First Aid USMLE 2012 p124 Flashcards
Fx of neural tube and notochord during Neural development
- Notochord induces overlying ectoderm to differentiate into neuroectoderm and form the neural plate.
- Neural plate gives rise to the neural tube and neural crest cells.
- Notochord becomes nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disk in adult.
What are the derivatives of the Endoderm?
Gut tube epithelium (including anal canal above the pectinate line) and derivaties (lung, liver, pancreas, thymus, parathyroid, thyroid follicular cells)
What are the Fetal Landmarks?
Day 0: Fertilization
Within week 1: hCG
Within week 2: Bilaminar disk (epiblast, hypoblast)
Within week 3: Trilaminar disk. Gastrulation
Weeks 3-8: Neural tube formed by neuroectoderm closes by week 4. Organogenesis. Extremely susceptible to teratogens.
Week 4: Rule of 4: Heart chambers & limb buds
Week 8 (fetal period): Fetal movement
Week 10: Genitalia
Alar plate (dorsal): Sensory
Basal plate (ventral): Motor
What are the Rules of Early Development?
Rule of 2’s for 2nd week:
2 germ layers (bilaminar disk) : epiblast,
hypoblast.
2 cavities: amniotic cavity, yolk sac.
2 components to placenta : cytotrophoblast,
syncytiotrophoblast.
Rule of 3’s for 3rd week: 3 layers of gastrula: endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm
Rule of 4’s for 4th week
4 heart chambers.
4 limb buds grow.
What are the derivatives of the Ectoderm?
- surface ectoderm: Adenohypophysis (from Rathke’s pouch); lens of eye; epithelial linings of oral cavity, sensory organs of ear, and olfactory epithelium; epidermis; anal canal below the pectinate line; salivary, sweat, and mammary glands.
- Neuroectoderm: Brain (neurohypophysis, CNS neurons,
oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, ependymal cells, pineal gland), retina, spinal cord.
Neural crest: ANS, dorsal root ganglia, cranial nerves,
celiac ganglion, melanocytes, chromaffin
cells of adrenal medulla, parafollicular (C) cells of thyroid, Schwann cells, pia and arachnoid, bones of the skull, odontoblasts,
aorticopulmonary septum.
What are the derivatives of the Mesoderm?
Muscle, bone, connective tissue, serous linings of body cavities (e.g., peritoneum), spleen (derived from foregut mesentery), cardiovascular structures, lymphatics, blood, bladder, urethra, vagina, eustachian tube, kidneys, adrenal cortex, ski n derm is, testes, ovaries. Notochord induces ectoderm to form neuroectoderm (neural plate). Its postnatal derivative is the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disk.
Fx of Shh?
Produced at base of limbs in zone of polarizing activity. Involved in patterning along A-P axis.
Fx of Wnt-7 gene?
Produced at apical ectodermal ridge (thickened ectoderm at distal end of developing limbs). Necessary for proper organization along D-V axis.
Fx of FGF gene?
Produced at apical ectodermal ridge. Stimulating mitosis of underlying mesoderm, providing for lengthening of limbs.
Fx of Hox genes?
Involved in segmental organization of embryo in craniocaudal direction. Hox mutations=appendages in wrong locations.
Teratogen: Ace inhibitors
renal damage
Teratogen:Alkylating agemts
absence of digits, multiple anomalies
Teratogen: Aminoglycosylides (A MEAN GUY hit the baby in the ear)
CN VIII toxicity
Teratogen: Carbamazepine
Neural tube defects, craniofacial defects,
fingernail hypoplasia, developmental delay,
IUGR
Teratogen: Diethylstilbesterol
Vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma