Embryology Flashcards
How does fetal lung development begin
ventral outpouching of the endodermal foregut called the respiratory (laryngotracheal) diverticulum (lung bud) –> day 22
The proximal end of the respiratory diverticulum forms the…
Larynx and trachea
The lung is comprised of what types of tissue
endoderm and mesoderm
The endoderm of the respiratory diverticulum gives rise to…
mucosal lining of the bronchi and to the epithelial cells of the alveoli
Mesoderm in the lung forms…
muscle and cartilage supporting the bronchi and the visceral pleura covering the lung
tracheoesophageal septum forms from…
fusing of the two tracheoesophageal ridges (folds)
dorsal foregut becomes…
ventral foregut becomes…
esophagus
trachea and lung buds
Tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF) results from…
incomplete fusion of the tracheoesophageal folds that results in a failure of the foregut to separate completely into trachea and esophagus.
Trachea develops from …
proximal part of the respiratory diverticulum
The cartilage, connective tissue, and muscles of the trachea are derived from…
splanchnic mesenchyme surrounding the laryngotracheal tube.
Number of lung lobes in each for developing embryo
3 in right, 2 in left
When is the limited age of viability and why?
22-23 weeks gestation. Respiration is possible only after the blood-air barrier is esblished and the gas exchange can be performed
complex mixture of phospholipids and proteins in maturing alveoli
Pulmonary surfactant (secreted by alveolar type II cells)
The respiratory distress syndrome of premature infants is caused by
inadequate production of surfactant
Potter sequence
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.
The intraembryonic coelom is partitioned by
A pair of pleuropericardialmembranes
A pair of pleuroperitoneal membranes
When the intraembryonic coelom forms, the lateral mesoderm divides into:
somatic (parietal) and splanchnic (visceral) mesoderm
Each pericardioperitoneal canal lies:
- lateral to the foregut(future esophagus)
- dorsal to septum transversum(part of the future diaphragm).
4 embryonic sources of diaphragm
central tendon of the diaphragm is made of what tissue
mesodermal mass in the cervical region of the embryo
Fusing of what two tossues completes the partition between thoracic and abdominal cavities
dorsal mesentery of esophagus and septum transversum
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) is caused by what
failure of pleuroperitoneal foldsto develop or to fuse with other components of diaphragm (usually posterolateral on left side)
Blood vessel formation begins during week … in the extraembryonic mesoderm of the yolk sac, connecting stalk and chorion.
3
Primary embryonic arteries
paired dorsal aorta
intersegmental arteries between somites
aortic arch arteries
Primary embryonic venous system
Cardinal venous system