Great Vessel Development Flashcards
When does vasculogenesis begin?
By the end of the third week
What are the first to loci for the formation of blood islands?
Extraembryonic splanchnic mesoderm (around the yolk sac)
Aortic gonad mesonephric region (AGM)
What arises from aortic arch 1?
Maxillary
What arises from aortic arch 2?
Stapedial arteries
What arises from the aortic sac?
Right Brachiocephalic trunk
Ascending aorta
What arises from aortic arch 3?
Internal carotid
Common carotid
What arises from aortic arch 4?
Left: Aortic arch
Right: Right subclavian
What arises from arch 5?
Does not exist
What arises from arch 6?
Right: Right pulmonary artery
Left: Left Pulmonary artery, ductus arteriosus, ligamentum arteriosum
What arises from the 7th segmental artery?
Left: Entire left subclavian
Right: Distal part of the right subclavian
What arises from the dorsal aorta?
Right: Portion of the right subclavian
Left: Descending aorta
What vessel brings oxygenated blood from the placenta to the newborn?
The left umbilical vein
What structure allows placental blood to bypass the fetal liver?
The ductus venosus
What do we call the neonatal remnant of the left umbilical vein?
The ligamentum teres (round ligament of the liver)
What is the embryological structure that becomes the ligamentum venosum?
Ductus venosus