Embryology Quiz 3 Flashcards
What are the four extra embryonic layers?
Amnion Yolk Chorion Allantois
What germ layer is the Chorion from?
Part of fetal maternal interface
What germ layer is the yolk from?
Inner cell mass; hypoblast derivative
Two trophoblastic derivatives of the fetal-maternal interface?
Placenta Chorion
What germ layer is the amnion from?
Inner cell mass: epiblast derivative
Four function of the amnion
- Buffer against mechanical injury 2. Accommodate growth 3. Allow normal movement 4. Protects fetus from adhesions
What germ layer is the allantois from?
Inner cell mass; interfaces with placenta via umbilical cord
What is an excessive amount of amniotic fluid? Liquid amount? What is it associated with?
Hydramnios >2000 mL Associated with multiple pregnancies and esophageal atresia or anencephally
What does testing creatine tell you?
Fetal maturity can be determined
4 things of the Phase I of amniotic fluid formation?
- First 20 weeks 2. Free diffusion of electrolytes through fetal endoderm 3. Maternal serum 4. Secretion by amniotic membrane
What is the condition with too little amniotic fluid? Liquid amount? What is it associated with?
Oligohydramnios
What does testing A-fetoprotein tell you? What is A-fetoprotein?
High concentration in amniotic fluid is a strong indicator of a neural tube defect -A protein in CNS
3 things of Phase II of amniotic fluid formation?
- Contributions from fetal urine 2. Filtration from maternal blood vessels near the chorion leave 3. Possible filtration from fetal vessels in the umbilical cord and chorionic plate
What is the turn over rate in late pregnancy, in third trimester? At term?
Every 3 hours 500 mL/hr
What does testing Lecithin-to-sphingomyelin ratio tell you?
Fetal maturity Reflection of maturity of lungs
Possible Yolk sac functions May concentrate (2)? Relationships (2)? Traces persist as?
May concentrate -Folic acid -Vitamin A, B12, E Relationships -Site of origin of primordial germ cells -Location of blood islands Traces of yolk duct persists as Meckel’s diverticulum
Histotrophic nutrition?
The initial transfer of nutrition from maternal to embryo compared to later blood-borne nutrition (hemotrophic nutrition)
Blood islands?
Origin of initial blood cells (extra embryonic hematopolesis)
Meckel’s diverticulum?
Traces of yolk duct persist as a fibrous cord or an out pouching of the small intestine
Development of allantoic vessels and relation of allantois to the urinary bladder and median umbilical ligament?
1)Allantoic vessels develop into mesoderm of the allantois 2)Proximal part of allantois= urachus -Associated with the formation of the urinary bladder -Becomes median umbilical lig
Four stages of chorionic villi development?
Previllous embryo Primary villous Secondary villous Tertiary villous
What happens in secondary villous stage?
Mesodermal cores appear within the primary villi
What are hofbauer cells?
Are scattered among the mesenchymal cells Large Function as fetal macrophages
What tissue in the mature placenta interfaces directly with maternal uterine connective tissue?
Syncytiotrophoblast
What happens in the primary villous stage?
Solid, cytotrophoblastic ectodermal primary villi appear
Cytotrophoblastic columns? (2)
-Solid mass of cytotrophoblast -Under influence of the local hypoxic environment the cytotrophoblastic cell column expands distally and penetrates the syncytiotrophoblastic layer
Anchoring villi?
Villi that are anchored to the cytotrophoblastic shell (as opposed to floating villi)
What happens in the tertiary stage?
Characterized by the appearance of blood vessels within the mesenchymal core of the secondary villi
Chorionic plate (2)
- Bounds the chorionic cavity 2. Consists of extra embryonic mesoderm overlaid with trophoblast
What does the term “decidua” refer to?
Refers to tissues that are shed at birth
Floating villi
Unattached branches dangle freely in the maternal blood that fills the space between the chronic plate and the outer cytotrophoblastic shell
What happens in the previous embryo?
No villi have been formed on the trophoblast
Hemochorial type placenta (3)
- The villi that extend outward from the chorionic plate and their trophoblastic covering is continuous with the chorionic plate 2. The villi and outer surface of the chorionic plate are bathed in a sea of continually exchanging maternal blood 3. This is why designated hemochordial type
Decidual reaction?
Striking transformation of the stormal cells of the endometirum within days after implantation of the embryo
Cytrotrophoblastic shells (3)
- Formed by expansion of the cytotrophoblastic columns over the maternal decidual cells 2. The cytotrophoblastic cells that spread over the maternal decimal cells to form a complete cellular layer called cytotrophoblastic shell 3. Surround embryo complex
Decidual cells are what?
After stromal cells swell as a result of the accumulation of glycogen and lipid in the cytoplasm
Chorionic cavity (2)
- Embryo is suspended in this 2. Is bounded by chorionic plate
Syncytiotrophoblast, Intervillous space & villi
Surrounds a complete layer of cytotrophoblastic cells
Layers of Embryo (6)
- Chorionic cavity 2. Amnion 3. Chorionic plate 4. Syncytiotrophoblast, Intervillous space, villi 5. Outer cytotrophoblastic shell 6. Decidua capsularis
What do stromal cell swell because of?
Accumulation of glycogen and lipid in the cytoplasm
What maternal tissue is lost at childbirth?
Placenta Embryonic membranes Remainder of umbilical cord Maternal decidua
Fate of decidua capsularis?
