Module 5 - Development of the Digestive System, Heart, & Great Vessels Flashcards
When does the GI tract first appear?
during the process of gastrulation from the endoderm of the trilaminar embryo
How does the ectoderm contribute to the GI tract?
enteric nervous system from neural crest cells
How does the mesoderm contribute to the GI tract?
CT, smooth muscle, blood vessels, mesentery of the GI tract
How does the endoderm contribute to the GI tract?
epithelial lining of the GI tract, liver, gallbladder, pancreas
How is the gut tube formed?
when the embryo folds ventrally, endoderm sheet forms a closed tube surrounded by mesoderm
What are the 3 regions in the gut tube?
foregut, midgut, hindgut
What portion of the GI tract is the foregut and what blood vessels supplies it?
oral cavity to the duodenum is supplied by the celiac artery
What portion of the GI tract is the midgut and what blood vessels supplies it?
mid-duodenum to the first 2/3 of the transverse colon is supplied by the superior mesenteric artery
What portion of the GI tract is the hindgut and what blood vessels supplies it?
last 1/3 of the transverse colon to the anus is supplied by the inferior mesenteric artery
What is a mesentery?
double layer membrane formed from splanchnic mesoderm that suspends the gut tube and its derivatives from the dorsal and ventral body wall
What composes the dorsal mesentary?
greater omentum, mesoduodenum, mesentery proper, mesocolon
What composes the ventral mesentary?
falciform, triangular, and coronary ligament of the liver, lesser omentum, peritoneal coverings of the liver
What are the steps to esophagus development?
elongation - responsible for the repositioning of the stomach in the abdomen
occlusion - proliferation of the endoderm (week 5)
recanalization - reforms a hollow tube (week 9)
What 4 regions is the stomach made up of?
cardia, fundus, body, pylorus
How does the stomach appear in week 4 of development?
gastric dilation in the foregut
How does the stomach rotate during development?
longitudinal rotation - rotates 90*
anteroposterior rotation - rotates so that the pylorus moves cranially and the cardia moves caudally
Why are the greater and lesser curvatures of the stomach formed?
because differential growth, one border of the dilation elongates quicker than the other
What happens to the dorsal mesentery during rotation of the stomach?
pulls the greater omentum to the left and creates the gastrosplenic and splenorenal ligaments
What do the liver and gallbladder arise from?
the hepatic diverticulum
What are the steps to liver and gallbladder development?
formation of the hepatic diverticulum - grows from the distal end of the foregut and penetrates the diaphragm
division of the hepatic diverticulum - divides into the parenchyma (functional liver) and the gallbladder and cystic duct
hepatic duct formation - connection between diverticulum and foregut grows forming the hepatic duct
overgrowth of the hepatic duct - gives rise to the gallbladder and the cystic duct
liver cords differentiate - form the lining of the biliary ducts
liver stroma forms - CT capsule of the liver is derived from the diaphragm
How does the pancreas develop?
from 2 outgrowths of the gut tube endoderm
What are the 2 outgrowths that form the pancreas?
dorsal and ventral pancreatic bud
Where does the dorsal pancreatic bud develop from?
the duodenum
Where does the ventral pancreatic bud develop from?
bile buct
What happens to the ventral and dorsal pancreatic buds?
- ventral bud migrates dorsally towards the dorsal bus
- ventral bud fuses with the dorsal bud
- ducts also fuse; main pancreatic duct and bile duct fuse
After fusion, what does the ventral pancreatic bud become?
the uncinate process
After fusion, what does the dorsal pancreatic bud become?
main body of the pancreas
What is the midgut comprised of?
distal duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, appendix, ascending colon, 2/3 of the transverse colon
What are the steps to midgut development?
elongation - forms the primary intestinal loop (week 5)
herniation - primary loop continues to loop and grow and herniates become the abdomen is too small
rotation - intestinal loop rotates 90*
retraction - intestinal loop returns to the abdominal cavity and will complete another 180* rotation