Embryology and Anatomy Flashcards

1
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Gestational week when primitive embryonic heart tube forms

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3rd week

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Gestational week and day when heart starts beating and looping occurs

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4th week - Day 22

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3
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Gestational week when AV canal divides into tricuspid and mitral valves

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4-6 weeks

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4
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Gestational week when outflow tract septates into PA and aorta

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6-8 weeks

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5
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What does the primary heart field become

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Embryonic ventricle (precursor to LV) and embryonic atria (becomes atrial appendages)

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6
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What does the secondary heart field become

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Proximal bulbus cordis (precursor to RV), distal bulbus cordis (infundibulum), truncoaortic sac (outflow tracts)

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7
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Neural crest cell abnormalities can lead to what type of defects

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Conotruncal defects (ToF, truncus, IAA) - affect the great arteries

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8
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What highlights a right atrium

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  • Septum secundum covers over septum primum on RA side
  • Broad based appendage
  • Pectinate muscles extend onto lateral RA wall
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9
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Borders of triangle of Koch and what does it contain

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  • Septal leaflet of TV
  • Coronary sinus os
  • Tendon of Todaro
  • Contains the AV node
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10
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What highlights a left atrium

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  • Two attachments of septum primum onto back/left of septum secundum on LA side
  • Narrow, finger like appendage
  • Pectinate muscles only in LA appendage
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11
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Where is the hole in a secundum ASD

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Septum primum

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12
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Where is the hole in a primum ASD

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Canal septum

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13
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Defining a right ventricle

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  • Coarse trabeculations
  • Tricuspid valve - chordal attachments to the free wall and septum (SEPTOPHILIC) and tricuspid valve is more apically displaced
  • Moderator band
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14
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Defining a left ventricle

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  • Fine trabeculations
  • Mitral valve - chordal attachments to the free wall only (SEPTOPHOBIC)
  • Smooth septal surface at the base
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15
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What does the 3rd embryonic arch become

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Common carotid artery

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16
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What does the 4th embryonic arch become

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The aortic arch on one side and the innominate artery on the other side

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17
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What does the 6th embryonic arch become

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Ductus arteriosus

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18
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Embryonic arch process to form normal left aortic arch

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  • Regression of the right dorsal aorta and right 6th arch
  • 4th arch persists and forms the arch, left 6th arch is the ductus
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19
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Embryonic arch process to form left aortic arch with aberrant right subclavian artery

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Regression of the right 4th arch and right 6th arch

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20
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Embryonic arch process to form right aortic arch with mirror image branching

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Regression of the left dorsal aorta but both 6th arches remain

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21
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Embryonic arch process to form right aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery

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  • Regression of left 4th arch (but both 6th arches remain)
  • If right ductus persists then not a vascular ring
  • If left ductus persists then it IS a vascular ring
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22
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Most common symptomatic vascular ring

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Double aortic arch

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23
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IAA Type A embryologic development

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  • Regression of both dorsal aortas
  • A = AFTER all arch vessels arise (distal to L subclavian)
24
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IAA Type B embryologic development

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  • Regression of left 4th arch and right dorsal aorta
  • B = BETWEEN (interruption between L carotid and L subclavian)
  • Commonly associated with 22q11 deletion
25
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IAA Type C embryologic development

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  • Break in the trunco-aortic sac and regression of right dorsal aorta
  • C = CAROTIDS (interruption between R carotid and L carotid)
26
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Asplenia (right sidedness) segmental anatomy abnormalities

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  • Almost 100% complete AV canal
  • Commonly have PS/PA
  • TAPVR
  • Bilateral SVC with LSVC directly to LA, can have absent coronary sinus
  • Bilateral sinus nodes
  • Descending aorta and IVC on the same side of the vertebral column
  • High incidence of bowel malrotation
  • Liver midline with two mirror image right lobes
27
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Polysplenia (left sidedness) segmental anatomy abnormalities

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  • 2/3 patients with AV canal
  • Most have normal VA connections but can have sub-aortic or aortic stenosis
  • Ipsilateral PV drainage
  • Bilateral SVCs with LSVC to CS
  • Interrupted IVC
  • Complete heart block
28
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Most reliable way to distinguish mitral vs tricuspid valve

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Level of attachment at the cardiac crux

29
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Associations with left juxtaposition of the atrial appendage

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Abnormal ventriculoarterial connections

30
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Associations with right juxtaposition of the atrial appendage

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Simpler lesions like ASD, single SA node

31
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Valve located at the entrance of the IVC

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Eustachian valve

32
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Valve remnant at the os of the coronary sinus

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Thebesian valve

33
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Fine filamentous network that represents persistent of the valves of the sinus venosus

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Chiari network
– Directs blood from IVC and SVC across the PFO
– In normal patients, this regresses to form the crista terminalis

34
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Embryologic structure that gives rise to R SVC

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R anterior cardinal vein and R common cardinal vein

35
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Embryologic structure that gives rise to L SVC

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L anterior cardinal vein

36
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Ductus venosus remnant

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Ligamentum venosum

37
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Umbilical vein remnant

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Round ligament of the liver

38
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Position of the AV node in tricuspid atresia

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  • Floor of the blind right atrium
  • Bundle of His then courses onto the crest of the intraventricular septum and runs posterior to the VSD rim
39
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Most common asymptomatic aortic arch anomaly

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Left arch with aberrant right subclavian (0.5% of the general population)

40
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What is Uhl anomaly

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Partial of complete absence of the RV myocardium leading to thinned out myocardium

41
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Definition of overriding AV valve

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Empties into 2 ventricles and is always associated with a malalignment VSD

42
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What is a straddling valve

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Involves anomalous insertion of the chordae tendinae - has to have a VSD but may not be malalignment type

43
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What structures pass under the transverse arch

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RPA and left bronchus

44
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Most common great artery relationship in DORV

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Side by side (aorta to the right of the

45
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Most common associated lesion with DORV

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  • Pulmonary stenosis (seen in 50% of patients)
  • Next is ASD (25%)
46
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What is a parachute mitral valve

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All chordal attachments to a single papillary muscle

47
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What is a mitral arcade

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Valve leaflets attach directly to the papillary muscle (absent or short chordae)

48
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What type of cells are in the last 1-3 cm of pulmonary veins

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Contractile cardiac myocytes which helps to inhibit retrograde flow in atrial systole but can be a source of Afib

49
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Coronary artery supply of the posterior medial papillary muscle

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Right coronary artery (also supplies the inferior wall of the LV)

50
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Name of the valve that drains the great cardiac vein

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Vieussens valve
- Bicuspid valve located at the site of the cardiac vein that drains with the coronary sinus

51
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Most common coronary anomaly in otherwise normal hearts

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Anomalous left circumflex from the right main coronary artery

51
Q

AV nodal artery arises from which coronary

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90% of the time from the RCA
10% from the left circumflex

52
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Normal branching pattern of PAs relative to the bronchus

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  • RPA travels anterior to the right upper lobe bronchus
  • LPA travels posterior to the left upper lobe bronchus
53
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Characteristics of fibromas

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  • Single, firm intramural tumors involving the ventricular free wall or septum
  • Frequently present with ventricular arrhythmias
54
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Characteristics of rhabdomyomas

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  • Well-circumscribed, non-capsulated intramural or intracavitary lesion
  • Most commonly in the ventricles but can be anywhere and also usually have multiple
55
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Characteristics of myxoma

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  • Pedunculated and friable
  • Occur most commonly in the LA
  • Associated with cardiac obstruction (80%), embolism (70%) and systemic illness (60%)