Head and Neck Development Flashcards
All vertebrates form ______, which are also called: branchial arches
All vertebrates form pharyngeal arches, which are also called: branchial (“of the gill”) arches
When do the pharyngeal arches appear? How do they develop?
Appear by 4th week
Develop sequentially from cranial to caudal
SLIDE 4
Where are the pharyngeal arches positioned?
On either side of the developing pharynx
______ in the head and neck form the peripheral nervous system and melanocytes, same as in the trunk
Neural Crest Cells (NCCs) in the head and neck form the peripheral nervous system and melanocytes, same as in the trunk
Neural Crest Cells (NCCs) in the head and neck form the _______ and _______, same as in the trunk
Neural Crest Cells (NCCs) in the head and neck form the peripheral nervous system and melanocytes, same as in the trunk
In addition to forming the peripheral nervous system and the melanocytes, what else can neural crest cells in the head and neck form?
Connective tissue, including cartilage and bone
______ are expanded regions of tissue on either side of the pharynx
SLIDE 8
pharyngeal arches are expanded regions of tissue on either side of the pharynx
The pharyngeal arches are filled with _______, mostly derived from ______
Slide 8
The pharyngeal arches are filled with mesenchymal cells, mostly derived from neural crest
What are pharyngeal pouches?
Pockets of endoderm between the pharyngeal arches
Pharyngeal arches develop _____ over the 4th week
Pharyngeal arches develop craniocaudally over the 4th week
Which pharyngeal arch is never externally visible and will regress?
Arch 6
What are the two parts of pharyngeal arch 1?
- Maxillary prominence
- Mandibular prominence
The 6th arch starring role is _______, otherwise it is often lumped with arch ____
The 6th arch starring role is ductus arteriosus, otherwise it is often lumped with arch 4
What are the three elements of the Pharyngeal Apparatus?
- Pharyngeal arches
- mesenchymal swellings (mostly from neural crest)
- Pharyngeal pouches
- outpocketings in internal aspect of pharynx separating adjacent pharyngeal arches
- Endodermal
- Pharyngeal Clefts/Grooves
- external aspect separating adjacent arches
- Ectodermal
- external aspect separating adjacent arches
- Pharyngeal arches
- ________
- Pharyngeal pouches
- __________
- _______
- Pharyngeal Clefts/Grooves
- ___________
- Pharyngeal arches
- mesenchymal swellings (mostly from neural crest)
- Pharyngeal pouches
- outpocketings in internal aspect of pharynx separating adjacent pharyngeal arches
- Endodermal
- Pharyngeal Clefts/Grooves
- external aspect separating adjacent arches
- Ectodermal
- external aspect separating adjacent arches
What is the red circle in the image?
- Pharyngeal Membrane
- where endoderm and ectoderm meet
Each pharyngeal arch contains: (5)
- Mesenchyme
- Forms bones of viscerocranium (dermal bones)
- Mainly neural crest
- Cartilage
- Skeleton of arch
- Mainly neural crest
- Muscle
- Form muscles of face and neck
- paraxial mesoderm
- Nerve
- innervation to muscle and mucosa of arch
- cranial nerve for each arch
- innervation to muscle and mucosa of arch
- Arch Artery
- Blood supply of arch
Each pharyngeal arch contains:
- Mesenchyme
- Forms _________
- Mainly _______
- Cartilage
- _______
- Mainly ______
- Muscle
- Form ________
- ________
- Nerve
- innervation to _________
- _______ for each arch
- innervation to _________
- Arch Artery
- _______
- Mesenchyme
- Forms bones of viscerocranium (dermal bones)
- Mainly neural crest
- Cartilage
- Skeleton of arch
- Mainly neural crest
- Muscle
- Form muscles of face and neck
- paraxial mesoderm
- Nerve
- innervation to muscle and mucosa of arch
- cranial nerve for each arch
- innervation to muscle and mucosa of arch
- Arch Artery
- Blood supply of arch
_______ populate the arches
1st arch receives ______ and ________
other arches receive _______
neural crest cells populate the arches_______ populate the arches
1st arch receives midbrain and hindbrain neural crest
Other arches receive hindbrain neural crest
________ develops around 1st arch cartilage (called _______) in the _________ via _________ ossification
Mandible develops around 1st arch cartilage (called meckels cartilage) in the mandibular prominence (forms lower jaw) via intramembranous ossification (dermal bone)
Anterior portion of meckels cartilage will _______
Posterior portion will form the _______ and the _______
Anterior portion of meckels cartilage will degenerate
Posterior portion will form the sphenomandibular ligament and the malleus (ear ossicle)
meckels cartilage is the cartilage of the 1st arch
Maxillary cartilage forms ______
Maxillary cartilage forms incus
Where do the stapes and superior body+lesser cornu of hyoid bone develop from?
