric (rostral)

Form from vitalline, off of descending aorta

33
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What does the aortic sac later give rise to

A

Brachiocephalic artery and ascending aorta

34
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What does the third aortic arch become

A

Common carotid arteries

Proximal internal carotid arteries (rest by doersal aorta)

35
Q

From what do external carotids form

A

They sprout from the internal carotids

36
Q

Left fourth aortic arch forms…

Right fourth aortic arch forms…

A

Part of aortic arch

Proximal right subclavian artery

37
Q

Left sixth aortic arch becomes

Right sixth aortic arch becomes

A

Left pulmonary artery and ductus arteriosus

Right pulmonary artery

38
Q

The recurrent laryngeal nerves hook around which aortic arches

A

sixth

39
Q

3 paired veins that drain into sinus venosus

A

vitelline veins (low oxygen, yolk sac)

Umbilical veins (placenta, high oxygen)

Common cardinal veins (low oxygen, embryonic body)

40
Q

What veins drain cranial portion of embryo

A

anterior cardinal veins

41
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Anterior cardinal veins join to form what? Function?

A

Left brachiocephalic vein, shunts blood from left to right AC vein

42
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What forms the superior vena cava

A

right anterior cardinal and right common cardinal veins

43
Q

Supracardinal veins form from

A

Posterior cardinal veins

44
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Azygous vein forms from

A

Right supracardinal vein

45
Q

Left supracardinal vein forms

A

Hemizygous vein

Accessory hemizygous vein

46
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Function of ductus venosus

A

allows most of the blood from the placenta to bypass the liver (by flowing directly into IVC)

47
Q

Portal vein is derived from

A

vitelline veins

48
Q

Left umbilical vein becomes …

A

Umbilical vein

49
Q

Where does the heart begin to develop

A

The cardiogenic region

50
Q

Angioblastic cords form from what tissue

A

Mesoderm

51
Q

angioblasticcords canalize (hollow out) to form

A

two parallel endocardial heart tubes

52
Q

Splanchnic mesoderm becomes…

Somatic mesoderm becomes…

A

Visceral pericardium

Parietal pericardium

53
Q

Flow of blood through primitive heart

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54
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Dextrocardia cause

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  • Embryonic heart tube bends to the left instead of to the right
  • Heart is displaced to the right
55
Q

What is sinus venarum

A

Part of the developing atrium where the sinus venosus is incorporated into

56
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How do pulmonary veins form

A

During week 4, the primitive atrium sprouts a pulmonary vein that divides to produce a total of 4 pulmonary veins that grow toward the lungs where they anastomose with veins developing in the mesoderm around the bronchial buds.

57
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Four sets of partitions in developing heart seperate:

A

1) the atria from the ventricles
2) the right and left atria
3) the right and left ventricles
4) the pulmonary trunk and ascending aorta

58
Q

What is the atrioventricular canal

A

a large single passageway between the primitive atrium and the primitive ventricle

59
Q

Ebndocardial cusions do what?

A

Theendocardial cushions grow toward one another and fuse medially, dividing the AV canal into a right and left atrioventricaropenings.

60
Q

What is the foramen primum

A

opening between the septum primumand the endocardial cushions.

61
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Order of atrial spetation

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  1. Foramen primum
  2. Septum primum
  3. Foramen secundum
  4. Septum secundum
  5. Foramen Ovale
  6. Fossa Ovalis
62
Q

What forms the partition between aorta and pulmonary trunk

A

aorticopulmonary septum

63
Q

The aorticopulmonary septum develops from what

A

Truncal ridges and bulbar ridges (neural crest cells)