Embryology and Devo Flashcards
Found at base of limbs. Anterior-posterior and CNS development. Mutation leads to holoprosencephaly
Sonic hedgehog gene
Produced at apical end of limbs at ectodermal ridge. Needed for dorsal-ventral axis organization.
Wnt-7
Produced at apical ectodermal ridge. Stimulates mitosis of mesoderm.
FGF
Segmental organization from cranium to caudum. Mutations cause appendages in wrong locations.
Hox
Codes for transcription factors
Hox
Which week does bilaminar disc (epiblast, hypoblast) form
Week 2
Gastrulation occurs
Week 3
Endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm arise from
Epiblast primitive streak
Notochord arises from
Midline mesoderm
Neural plate arises from
Overlying ectoderm
Beginning of organogenesis and increased susceptibility to teratogens
Weeks 3-8
Ultrasound can see fetal heartbeat by
Week 6
Male female genitalia can be distinguished by
Week 10
Bones of skull are derived from
Neural crest
C cells of thyroid, chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla, melanocytes, pia and arachnoid, aorticopulmonary septum and endocardial cushions are derived from
Neural crest
Autonomic ganglia, DRG, cranial nerves and Schwann cells are derived from
Neural crest
Anal canal below pectinate, parotid, sweat and mammary glands, anterior pituitary lens of eye are derived from
Surface ectoderm
What induces formation of neuroectoderm (neural plate)
Notochord
Upper vagina, lymphatics, spleen, peritoneum, wall of gut tube, are derived from
mesoderm
Gut tube epithelium, most of urethra and lower vagina, lungs, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, eustachian tube, thymus, parathyroid, thyroid follicular cells derived from
Endoderm
When does malformation occur
Weeks 3-8
A woman with vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma or abnormal uterus likely had mother who consumed
Diethylstilbestrol
Absence of skin from the scalp is suggestive of which teratogen
Methimazole
Discolored teeth, inhibited bone growth suggest maternal use of
Tetracycline
Thalidomide use to tx leprosy or MM increases risk of what in fetus
Limb defects (“flipper” limbs)
Warfarin can cause what in fetus
bone deformities, fetal hemorrhage, abortion, olpthalmologic abnormalities
Can cause placental abruption, low birth weight, preterm birth, IUGR
Cocaine
Low birth weight, preterm labor, SIDS can occur due to maternal use of
cigarettes (smoking)
Cretinism results from
Lack or excess Iodine in maternal diet
Anal atresia to sirenomelia, congenital heart defects, neural tube defects and macrosomia are consequences of which maternal condition
Diabetes
Swofrdfish, shark, tilefish and king mackerel consumption increase risk of neurotoxicity in fetus due to
methylmercury
Fetal alcohol syndrome occurs due to failure of
Migration
Smooth philtrum, thin upper lip (vermilion border), small palpebral fissures (eye openings) and low set ears in baby indicate
Fetal alcohol syndrome
First to differentiate after fertilization
Trophoblast
Secretes beta-hCG after implantation
Synctiotrophoblast
Trophoblastic layer that facilitates exchange of nutrients and waste between mother and fetus
Synctiotrophoblast
Function of hCG
Maintain progesterone and sustain pregnancy
Failure of trophoblast to invade endometrium adequately can lead to
Pre-eclampsia
Dizygotic twins result from
2 separate eggs fertilized by two separate sperm (dichorionic, diamniotic)
What is the chorion
Outer layer of amniotic sac that attaches to endometrium and allows nutrient exchange between fetus and mother
What is the amnion
Inner layer of amniotic sac that protects developing fetus
Monozygotic twins that have two separate chorion and two separate amnion likely arose from
Cleavage at 2-cell stage
Monozygotic twins that share a chorion and have two separate amnion likely arose from
Cleave at morula stage (4-8 days)
Monozygotic twins that share one chorion and one placenta likely arose from
Blastocyst stage cleavage (8-12 days)
Conjoined twins result due to cleavage at which stage
> 13 days, formed embryonic disc
Monozygotic twins most commonly occur due to cleavage of
Morula (one chorion, two amnion)
Leading cause of intellectual disability in the US
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Inner layer of chorionic villi that produces cells
Cytotrophoblast
Outer layer of chorionic villi that synthesizes hCG stimulate progesterone secretion from corpus luteum during first semester. Lacks MHC I so will not be attacked by maternal immune system
Synctiotrophoblasts
Umbilical arteries and umbilical vein are derivatives of
allantois
How many umbilical arteries and veins
2 umbilical arteries (carry deoxygenated blood from fetus to mother), 1 umbilical vein (carry oxygenated blood from mother to fetal IVC)
Urine from umbilicus indicates
Patent urachus
Urachus is derived from
Allantois
Fluid-filled cavity between umbilicus and bladder that can lead to infection or adenocarcinoma
Urachal cyst (partial failure of urachus to obliterate)
Outpouching of bladder
Vesicourachal diverticulum (slight failure of urachus to obliterate)
Congenital persistence of urachus occurs due to errors in which week of devo?