Proximal portion of Reichert’s cartilage (2nd arch)
The hyoid bone is formed from:
- 2nd Arch Cartilage (Reichert’s cartilage)
- Superior body
- Lesser cornu
- 3rd Arch
- Inferior body
- Greater cornu
Middle portion of Reischerts cartilage (arch 2) makes ________
Middle portion of Reischerts cartilage (arch 2) makes Styloid process
The 2nd arch cartilage (Reicherts cartilage) gives rise to two bones (_____ and _____) and the ligament (______) between them
The 2nd arch cartilage (Reicherts cartilage) gives rise to two bones (styloid process and (part of) hyoid bone) and the ligament (stylohyoid ligament) between them
What is eagles syndrome?
Elongated styloid process; can happen congenitally or later; ossification of ligament
4th/6th arches form _________ cartilages (2)
4th/6th arches form laryngeal cartilages
- Thyroid cartilage
- Cricoid cartilage
What are branchial vestiges?
- Branchial vestiges are cartilage or bony remnants from the arch cartilages that fail to disappear through regression and remodelling and therefore remain under the skin
Muscles formed by Arch 1:
- Muscles of mastication
- Mylohyoid
- Anterior belly of digastric
- Tensor tympani
- Tensor veli palatini
Muscles formed by Arch 2: (4)
- Muscles of facial expression
- Posterior belly of digastric
- Stylohyoid muscle
- Stapedius
Muscles formed by 3rd arch: (1)
- Stylopharyngeus muscle
Muscles formed by 4th/6th arches: (3)
- Constrictors of pharynx
- Cricothyroid
- Intrinsic muscles of larynx
Label the mm formed by the 1st arch
Label the muscles formed from the 2nd arch
Label the muscles formed from the 2nd arch
Label the mm formed by the 3rd arch (1)
Label the mm formed by the 4th/6th arches (3)
** intrinsic mm of larynx are deeper
Pharyngeal arch nerves:
- Arch 1
- Arch 2
- Arch 3
- Arch4/6
Pharyngeal arch nerves:
- Arch 1
- Cranial nerve V (trigeminal nerve)
- Maxillary and mandibular parts get their own nerve
- V1 - opthalamic
- V2 - Maxillary
- V3 - Mandibular (only one with motor)
- Arch 2
- Facial nerve VII
- Arch 3
- Glossopharyngeal nerve
- IX
- Arch4/6
- Vagus nerve
- X
Aortic arches connect ______ to ______
Aortic arches connect aortic sac (attached to heart) to dorsal aortae
RECALL: AORTIC ARCH REMODELLING
- third arch becomes
- Fourth arch becomes
- left
- right
- sixth aortic arch forms _____
RECALL: AORTIC ARCH REMODELLING
- third arch becomes common carotid arteries
- Fourth arch becomes
- left: arch of aorta
- right: right subclavian artery
- sixth aortic arch forms ductus arteriosus (LEFT)
ALL START IN PHARYNGEAL ARCHES
Pharyngeal Pouches:
- there are ______ pouches separating the arches
- These develop ______
- ________-lined pockets
Pharyngeal Pouches:
- there are 4, well-developed pouches separating the arches
- These develop cranio-caudally
- endoderm-lined pockets
Pharyngeal pouches form ________
- 2nd pouch:
- makes _______
- 3rd pouch:
- _______
- 4th pouch
- _________
Pharyngeal pouches form solid structures
- 2nd pouch:
- makes palatine tonsils
- endoderm proliferates and forms stroma of palatine tonsils at back of mouth
- 3rd pouch:
- inferior parathyroid glands and thymus
- endoderm proliferates → stroma of thymus → support for T4 cells (colonized by immune)
- 4th pouch
- superior parathyroid glands and ultimobranchial body
- ultimobranchial body becomes integrated into thyroid
