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Embryology of the GIT Flashcards

1
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How many days can it take from fertilisation to the implantation of a blastocyte?

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5-6 days

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Which gene is a transcription factor for establishing left sidedness?

->this can mean that structures which should be on the right of the body end up in the left etc :)

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PTX2

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When does the bilaminar disc turn into the trilaminar disc?

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Week 3

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What is the name of the process by which the bilaminar germ disc turns into the trilaminar germ disc?

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Gastrulation

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RECAP- name the three layers of the trilaminar disc

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Ectoderm
Mesoderm
Endoderm

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Which stage of development could organ malformation occur and why might this happen?

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Any time during the organogenesis period from weeks 3-8 and can occur due to exposure to teratogenic substances like drugs or viruses

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Name a common teratogenic drug which causes limb abnormalities and must be avoided during pregnancy?

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Thalidomide

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List the different things which arise and develop from the embryonic ectoderm.

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Skin, CNS, ear, nose.

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List the different things which arise and develop from the embryonic endoderm.

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Epithelial lining of resp. system, GIT, bladder, pancreas, glands, liver.

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List the different things which arise and develop from the embryonic mesoderm.

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Muscles, bones, cartilage, dermis.

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Just checking you were paying attention, and considering this is GIT embryology…what is the embryological origin for the epithelial lining of the GI and parenchymous cavities?

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Endoderm

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RECAP- when the lateral plate mesoderm splits, what are the two new mesoderm layers?

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Parietal and visceral mesoderm

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Which mesoderm layer lines the gut tube?

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Visceral mesoderm

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14
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Which mesoderm layer lines body cavities?

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Parietal mesoderm

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15
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What is the gut tube formed by?

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Endodermal lining of the yolk sac

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What is the gut tube closed by at the cranial end?

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Oropharyngeal membrane

->think the pharynx is nearer the head, hence cranial end :)

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What is the gut tube closed by at the caudal end?

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Cloacal membrane

->think c=c, caudal=cloacal

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When the gut tube is formed its connection to the yolk sac becomes smaller. The gut tube is only connected to the umbilical cord by a duct, what is the name of this duct?

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Vitelline duct.

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19
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Which part of the gut tube does the oesophagus develop from?

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Cranial part

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20
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Where in the foregut do lung buds develop from?

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Ventral wall of foregut

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21
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What is the mesentery in terms of embryology?

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Double layer of peritoneum which hangs the gut tube from the body wall

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What are the two layers of mesentery?

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Ventral and dorsal

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What is the embryological origin of mesentery?

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Mesoderm

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Where does the foregut extend from and to?

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Extends from the lung bud diverticulum to the bile duct opening of the duodenum.

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How is the stomach formed?

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The part of the foregut caudal to the oesophagus dilates and creates the greater and lesser curvatures.

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26
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Which nerve supplies the anterior part of the stomach?

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Left vagus nerve

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27
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Which nerve supplies the posterior part of the stomach?

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Right vagus nerve

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28
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What is the mesentery of the stomach known as?

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Mesogastrium

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29
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What does the mesogastrium do?

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Attaches the stomach to the dorsal and ventral wall

30
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Where would you find the lesser omentum?

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Between the liver and the lesser curvature of the stomach

31
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Where would you find the greater omentum?

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Between the greater curvature of the stomach and the transverse colon

32
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What does the transverse mesocolon do?

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Connects the transverse colon to the posterior wall of the abdomen

33
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What is the duodenum formed from?

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The caudal part of the foregut and the cranial part of the midgut

34
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What is the blood supply for the dudenum?

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As it is formed from the foregut and the midgut, it has two blood supplies, coeliac trunk and superior mesenteric artery

35
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At what stage do liver buds devlop?

36
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What do the liver buds give rise to?

A

Gallbladder
Cystic duct
Bile duct

37
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Where do the falciform ligament and lesser omemtum form from?

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Ventral mesentery

38
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In which week of development does the bile duct form?

39
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What is the origin of the spleen?

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Mesodermal

40
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What colonises the spleen during weeks 15-17?

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T lymphocytes

41
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When and why does the spleen start its lymphoid function?

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Week 23 because the B lymphocytes precursor cells arrive

42
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What is the origin of the pancreas?

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Endodermal

43
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What can incomplete separation of the lung bud result in?

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Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula

44
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What is meant by atresia?

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Absence of opening

45
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What is meant by fistula?

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Abnormal connection between two parts of two structures

46
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Where does the midgut extend from and end at?

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Extends from the opening of bile duct to proximal 2/3rds of the transverse colon

47
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Which process forms the umbilical cord?

A

Physiological umbilical herniation.

48
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When the midgut loop elongates, what does it differentiate into?

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Part of the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, ascending colon and 2/3 of the transverse colon

49
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When do cecal buds develop?

50
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What grows from the caecum?

A

The appendix

51
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What is the mesentery of the appendix called?

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Mesoappendix

52
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What is the mesentery of the small intestine called?

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Mesentery proper

53
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What is the mesentery of the transverse colon called?

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Transverse metacolon

54
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What are some of the common developmental abnormalities of the midgut?

A

Stenosis
Malrotation

55
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What is meant by omphalocele?

A

Failure of retraction of the insestinal loop through the umbilical ring (week 10)

56
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in 2-4% of people, remnants of the vitelline duct remain. What can they form?

A

Fistula/ cyst/ ligament/ Meckel’s diverticulum

57
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What may cause stenosis of an opening?

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Vascular incidents, possibly thrombosis, or twisting of the bowel

58
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Where does the hindgut start and end?

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Distal 1/3 transverse colon to the anal canal.

59
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Which parts of the hindgut come from endoderm origin?

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Distal 1/3rd transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum
and upper part of the anal canal.

60
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Which parts of the hindgut come from ectoderm origin?

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Lower part of the anal canal and anal orifice

61
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What happens to the cloacal membrane in the hindgut at 7wks?

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It ruptures

62
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What supplies the foregut?

A

Coeliac artery

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What supplies the midgut?

A

Superior mesenteric artery

64
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What supplies the hindgut?

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Inferior mesenteric artery

65
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What supplies the anal canal above the pectinate line?

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Inferior mesenteric artery

66
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What supplies the anal canal below the pectinate line?

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Internal pudendal artery

67
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Describe what happens in an urorectal fistula, a hindgut developmental anomaly

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Rectum has connection with the uthera

68
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Describe what happens in an rectovaginal fistula, a hindgut developmental anomaly

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Rectum has connetion with the vagina

69
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Describe what happens in an rectoperineal fistula, a hindgut developmental anomaly

A

Rectum has connection with the perineum

70
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What happens if the cloacal membrane fails to perforate?

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Foetus is born with an imperforated anus.

71
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