Undergoes atrophy Fuses with decidua parietalis
Maternal blood flow
- Spiral arteries 1. Intervillous spaces (trophoblastic lacunae) 2. Exchange of materials between maternal blood in lacunae and fetal blood in capillaries 3. Returns to maternal veins in decidua basalis
Fetal blood flow
- umbicial arteries (2) within placental villi 2. Capillary beds 3. umbilical vein (1) within placental villi
How is erythroblastosis related to hydrous fetalis
The antibody causes hemolysis of erythrocytes, this release bilirubin. In severe cases, the bilirubin causes water to accumulate in the fetus (hydrous fettles)
Hydratiform mole
Noninvasive condition in which many of the chorionic villi are characterized by nodular swellings that give them the appear of grapes
Genetic analysis of hydratiform mole? (3)
1) Has been determined that hydratiform moles are the result of paternal imprinting, in which the female pronucleus does not participate in development 2) Instead chromosomal material is derived from two sperm or by duplication of single sperm pronucleus 3) Are paternally derived 46XX because 46YY embryos is not compatible with tissue survival
Placenta previa
Abnormal implantation site within the uterine cavity -mechanical obstacle covering cervical outlet -hemorrhages
3 Functions of placenta
- Diffusion of oxygen & carbon dioxide 2. Diffusion of food stuff -Faciliated diffusion of glucose via trophoblastic cells -Slower diffusion of fatty acids 3. Excretion of waste products -Urea, Uric acid, and Creatinine
Early placenta (4)
Thick perm low Small surface area Total diffusion conductance is miniscule
Late placenta (4)
Thin Perm high Large surface area Large increase in placental diffusion
Bohr effect
Hemoglobin can carry more O2 at low PCO2 -Fetal blood carries more CO2 -Excess CO2 diffuses into maternal [Maternal more acidic, fetal more alkaline] Increase capacity of fetal blood to combine with O2, decrease for maternal Shift of oxygen hemoglobin curve to right and downward forces oxygen away from hemoglobin and into tissues
Double Bohr effect
Double shift in the maternal blood and in fetal blood
Human chorionic gonadotropin Timing? Secretion? Targets (2) ? Effects (4) ?
Timing -Measureable 8-9 days -Max: 10-12th week -Lower levels: 16-20th week Secretion -Secreted by the syncytial trophoblast cells into maternal fluids Targets -Corpus luteum & testes Effects 1) Prevents involution of CL 2) Causes CL to increase secretion of progesterone and estrogen 3) Caues increased growth in CL 4) Exert interstitial cell-stimulating effect on testes of male fetus (results in production of testosterone until birth)
Estrogen Timing? Secretion? Targets? Effects (6)
Timing -Towards end of preg. secretion levels are 30x mother’s normal level Secretion - secreted by syncytotrophoblast cells of placenta -placenta estrogen formed from adrogenic steroid compounds: (formed from mother and fetal adrenal glands, converted by trophoblast cells into estradiol, estrone, estriol) Target -external genitla Effects 1) uterine enlargement 2) Breast enlargement 3) Growth of breast ductal structure 4) Enlargement of maternal ext. genitalia 5) relaxation of pelvic log 6) May affect aspects of fetal development
Progesterone Timing? Secretion? Target? Effect (4)
Timing -early by CL -Late in placenta Secretion -Secreted in small quantities by CL (early) -Secreted in large quantities by placenta (late) Targets -Decidual cells, uterus, fallopian tubes, breasts Effects 1) Causes decimal cells to develop in the endometrium 2) Decrease contractility of pregnant uterus 3) Increase secretion of fallopian tubes and uterus 4) May work with estrogen to prepare breasts for lactation
Human chorinic somatomammotropin Timing? Secretion? Target? Effect (3)?
Timing -Beginning 5th week of prey Secretion -Secreted by placenta Target -Mother Effects 1) Decrease insulin sensitivity in mother 2) Decrease utilization of glucose in mother 3) General metabolic hormone
Four theories of mother’s immune system not recognizing fetus
1) Lack of expression of major histocompatible antigens by syncytotrophoblast and cytotrophoblast 2) Paralysis of mother’s immune system 3) Decidual barrier 4) Inactivation of mother’s immune system components by molecules found on placental surface
Lack of expression of major histocompatible antigens by syncytotrophoblast and cytrophobalst
1) Some extent true 2) Syncytio and cytotropho do not express MHC ag and so do not trigger immune response 3) Ag are present on fetus and stromal tissue placenta 4) Breaks in placental barrier, fetal RBC and WBC in circulation would trigger response
Paralysis of mother immune system
Paralysis so doesn’t react to Fetal Ag, but can amount immune response to infections and foreign grafts (possibility of selective repression of immune response, but Rh incompatibility)
Decidual immune barrier
-Barrier prevents either immune recognition of fetus by mother or the reaching of competent immune cells to fetus -Evidence of barrier, but known in several cases to be breached by trauma or disease
Inactivation of mother immune system components ( T cells) by molecules on surface of placenta
Inactivation of T cells locally or paralysis of local immune response -in mice, activation of complement regulation results in rejection of fetus
Aneuploidy is? Examples
Change in chromosome number beyond 2N stage Trisomy 21, Trisomy 13, Turner, Poly-X
Euploidy is?
Addition of complete set of chromosomes in addition to the dipoid (2N) stage -Retention of polar body or two sperm -spontaneous abortion