The thyroid originates from _______ on the floor of the ______
The thyroid originates from endoderm on the floor of the pharynx
Develops in Tongue and relocates
As the thyroid gland descends, it leaves behind a _________ (temporary structure)
As the thyroid gland descends, it leaves behind a thyroglossal duct (temporary structure)
- Thyroid gland migrates below ______
- _______ bodies migrate to thyroid and disaggregate, with cells becoming incorporated into thyroid and forming the ______ cells of the thyroid
- Thyroid gland migrates below laryngeal cartilages (below thryoid cartilage)
- ultimobranchial bodies migrate to thyroid and disaggregate, with cells becoming incorporated into thyroid and forming the C-cells cells of the thyroid
- C-cells in thyroid secrete _______
C-cells in thyroid secrete calcitonin (decreases blood Ca++)
Calcitonin vs Parathyroid hormone
Calcitonin - secreted from C-cells in the thyroid - decreases blood Calcium
PTH - from parathyroid - increases blood calcium
Thymus Gland:
- ______ forms the stroma of the thymus
- _______ form septa and capsule
- in the 3rd month, ______ colonize the thymus
Thymus Gland:
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endoderm forms the stroma of the thymus
- ie: the epithelial cells that support the development and selection of T-cells
- neural crest cells form septa and capsule
- in the 3rd month, immune cells colonize the thymus
Histogenesis of the Thyroid Gland
- thyroid becomes divided into ______ which become arranged around a ______
- By 11 weeks, ______ appears in clusters, now called _____ and hormone can be made and secreted
Histogenesis of the Thyroid Gland
- thyroid becomes divided into clusters of cells which become arranged around a lumen
- By 11 weeks, colloid (thyroglobulin) appears in clusters, now called follicles and hormone can be made and secreted
Thyroid gland starts to function at 11 weeks. Before that, where does the fetus get thyroid hormone?
- Maternal thyroid hormones are delivered to fetus via placenta
- Controlled levels are important for proper fetal development
- Fetal hormon prod begins in week 11 and rapidly increases = fetus less reliant on mothers hormones
- still there as backup until birth
What are 3 possible anomalies in thyroid development covered in class?
- Congenital hypothyroidism
- agenesis of thyroid gland
- non-functional thyroid
- Ectopic thyroid gland
- eg lingual thyroid
- related to movement
- Accessory thyroid tissue
- pyramidal lobe
- remnants of thyroglossal duct
What are thyroglossal duct cysts/sinuses and what are the potential risks
- Cysts or sinuses left anywhere along the course of the thyroglossal duct (anterior and midline, usually just below hyoid bone)
- May become infected
- Fistula (abnormal connection)
Pharyngeal clefts:
- which pharyngeal cleft is the only one to form a mature structure or tissue?
The 1st pharyngeal cleft
The first cleft and pouch come together to form ________, ______ with the ______ between them
The first cleft and pouch come together to form external ear canal (external auditory meatus), tympanic cavity with the tympanic membrane (arrow) between them
The 1st pouch also forms the ________ connecting the middle ear to the nasopharynx
The 1st pouch also forms the eustachian/auditory tube connecting the middle ear to the nasopharynx
Where does the otic placode (otic vesicle) come from?
