Final Embryo - Great Vessel Development Flashcards
What are the major pairs of veins draining into the sinus venosus
anterior and posterior cardinal creating the common cardinal
umbilical
vitelline
Which veins drain deoxygenated blood from yolk sac
vitelline
Which veins drain oxygenated blood from placenta
umbilical
Which veins drain deoxygenated blood from body of embryo
cardinal veins
Which cardinal vein drains the region superior to the heart
anterior cardinal
Which cardinal vein drains the region inferior to the heart
posterior cardinal
The left anterior cardinal vein develops an anastomosis with what
right anterior cardinal vein
The caudal portion of the left anterior cardinal vein degenerates becoming the what
left brachiocephalic vein
The right anterior cardinal vein becomes what
right brachiocephalic and superior vena cava
What do the posterior cardinal veins become
root of azygos vein and common iliac veins
What becomes of the right umbilical vein
it degenerates completely
What becomes of the left umbilical vein
it forms the ductus venosus
ligamentum venosum in adults
What is the ductus venosus
it is a venous shunt between the left umbilical vein and IVC
after week 7
What is the purpose of the ductus venosus
It takes the oxygenated blood right to the heart, bypassing the sinusoidal capillaries of the liver
What becomes of the left umbilical vein between the heart and liver
it degenerates
What is the left umbilical vein carrying
it is the only vessel carrying oxygenated blood to the embryonic heart
The right vitelline vein forms what
hepatic portion of IVC
What becomes of the left vitelline vein
it degenerates between the heart and liver