Embryology/Development Flashcards
Timeframe for zygote to get into uterus and implant?
- 5 days to get into uterus and begin impantation
- 11 days to fully inplant into endometrium
Zygote (2)
- Egg that’s been fetrilized
- Fertilization occurs in uterine tube’s ampulla
Morula (3)
- Blastomeres at 16 cell stage
- Inner cell mass (embryoblast) that forms embryo and components of fetal membranes
- Outter cell mass (trophoblast) contribute to fetal membranes and placenta
Zona Pellucida Functions (5)
- Barrier that prevents multiple fertilizations
- Filter to allow uterine secretions to reach embryo
- Immunological barrier between mother and embyro
- Prevents blastomeres from dissociating
- Prevents premature implantation (before embryo reaches uterine wall)
Lacuna (2)
- Blood filled spaces in embryotic pole of syncytiotrophoblast
- Form primative uteroplacenta circulation
Connecting Stalk (3)
- Portion of extraembryonic mesoderm that connects embryo to chorion (becomes fetal portion of placenta)
- Fills space left over from chorionic cavity formation
- Eventaully become umbilical

Buccopharyngeal and Cloacal Membranes
- Buccopharyngeal becomes mouth
- Cloacal becomes anus
- 2 layers so they’ll rupture
Gastrulation (3)
- Bilayer becomes 3 germ layers (enod, meso, & ectoderm) once epiblast cells invaginate in the midline
- Primitive streak and primitive pit/primitive node form
- Week 3

Endoderm Cells
- Develop into: lining of digestive, respiratory, urogenital systems, and pharyngeal pouches of head and neck region

Mesoderm Cells
- Develops into: skeletal, smooth, & cardiac muscle, most cartilage & bone, dermis of skin, and portion of kidneys & gonads

Ectoderm Cells
- Develop into: nervous system and epidermis of skin

Notochord (3)
- Specialized rod of mesoderm cells that migrated rostrally from primitive node/pit
- Forms basis of vertebral column and ends up in nucleus pulposis of discs
- Signals formation of: neural plate, groove, & fold, CNS from endoderm

2 vs 3 layered membranes
- 2 layered membranes rupture
- 3 layered membranes don’t rupture
Cells Migrating from Primitive Streak
- Rostral cells of primitive streak form more midline structures (axial muscles & skeleton, and notochord
- Caudal cells form more lateral structures

Prechordal Plate
- “Head organizer” that forms parts of head and brain
Neurulation (3)
- Formation of primitive nervous system
- Facilitated by notochord secreting inducing factors
- Ectoderm proliferates and thickens into neural plate
Neural Crest Cells Derivatives (9)
Derive into:
- spinal, autonomic, and cranial nerve ganglia
- Schwann cells
- Medulla of adrenal gland
- Meninges
- Pigment cells of skin
- Glial cells
- C cells of thyroid
- Conotruncal regions of heart
- Connective tissue, some bones, and dermis of back & head
Anterior & Posterior Neuropores
- Anterior closes day 25 and causes Exencephaly if done incorrectly
- Posterior closes day 27 and causes Spina Bifidia (on a spectrum) if done incorrectly
Paraxial Mesoderm (3)
- Most axial
- Form longitudinal columns on each side of notochord/neural tube
- Differentiate into 44 pairs of somites
Intermediate Mesoderm (2)
- Not extensively developed
- Differentiates into parts of urogenital and reproductive systems
Lateral Plate Mesoderm
- Most lateral portion of mesoderm
- Somatic (parietal) portion is in contact with ectoderm
- Splanchnic (visceral) portion is in contact with endoderm