From neurogenic placode (tissue beside neural crest)
The otic vesicle differentiates into the _____ and ______
The otic vesicle differentiates into the semicircular canals and cochlea
What forms the external auditory meatus?
1st cleft
What forms the middle ear cavity and eustachian tube
1st pounch
External ear (_____) develops from ______
External ear (pinna, auricle) develops from arch 1 and 2
3 auricular hillocks (_________) form on the external surface of ______ around the first cleft and remodel into ______
Ear initially located in ________
3 auricular hillocks (mesenchymal swellings) form on the external surface of each arch (1,2) around the first cleft and remodel into pinna
Ear initially located in anterior neck region
What process positions the ear on the side of the head near eye level (from anterior neck region)
Growth of the mandible
Remaining pharyngeal clefts:
- The second arch overgrows the more ______ arches and clefts and fuses with the _______
- A temporary space is created, the ______
Remaining pharyngeal clefts:
- The second arch overgrows the more caudal arches and clefts and fuses with the epicardial ridge (tissue overlying developing heart)
- A temporary space is created, the cervical sinus
What is the cervical sinus?
- temporary pocket in neck tissue
- formed from fusion of the second arch with the epicardial ridge (image in question slide)
- sometimes remains as a cyst on either side of neck (problem if infected)
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What happens if the cervical cyst persists?
- may become infected and or form an internal or external fistula
What is the sole functional role of the cleft?
External auditory meatus
Mandible and Maxilla form via ________
Mandible and Maxilla form via intramembranous ossification
The muscles formed from Arch 1 are all innervated by ________
The muscles formed from Arch 1 are all innervated by trigeminal nerve
ARCH 1 (MECKELS CARTILAGE)
Label the in depth image of muscles formed from Arch 1
The two not seen are:
Tensor tympani
Tensor veli palanti
SLIDE 4B Label the Trigeminal nerve branches
Label
Label the bones/cartilage of the head and neck
label
5B - ARCH 2
Label the Branches of the Facial Nerve
(To Zanzibar By Motor Car)
label
Label the image -ARCH 3
label
Label the image for Arches 4/6 Innervation
label
What is Treacher Collins Syndrome?
- First arch disease
- Autosomal dominant allele of treacle leads to reduced neural crest cell number
- Hypoplasia of facial bones (especially mandible and zygomatic bones)
- Cleft palate
- airway obstruction because tongue retracted
- Deformed external ears
- Middle ear abnormalities
- Defects with orbit/lower eyelids
- No neural impediment
- Hypoplasia of facial bones (especially mandible and zygomatic bones)
What is DiGeorge syndrome?
(Catch 22)
- defective development of pharyngeal apparatus (especially 3rd and 4th pouches and arches)
- Catch 22
- Cardiac defects (aortic arch)
- Abnormal faces (fish mouth/short philtrum)
- Thymic hypoplasia
- Cleft palate (NC involved)
- Hypocalcemia
- Microdeletion of chromosome 22
11B - Development of face
_____ → source of connective tissue, cartilage, bone & ligaments of face
NCCs → source of connective tissue, cartilage, bone & ligaments of face
12B - Five Facial Primordia
- What are the five facial primordia?
- Frontonasal prominence
- Paired mandibular prominences
- Paired maxillary prominences
13B - What is the first change of the facial primordia (happens in week 5)
- Appearance of nasal/olfactory placodes
- form on the frontonasal prominence (FNP)
13B - Nasal placodes
- Form on the _____
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13B - Nasal placodes
- Form on the frontonasal prominence (FNP)
13B
- Mandibular prominences have a ______ between left and right
- This will close to form ______
- The ______ separating the stomodeum and the pharynx finishes rupturing to form the _____
13B
- Mandibular prominences have a partial sulcus between left and right
- This will close to form continuous lower lip and jaw
- The oropharyngeal membrane separating the stomodeum (cavity) and the pharynx finishes rupturing to form the oral cavity
12B - Label the five facial primordia and the stomodeum
label
Slide 14B - _______ develop around placodes
- Nasal placodes sink into tissue → _____
- Nasomedial and nasolateral processes are divided _____ and open to the _____
nasal processes (medial and lateral) develop around placodes
- Nasal placodes sink into tissue → nasal pits
- Nasomedial and nasolateral processes are divided ventrally and open to the oral cavity (continuous @ top and bottom)
15B - ________ expand and fuse in the midline to make the bridge of the nose
15B - nasomedial processes expand and fuse in the midline to make the bridge of the nose
16B Tips of maxillary prominences grow toward ______ and fuse, creating the ______
16B Tips of maxillary prominences grow toward nasomedial process and fuse, creating the nosstrils
16B Tips of maxillary prominences grow toward nasomedial process and fuse, creating the nostrils
- Separates _______ from ______ and forms _______
- Fusion requires _______ and disintegration of ______
16B Tips of maxillary prominences grow toward nasomedial process and fuse, creating the nostrils
- Separates nasal pits from oral cavity and forms continuous upper lip
- Fusion requires NCC-mediated growth and disintegration of epithelia between tissues (Complicated process)
16B Maxillary processes also fuse with ________ to connect side of nose and cheek
16B Maxillary processes also fuse with nasolateral processes to connect side of nose and cheek
17B
- _______ forms bridge of nose and philtrum
- ________ form sides of the nose
- ________ and ______ partially merge to form cheeks
- nasomedial process forms bridge of nose and philtrum
- nasolateral process form sides of the nose
- maxillary and mandibular partially merge to form cheeks
19B
- Nasal pits enlarge to form _______ which fuse with oral cavity and pharynx
19B
- Nasal pits enlarge to form nasal sacs which fuse with oral cavity and pharynx
20B LABEL
- what is the primitive choanae
- Label the image
primitive choanae is an opening between nasal and oral cavity → make palate
22B
- Formation of the palate (palatogenesis) occurs in the _______ week
- Critical period → ______
- Formed in two stages:
- development of _____
- Development of ______
22B
- Formation of the palate (palatogenesis) occurs in the 6th - 12th week
- Critical period → end of 6th week to beginning of 9th week
- Formed in two stages:
- development of primary palate (wedging behind nasomedial process)
- Development of secondary plate
23B
Label the image
- Orange
- Yellow
- Blue
- Pink
- green
- Orange = frontonasal process
- Yellow = primary palate
- Blue = maxillary prominences
- Pink = palatine shelves
- green = nasal septum
24B
________ fuse to the primary palate, to each other, and to the nasal septum
palatal shelves fuse to the primary palate, to each other, and to the nasal septum
25B
- Palatine shelves (*) are initially oriented _______ on either side of the ______
25B
- Palatine shelves (*) are initially oriented inferomedially on either side of the tongue
26B
By the 9th week, palatine shelves have ______, come into contact and are fusing together and with the _____
26B
By the 9th week, palatine shelves have rotated, come into contact and are fusing together and with the nasal septum
26B
- ________ production drives rotation of the palatine shelves
- _______ associated with mandibular growth is also necessary
26B
- hyaluronic acid production drives rotation of the palatine shelves
- tongue depression associated with mandibular growth is also necessary
27B Palate Formation after 12 weeks
- The palate ossifies directly from ______
- Posterior portion remains unossified as ______
