Lecture 10- Embryology of the head and neck Flashcards
Label
how many pharangeal arches
- 5 (1 to 6 (5th doesn’t form in humans))
- 1st arch is the largest- get progressively smaller
- Each arch associated with
artery, cranial nerve and cartilage
what forms the ehad and neck region
frontal nasal prominence and pharangeal arches
- (over ½ of embryo at week 4)
structure of a pharangeal arch
- Structure
- Core= mesenchyme
- Outer covering= ectoderm (epidermic of skin)
- Inner covering= endoderm in the pharynx
helpful images to help get your head around the pharangeal arches
Development of pharyngeal region
- Segmental
- Each arch (body segment) has a neurovascular plan
- Develops muscles and skeletal elements and associated with particular nerve
Development of the gut tube in the pharynx
- Endoderm tube
- Modification
- Glandular development
- Parathyroids, thymus, palatine tonsils, thyroid
Grooves and clefts
Simultaneously, a number of outpocketings appear on the lateral wall of the pharynx – the pharyngeal pouches. The pouches separate the arches on the internal (endodermal) surface whilst the clefts separate the arches on the external (ectodermal) surface.
Clefts=
grooves on the outside
what happens to pharangeal clefts during development
Most clefts will obliterate (2ND PHARNGEAL ARCH grows down to cover THE other CLEFTS)
1st cleft is the only one to persist
failure to obliterate clefts gives rise to
branchial cysts and fistual
branchial cysts
- Branchial cysts (fluid filled remnant of 1st pharyngeal cleft) or branchial fistulae (opening of fluid filled remnant into neck) can occur if there are remnants
- Key landmark for looking for these abnormalities = SCM
- E.g. anterior border= branchial cyst
what does the 1st cleft that persists become
external auditory meatus
Pouches
- First one- ET and middle ear
- Glandular tissue e.g. palatine tonsil, PT and thymus, thyroid etcccccc
Each arch associated with a
CN, cartilaginous structures, blood vessels and muscles
gross anatomy of Ph A1 (pharangeal arch 1)
Made up of 2 bumps- first bump (dorsal- maxillary), second bump (ventral- mandibular)
Maxillary prominence
- Dorsal portion
- Becomes future maxilla zygomatic bone and temporal bone
- Associated with maxillary cartilage- gives rise to incus
Mandibular prominence
- Ventral portion
- Becomes future mandible
- Associated with Meckel’s cartilage
summarise Ph A1 cartilage
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Maxillary cartilage (first bump)
- Gives rise to incus
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Meckel’s cartilage (second bump)
- Mandible cartilage
- Gives rise to malleus
- Mandible cartilage