G56: Dev of Face and Pharynx Flashcards
Week 4
6 pharyngeal arches at rostal end
arch 4-6 fuse and 5
is only seen transiently
Pharyngeal arches/grooves are lined with
ectoderm (outer surface)
Pharyngeal pouches are lined with
endoderm (inner wall of pharynx)
Pharyngeal membrane
separates pouches and grooves; lined with an outer layer of ectoderm and inner layer of endoderm
Paraxial mesoderm forms
CT, skeleton of posterior cranial vault and base, skeletal muscles of face
AT week 4, neural crest cells invade to form
bones of face, thyroid and cricoid cartilage, middle ear, frontal cranial vault and base
Each arch has
- Mesenchymal core
- aortic arch
- cartilaginous rod for skeleton of arch
- myoblasts for head and neck muscles
- CN 5, 7, 9, 10
Brachial motorfibers
refer to fibers that supply skeletal muscle derived from pharyngeal arches (not somites)
Arch 1
Mandibular Arch; maxillary and mandibular processes - maxilla, zygomatic, temporal bone and mandible respectively
Cartilage of Arch 1
Meckel’s cartilage: template for mandibular bone to form around, disappears and mandible forms in place
Meckel’s cartilage that persists becomes
anterior ligament of malleus, sphenomandibular ligament, malleus, incus (endochondral ossification)
Arch 1 muscle derivatives
muscles of MASTICATION, temporalis, masseter, pterygoids, tensor tympani, tensor veli palatini anterior belly of digastric, mylohyoid
What nerve innervates all muscles of ARCH 1?
Trigeminal
Treacher Collins Syndrome
underdevelopment of arch 1, underdeveloped zygomatic bones, mandibular hypoplasia, malformed external ears, inherited or teratogens
disrupts neural crest cell migration
Arch 2
Hyoid Arch; hyoid bone
Cartilage of Arch 2
Reichert’s Cartilage- upper part of hyoid bone, stylohyoid ligament, styloid process of temporal bone and stapes of middle ear
Muscles of Arch 2
Muscles of FACIAL EXPRESSION; posterior belly of digastric, stapedius m, stylohyoid
Cranial nerve associated with Arch2?
Facial n, sensory to tongue, motor to facial expression, visceral motor, general sensory to ear
Arche 3
greater horn of hyoid bone; stylopharyngeus m
Arch 4-6 derivatives
do not form bone, rather persist as cartilage (thyroid, cricoid, arytenoids, corniculate, cuneiform); Pharynx muscles: pharyngeal constrictor, crirocricoid m, levator veli palatine, intrinsic muscles of larynx
Nerve of Arch 3
Glossopharyngeal