27B Palate Formation after 12 weeks
- The palate ossifies directly from mesenchyme
- Posterior portion remains unossified as soft palate
28B Facial Clefts
- how do they form
- can be ______ or _______
- most common facial clefts are:
28B Facial Clefts
- how do they form
- if the five facial prominences do not fuse properly, there will be a facial cleft
- can be unilateral or bilateral
- most common facial clefts are:
- Cleft palate
- Cleft lip
29B Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
- Two major groups:
- _________
- Cleft lip with or without cleft of alveolar part of maxilla
- incomplete fusion of nasomedial process with one or both maxillary prominences (ie driven by improper fusion)
- _________
- Cleft of 2° palate
- Defective development or fusion of palatine shelves
- _________
29B Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
- Two major groups:
-
Anterior cleft anomalies
- Cleft lip with or without cleft of alveolar part of maxilla
- incomplete fusion of nasomedial process with one or both maxillary prominences (ie driven by improper fusion)
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Posterior cleft anomalies
- Cleft of 2° palate
- Defective development or fusion of palatine shelves
-
Anterior cleft anomalies
29B Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
- Two major groups:
-
Anterior cleft anomalies
- Cleft lip with or without cleft of ______ part of ______
- incomplete fusion of _______ with one or both maxillary prominences (ie driven by improper fusion)
-
Posterior cleft anomalies
- Cleft of ______
- Defective development or fusion of _______
-
Anterior cleft anomalies
29B Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
- Two major groups:
-
Anterior cleft anomalies
- Cleft lip with or without cleft of alveolar part of maxilla
- incomplete fusion of nasomedial process with one or both maxillary prominences (ie driven by improper fusion)
-
Posterior cleft anomalies
- Cleft of 2° palate
- Defective development or fusion of palatine shelves
-
Anterior cleft anomalies
30B Cleft lift
- 60-80% of affected children are _____
- Unilateral →
- Bilateral →
30B Cleft lift
- 60-80% of affected children are male
- Unilateral → failure of fusion between one maxillary prominence and the nasomedial process
- Bilateral → failure of fusion of both maxillary prominences with the nasomedial process
31B Cleft Palate
- results from failure of ______ to fuse with one another and/or with the _______
- More common in _______
- Can occur secondary to ______ and a failure to lower the ______
31B Cleft Palate
- results from failure of palatine shelves to fuse with one another and/or with the primary palate
- More common in females
- Can occur secondary to mandibular dysplasias and a failure to lower the tongue
33B Floor of pharynx
Label the image
2 -
4 -
2 - lateral lingual swellings (arch 1)
4 - hypopharyngeal eminence (arches 3+4)
33B The ______ from arch one, is a major contributor to the tongue making the anterior ⅔rds
33B The lateral lingual swellings from arch one, is a major contributor to the tongue making the anterior ⅔rds
33B The ______ from arches 3+4 will form the posterior ⅓rd of the tongue and the epiglottis
33B The hypopharyngeal eminence from arches 3+4 will form the posterior ⅓rd of the tongue and the epiglottis
34B Label the image
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34B
Remnant of where thyroid developed left in the tongue = ______
Remnant of where thyroid developed left in the tongue = foramen cecum
35B Tongue sensory innervation
- Label the image
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35B
Endoderm of pharynx floor makes the ________ of the tongue
Endoderm of pharynx floor makes the mucosa of the tongue
Which nerves innervate the tongue (sensory only)
- CN __ & __ (taste)
- anterior ⅔rs
- CN ___ (_______ n)
- posterior
- CN __
- back - epiglottis
- CN V3 & VII (taste)
- anterior ⅔rs
- CN IX (glossopharyngeal n)
- posterior
- CN X - Vagus
- back - epiglottis
36B Muscles of the tongue
- muscles migrated from ______ (______)
- most muscles of the tongue are innervated by ______
- muscles migrated from somites (paraxial mesoderm)
- muscles of the tongue are innervated by cranial nerve XII (hypoglossal)
36B Muscles of the tongue
- Neural crest contributes to _______
- Muscles originates from ______ of the _____
- Neural crest contributes to connective tissue
- Muscles originates from myoblasts of the first 4 somites