Lecture 5: Cardiopulmonary Development Flashcards
Early phase of lung development
Positioning of lung primordium and primary lung bud formation
Late phase of lung development
Mechanism of bronchial branching and cytodifferentiation
What signaling molecule specifies the respiratory diverticulum’s position, growth, and development?
Tbx4
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Most common respiratory malformation; abnormal communication between trachea/esophagus caused by improper formation of tracheoesophageal septum
What is the primary tissue from which the smooth muscle, nerves and blood vessels of the lungs differentiate?
Splanchnic mesoderm
Which stage in lung development will the lungs have enough tissue for the embryo to be viable at birth?
Canalicular stage
Embryonic stage (lung development)
Weeks 4-7; respiratory diverticulum forms and major bronchopulmonary segments formed
Pseudoglandular stage (lung development)
Weeks 8-16; formation and growth of duct systems within bronchopulmonary segments - resembles a “gland”
Canalicular stage (lung development)
Weeks 17-26; formation of respiratory bronchioles and terminal sacs (primitive alveoli); vascularization increases, capillaries found in walls - embryo may be viable at this point
Terminal sac stage (lung development)
Weeks 27-birth; Alveoli begin to develop from respiratory bronchioles; epithelium lining alveoli differentiates into type I, II pneumocytes
Type I pneumocyte
Form part of the blood-air barrier; stem cells for type II
Type II pneumocyte
Secrete Clara cells that produce surfactant
What are the 3 pulmonary components needed for an embryo to be viable at birth?
Alveoli, pneumocytes/surfactant, capillaries
Postnatal/Alveolar stage (lung development)
Up to 90% alveoli formed after birth via septation of pre-existing alveoli
Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome (IRDS)
Deficiency/absence of surfactant; causes labored breathing, results in incomplete expansion or collapse of parts or whole lung