embryology week three Flashcards
4 events in week 3
gastrulation & primitive streak formation, notochord formation, initial neural tube formation, initial mesodermal differentiation (body tissues)
trilaminar embryonic disk
becomes a 3 layer disk, conversion of bilaminar disk
gastrulation
formation of ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm germ layers
primitive streak
a raised groove on the dorsal surface of the epiblast, gastrulation begins with appearance
endoderm
the first cells to migrate through the primitive streak and displace the underlying hypoblast cells
mesoderm
layer between epiblast and endoderm by epiblast cells
mesenchyme cells
star shaped cells that do not attach to one another, freely migrate within embryo
ectoderm
cells remaining on dorsal surface of embryo
endoderm & ectoderm structure
epithelial tissues, sheets of tightly joined cells
mesoderm structure
mesenchyme tissue that consists of free cells capable of migrating within the embryo
primitive node
a swelling located at the cranial end of the primitive streak
notochord
cellular rod forms from mesodermal and endodermal cells
nucleus pulposus
notochord after birth of the intervertebral discs
neurulation
the developing notochord signals the overlying ectoderm to form the brain and spinal cord
neural plate
ectoderm over the developing notochord thickens