Embryology Screencasts Flashcards
When do the pharyngeal arches develop?
In weeks 4 and 5 = first arch by day 22, second and third arches by day 24, fourth and sixth arches by day 29
What direction do the pharyngeal arches develop?
In a cranial to causal direction
What do the three components of the pharyngeal arches relate to?
Each layer relates to a different layer of the trilaminate embryonic disc
What are the three components of the pharyngeal arch?
Core pharyngeal arch = mesenchymal tissue
External pharyngeal cleft = ectoderm
Internal pharyngeal pouch = endoderm
What separates arches?
Clefts and pouches
What is the difference between cleft/pouches and arches?
Clefts and pouches have a more epithelial organisation to their cells
What does each arch consist of?
Core of mesenchyme, neural crest cells, cranial nerve component, artery
Where is the core of mesenchyme present in each arch derived from?
The paraxial and lateral plate mesoderm = goes on to give rise to musculature
What do neural crest cells give rise to?
Skeletal components = from week 5 onwards
How many nerves innervate each arch?
Just one nerve
Where do the arteries that supply the arches come from?
The aortic arch
Which nerve supplies the first pharyngeal arch?
The trigeminal nerve = V2 and V3
Which nerve supplies the second pharyngeal arch?
Facial nerve (CN VII)
Which nerve supplies the third pharyngeal arch?
Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
Which cranial nerve supplies the fourth and sixth pharyngeal arches?
Vagus nerve (CN X) = superior laryngeal branch to fourth arch, recurrent laryngeal branch to sixth arch
What are the two sections of the first arch?
Maxillary process (cranial) and mandibular process (caudal)
What skeletal elements does the maxillary process of the first arch give rise to?
Maxilla, zygomatic bone, squamous portion of temporal bone
What skeletal elements does the mandibular process of the first arch give rise to?
Incus and malleus, mandible
Where is Meckel’s cartilage located?
In the mandibular process of the first pharyngeal arch
What occurs in Meckel’s cartilage?
Neural crest cells form cartilage = cartilage stimulates mesenchyme to ossify or produce components of the skull
What nerve supplies the musculature derived from the first pharyngeal arch?
CN V3
What musculature is formed from the first pharyngeal arch?
Muscles of mastication, anterior belly of digastric, mylohyoid, tensor tympani, tensor veli palatini
Which arch gives sensory innervation to the skin of the face?
First arch = via maxillary and mandibular divisions of CN V (CN V1 makes no contribution)
Which components does the first pharyngeal arch give rise to in general terms?
All components supplied by the trigeminal nerve (except those innervated by CN V1)