Somatic (parietal) Mesoderm Contributions (2)
- Contributes to:
1. Serosa of body cavities & long bones (appendicular skeleton)
2. Connective tissue of the body wall
Splanchnic (visceral) Mesoderm Contributions (3)
- Contributes to:
1. Smooth muscle of gastrointestinal system
2. Serosa lining on superficial surface of organs
3. Covers yolk sac after it replaces extraembryonic mesoderm
Foregut (1) & Contributions (5)
- Most rostral
- Contributes:
1. Lower respiratory system
2. Pharynx
3. Esophagus
4. Stomach
5. Parts of duodenum
Midgut (1)
- Becomes remainder of small intestine and much of large intestine
Hindgut (1) & Contributions (3)
- Most caudal
- Contributes:
1. Rectum
2. Anal canal
3. Parts of urogenital system
Transverse Folding (4)
- Yolk sac pinched off
- Lateral plate mesoderm splits
- Intraembryonic coelom is formed
- 3 guts formed
Longitudinal Folding (4)
- Future heart is formed
- Future diaphragm is formed
- Both get forced more caudually
- Caused by rapid nervous system growth
Primary Chorionic Villi of Placenta (2)
- Formed by pegs of cytoblast cells protruding into syncytiotrophoblast
- Intervillous spaces in syncytiotrophoblast fill with maternal blood

Secondary Chorionic Villi of Placenta (3)
- Transformed from primary chorionic villi when extraembryonic mesoderm invades core of cytotrophoblast
- Embryonic vessels from from mesodermal cells within cytotrophoblast’s pegs of tissue
- BV’s developed in connecting stalk become umbilical vessels

Tertiary/Stem Chorionic Villi of Placenta (3)
- Villi with capilary networks
- Capillaries make vascular connections with embryonic heart after week 3
- Cytotrphoblast cells penetrate synctiotrophoblast and come in contact with the maternal endometrium to anchor the placenta

Specialized Mesoderm Regions
- Paraxial
- Intermediate
- Lateral
Paraxial Region Gives Rise To?
- Axial skeleton
- Skeletal muscles
- Some dermis of skin
Lateral Plate Mesoderm Gives Rise To?
- Pectoral girldle
- Pelvis girldle
- Sternum
- Long bones of limbs
Somites (4)
- From paraxial mesoderm
- 44 pairs formed
- Occipital somites form occipital bone
- Most caudal occipital somite contributes to C1 vertebrae
Somite Regions & What They Contribute To
Sclerotome - axial skeleton
Myotome - skeletal muscles
Dermatome - sermis of skin in back
Resegmentaion of Somites (3)
- Splits into rostral and caudal parts around spinal nerves
- Rostral part fuses with Caudal part below it
- C1 nerve is superior to C1 vertebra because the caudal part fuses to occipital bone
Rib Development (2)
- From costal processes of somites that develop thoracic vertebrae
- Elongate in week 5
Sternum Development (3)
- Lateral plate somatic mesoderm differentiates to mesenchyme (connective tissue)
- Mesenchyme migrates anteriorly and condenses into sternal bars
- Sternal barts fuse cranial to cuadal (like a zipper)
Hypomere (3)
- Muscles of body wall and limbs
- Formed from ventrally migrating myotome mass
- Innervated by ventral primary rami of spinal nerves
Epimere (3)
- True back muscles
- Fromed from dorsally migrating myotome
- Innervated by doral primary rami of spinal nerves
Dorsal Muscle Mass of Limbs (3)
- From hypomere split
- Extensors, supinators, abductors
- Innervated by dorsal branches of the ventral primary rami (posterior divisions of brachial plexus)
Ventral Muscle Mass of Limbs (3)
- From hypomere split
- Flexors, pronators, adductors
- Innervated by ventral branches of ventral primary rami (anterior division of brachial plexus)
Limb Rotation During Development
- Upper limbs rotate laterally
- Lower limbs rotate medially
Meromelia
- absence of part of the limb
Polydactyly
- Extra digit
Amelia
- Absence of one or more limbs
Syndactyly
- Fusing of digits
- Simple is cutaneous fusing
Complex is bone or cartilaginous union