3rd week
Meconium discharge from umbilicus
Vitelline fistula (vitelline duct fails to close)
Melena (dark poop with blood), hematochezia (vomit with blood), and abdominal pain in child. Tissue biopsy presents gastric or pancreatic tissue.
Meckel diverticulum (partial closure of vitelline duct)
Congenital persistence of vitelline duct (connects yolk sac to midgut lumen) occurs due to error in which week of devo?
7th week
Nerve associated with 1st arch
CN V2 and V3
Muscles associated with 1st arch
Muscles of mastication (Temporalis, masseter, anterior digastric, tympani)
Bones associated with 1st arch
Zygoma, Maxillary process, mandibular process, malleus and incus
Ectoderm associated with 1st arch
External auditory meatus
CN associated with 2nd arch
VII (Facial)
Muscles associated with 2nd arch
Muscles of facial expression, stapedius, stylohyoid
Bones associated with 2nd arch
Stapes, stylohyoid, lesser horn of hyoid, stylohyoid ligament
Artery associated with 1st arch
Maxillary artery (of ECA)
Artery associated with 2nd arch (
Stapedial and hyoid arteries
Lateral neck mass that doesn’t move upon swallowing is remnant of
Temporary cervical sinus of branchial clefts 2-4
Failure of NC derivatives of 1st and 2nd arches (deafness, micrognathia)
Treacher-Collins syndrome
Small jaw, glossoptosis, cleft palate, airway obstruction suggest
Pierre Robin Sequence (abnormal 1st and 2nd arch development)
Superior laryngeal nerve (swallowing) is derivative of which arch
4th
Aortic arch and proximal SCA are derivatives of which arch
4
Common carotid and proximal ICA are derivatives of which arch
3
CN IX is derivative of which arch
3
CN X is part of which arch
4 and 6
Recurrent laryngeal nerve (voice) is part of which arch
6
L: Proximal pulmonary artery and ductus arteriosus are part of which arch
6
Superior parathyroids are derived from which pouch
dorsal 4th
C cells of thyroid are derived from which pouch
Ventral 4th
Thymus is derived from which pouch
Ventral 3rd
Inferior parathyroids are derived from which pouch
Dorsal 3rd
Epithelial lining of palatine tonsils are derived from
2nd pouch
Middle ear, eustachian tube and mastoid air cells are derived from
1st branchial pouch
Clefts, Arches and Pouches represent which embryologic layers respectively
Ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm
Lower portion of vagina develops from
Urogenital sinus
Failure of fusion of maxillary and medial nasal processes
Cleft lip
Failure of fusion of lateral palatine shelves
Cleft palate
Failure of fusion of lateral palatine shelves with nasal septum
Cleft Palate
Failure of fusion of lateral palatine shelves with median palatine shelf
Cleft palate
Mesonephros develops into
Ureter, epididymis and vas deference
Fallopian tubes, uterus and upper portion of vagina are derived from
paramesonephric duct
Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome is
Failure of Mullerian (paramesonephric) duct development. Primary amenorrhea in woman with secondary sexual characteristics
Seminal vesicles, epididymis, ejaculatory duct, ductus deferens (SEED) derived from
Mesonephric ducts
What is the Gartner duct
Remnant of mesonephric duct in females
Decreased fertility (woman has difficulty getting pregnant) due to a resorption defect of Mullerian duct implies
Septate uterus