Lect. 3: Cardiovascular System Flashcards
When does organogenesis occur?
middle of 3rd week until 8th week
Which 2 organ systems develop first?
nervous system and cardiovascular system
What are the 3 divisions of mesoderm after gastrulation?
medial (paraxial), lateral (lateral plate), and intermediate (central) region
What is paraxial mesoderm also called?
somites
What does intermediate mesoderm become?
urogenital system
What two divisions form from lateral plate mesoderm?
splanchnic and somatic divisions
What forms the CV system?
primarily splanchnic mesoderm of lateral plate mesoderm
What primarily supports embryo before development of the CV system in the 3rd week?
diffusion of nutrients and oxygen from lacunar blood vessels and glands from mother’s uterine wall to embryo
Describe how the CV system begins its development during gastrulation.
during gastrulation, some of the epiblast forms mesoderm and this cardiogenic mesoderm runs toward cranial end under the epiblast and concentrates at most cranial end of the disc.
Where does the heart actually begin to develop?
heart develops cranial to oral region and the neural tube
Describe the action of the cardiogenic mesoderm. What does it form?
cardiogenic mesoderm invades into splanchnic mesoderm and condenses to form 2 primary tubes (paired primordia of heart tubes)
What is the relative shape of the developing embryo at the end of week 3?
still a flat disk, body folding starts at the start of week 4
What are the 2 main body foldings that start in week 4?
1) head to tail folding
2) lateral body folding
How does the paired primordia of heart tubes form a single tube?
during the fourth week body foldings, the paired heart tubes fuse from cranial to caudal forming a single heart tube, but caudal end stays unfused
What does the unfused caudal end of the heart tube form?
right and left horn of sinus venosus
When does the heart tube become contractable?
by 4th week
Describe the flow of blood through the developing heart?
in through caudal end and out through cranial end
What are the consequences of head to tail folding for the CV system?
cardiac structure pulled ventrally into chest region to lies in chest cavity
What is significant about the movement of the heart from a cranial region to a thoracic region?
explains why sympathetic innervation is via cervical cardiac nerves and direct thoracic cardiac nerves (pulls its innervation with it)
Where is the heart located in the 4th week?
the chest cavity
What two portions of the developing heart form the veins and atrial chambers? What are their relative positions at 4th week?
atrium and sinus venosus (these are most caudal at 4th week)
What 3 portions of the developing heart for the ventricles and vascular outflow (aorta and pulmonary)? What are their relative positions at 4th week?
truncus arteriosus, bulbus cordis, and ventricle (more cranial at 4th week)
What is the normal direction of the s-shaped folding of the heart?
to the right
Describe the movement of the primitive ventricle during cardiac looping?
ventrally, inferiorly, and to the right
Describe the movement of the artial and sinus venosus regions during cardiac looping?
move dorsally, upward and to the left
By the end of the 4th week, are the atria or ventricles in a dorsal position?
atria are dorsal/superior and ventricles are ventral
What adult structure is derived from the truncus arteriosus (neural crest)?
1) aorta
2) pulmonary trunk
3) semilunar valves
What adult structure is derived from the bulbus cordis?
1) smooth part of right ventricle (conus arteriosus)
2) smooth part of left ventricle (aortic vestibule)
What adult structure is derived from the primitive ventricle?
1) trabeculated part of the right ventricle
2) trabeculated part of the left ventricle
What adult structure is derived from the primitive atrium?
1) trabeculated part of the right atrium (pectinate muscles)
2) trabeculated part of the left atrium (pectinate muscles
What adult structure is derived from the sinus venosus? What is different about this?
1) RIGHT- smooth part of right atrium (sinus venarum)- MAJOR PORTION OF RA
2) Left- coronary sinus and oblique vein of left atrium
*only embryonic dilation that does NOT have to septate (already septated)
What are the 3 main contributions of the neural crest cells to CV development?
1) truncus arteriosus
2) endocardial cushion
3) parts of aortic arches
Name the 3 shunts involved in fetal circulation.
1) ductus arteriosus
2) foramen ovale
3) ductus venosus
What is the role of the ductus venosus?
shunts blood from umbilical vein to IVC, bypassing the liver
What is the role of the foramen ovale?
shunts blood from the right to the left atrium, bypassing the lungs
What is the role of the ductus arteriosus?
shunts blood from the pulmonary trunk (comes from the blood that gets into the right ventricle) to the aorta
What is weird about blood coming from the SVC and IVC in the fetal heart?
Blood from the SVC and IVC never really mix.
- Blood from the IVC goes to the left atrium via the foramen ovale.
- Blood from the SVC goes to the right ventricle.
What is significant about the placement of the ductus arteriosus?
because the ductus arteriosus (with more deoxygenated blood from the SVC) is connected to the aortic arch at a position DISTAL to the brachiocephalic trunk and left common carotid and left subclavian arteries, the most highly oxygenated blood (from the umbilical vein via IVC) is being delivered directly to the brain.
Describe fetal circulation.
1) Blood enters via umbilical vein
2) Blood goes through ductus venosus and into IVC
3) Blood passes from IVC into right atrium
4) blood passes directly through foramen ovale and into the left atrium.
5) blood goes into ascending arch of aorta to distribute to brain.
6) deoxygenated blood from brain returns to RA via SVC
7) blood from SVC goes to RV and into pulmonary trunk
8) blood shunted to descending arch of aorta via ductus arteriosus
9) blood from descending aorta gets transported to umbilical arteries and OUT of fetus
What does the ductus venosus become after delivery?
ligamentum venosum
What does the foramen ovale become after delivery? How long does this take to close?
fossa ovalis, 1-2 minutes
What does the ductus arteriosus become after delivery?
ligamentum arteriosum
Overall, how long does it take for the ductus venosus, foramen ovale, and ductus arteriosus to close after birth?
24-36 hours
What does the closure or right and left umbilical arteries form in adults?
medial umbilical ligaments
What does the closure of the umbilical vein form in an adult?
ligamentum teres of liver
When do septation events occur? What time period is the most critical?
4th-8th weeks, 5th and 6th weeks are most critical
In the fetal heart, pressure on which side is higher?
right atrial pressure is higher than left
What leads to the pressure differential in the fetal heart?
1) Umbilical flow to right atrium via IVC is high
2) High pulmonary resistance backs up pressure on the right side