Foetal circulation Flashcards
What are aortic arches?
Series of paired vessels that pass through developing neck region to dorsal aortae
How many aortic arches are there?
Five pairs in total THERE IS NO 5TH ARCH. 1,2,3,4,6.
Is there a 5th aortic arch?
No
Describe progression/development of aortic arches
Rostrocaudaully, Grow in series of arches from 2,3,4,6 (never present at once)
What artery supplies yolk sac?
Vitelline artery
What artery supplies placenta?
Umbilical artery
What artery supplies body in foetus?
Dorsal (L and R) aorta
What do 1st and 2nd aortic arches form?
Small arteries in head and neck
What does 3rd arch form?
Common Carotid
What aortic arches are common carotid arteries derived from?
3rd arch
What arch does aortic arch come from?
Left 4th arch
What does left 4th aortic arch give rise to?
Aortic arch
What does right 4th aortic arch give rise to?
Brachiocephalic trunk and initial part of right subclavian
What arch gives rise to brachiocephalic trunk?
3rd and Right 4th arch
What does the left dorsal aorta form?
Descending thoracic aorta
What does the right dorsal aorta form?
Right regresses, some forms the middle right subclavian artery
What does vitelline artery form?
Undergoes remodelling to gives rise to the celiac artery, superior mesenteric artery, and inferior mesenteric artery when the yolk sack regresses to form the gut
What does the umbilical artery form?
After birth their walls contracts so blood flow to placenta from baby stops, it becomes the medial vesicular ligament.
By what week has the first arch regressed?
By week 4
How do pulmonary arteries develop?
Pulmonary arteries start as a capillary network around the developing lung buds which then joins the base of the aortic sac distal to the 4th arches
Where do the pulmonary arteries join the aortic sac?
Distal to the 4th arches
Which artery is from 6th arch?
Pulmonary trunk