Embryology of the Craniofacial Skeleton Flashcards
What are Neural Crest cells
- derived from ectoderm
- differentiate into mesenchymla cells
- arise in wk4 from infolding of neural tube migrate into head and neck region =>critical step for formaiton of branchial arches and facial processes
What is derived from the NCC?
- ocular structures
- melanocytes
- thyroid/adrenal gland
- CNS structures (glial cells, scwann cells, meninges)
- branchial arches
- facial processes
- cranial bones
- dental structures
What are disorders assocaited with NCC abnormalities?
NF
CHARGE
Albinism
What are the branchial arches and how/when do they form?
- building blocks of the craniofacial skeleton and soft tissues
- form as mesenchymal swellings along the foregut
- each arch contains 3 types of primitive tissue - endo/ecto/meso and NCC
- develop from wk 4-8
What strucutres are derived from 1st branchial cleft
EAC
What strucutres are derived from 1st branchial pouch
Middle ear
Eustachian tube
What strucutres are derived from 2nd brachial pouch
Palatine tonsils
TOnisllar fossa
What strucutres are derived from 3rd pouch
Inferior parathyroids
thymus
What strucutres are derived from 4th pouch
superior parathyroid
c-cells
What structures are derived from 1st branchial arch
- Mylohoid, Muscle of Mastication, Anterior belly digastric, TVP, TEnsor tympani
- Merckels cartilage = malleus, mandible template, sphenomandibular lig
- Quadrate cartilage = incus, greater wing sphenoid
- Artery degenerates
- CN5
What strucutres are derived from 2nd branchial arch
- Stapedius, Stylohyoid, Posterior belly digastric, facial expression muscles
- Reichart cartilage = stapes except footplate, hyoid lesser horn
- stapedial artery degen
- CN7
What structures are derived from 3rd branchial arch
- stylopharyngeus
- greater horn of hyoid
- carotid
- CN9
What strucutres are derived from 4th arch
- all muscles of pharynx except stylopharyngeus
- cricothyroid, cricopharyngeus, LVP
- thyroid cartilage
- right subclavian, Left aortic arch
- CNX, superior thyroid n
What structures are derived from 5ht arch
- all intrinsic muscles of larynx except cricothyroid
- arytenoids, cricoid, corniculate
- right and lef tpulmonary artery
- recurrent laryngeal n
What strucutres are derived from 6th arch
SCM, trapezius
CN 11