Embryology: The Heart Flashcards
What is the first major system to function in the embryo?
Cardiovascular System
What stimulates the early formation of the heart?
Inductive signals from the anterior endoderm
When does the partitioning of the atrioventricular canal, primordial atrium, ventricle, and outflow tract begin and end?
Begins around the 4th week and ends at the 8th week
When does the cardiovascular system begin to develop?
The end of the 3rd week
When does the primordial heart begin to beat?
Beginning of the 4th week
What are the three layers of heart cells (endocardium, myocardium & epicardium) derived from?
Splanchnic Mesoderm
What is the derivative of the 3rd aortic arch?
Common Carotid
What is the derivative of the 4th aortic arch?
Left Common Carotid to Left Subclavian
Right Subclavian
What is the derivative of the 6th aortic arch?
Left Pulmonary Artery
Right Pulmonary Artery
What are the moat common congenital anomalies of the heart and great vessels?
Patent Oval Formation
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
What are the 5 primitive chambers of the heart?
Truncus Arteriosus Bulbus Cordis Primitive Ventricle Primitive Atrium Sinus Venosus
What is the derivative of the truncus arteriosus?
Pulmonary Trunk and Aorta
What is the derivative of the bulbus cordis?
Smooth part of Right and Left Ventricles.
What is the derivative of the primitive ventricle?
Rough part of the Right and Left Ventricles
What is the derivative of the primitive atrium?
Right and Left Auricles