Exam 2 Lecture - Development of the Cardiovascular System Flashcards
Where does the right atrium receive blood from?
the caudal and cranial vena cava; system return
Where does the right ventricle send blood?
pushes it out through the pulmonary trunk and arteries to the lungs; pulmonary outflow
Where does the left atrium get blood from?
the pulmonary veins; pulmonary return
Where does the left ventricle send blood?
to the aorta, out to the rest of the body; systemic outflow
What is special about the relationship of the pulmonary trunk and the aorta?
they wrap around each other
True or False: the heart is the first organ to differentiate and the first organ to function
False: it is only the first organ to function
At what important developmental event does the 1st heat beat happen at?
the closure of the neural tube
In early development, what is the function of the heart?
move blood from extra embryonic vessels through the embryonic circulatory system
What is the heart in the first stage of embryonic development?
a cardiogenic plate
Where is the cardiogenic plate located at the beginning of its development?
outside of the embryo proper
What process brings the cardiogenic plate inside of the embryo proper?
body folding brings the cardiogenic plate inside by turning it 180 degrees
Where is the heart located in early development?
where the mandible is
What causes the first heart beat?
the two heart tubes within the cardiogenic plate spontaneously contract and then fuse
What is the pump of the early development heart considered?
simple peristaltic pump - contraction goes from caudal (inflow) to cranial (outflow)
What are the primitive heart regions?
sinous venosus, atrium, ventricle, bulbus cordis, truncus arteriosus, and bulbus cordis
What does the sinous venosus give rise to?
the left part becomes the coronary sinus, the right part becomes part of the wall of the atrium
What does the atrium become?
the left and right atria
What does the bulbus cordis become?
part of the right and a small part of the left ventricle
What does the truncus arteriosus and bulbs cordis become?
the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk
What does the ventricle become?
part of the right and left ventricle
What causes the rotation in the heart (cardiac loop)?
one part of the embryologic heart will grow faster than the other part causing rotation
How does the cardiac loop affect the location of the atria?
it helps it become dorsal to the ventricle
How does the cardiac loop affect the location of the ventricle?
puts the ventricle next to the bulbus cordus
How are the atrium and the ventricle connected?
via the atrioventricular canal