MSS29 Development Of The Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
Mesoderm differentiation
- Paraxial mesoderm (either side of neural tube)
- -> Somites
- -> Dermomyotome (Dermatome + Myotome) + Sclerotome - Intermediate mesoderm
- Lateral plate mesoderm
- -> sternum, limb bone, limb muscle - Diffuse Mesenchyme
by 5th week: 42-44 pairs of somites
- -> 1st Occipital, last 5-7 coccygeal somites disappear
- -> final count 35-37 pairs of somites
Dermomyotome (dorsolateral)
Sclerotome (ventromedial)
Sclerotome
Sclerotome (ventromedial/入面) migration in 3 directions:
- Dorsally –> surround neural tube
- -> ***Neural arch - Ventromedially –> surround notochord
- -> **Vertebral body (centrum) + **Annulus fibrosis (notochord –> Nucleus pulposus) - Ventrolaterally
- -> ***Costal process (rib precursor)
Steps:
- Differentiation:
- differentiate into Chondroblasts
- -> cartilagneous precursors of axial skeleton (vertebral column, ribs) + bones of cranial base - Condensation:
- -> surround neural tube (future spinal cord)
- -> condensation to form vertebral column - Resegmentation:
- Caudal portion of 1 sclerotome fuse with cranial portion of next sclerotome
- -> form primordium of vertebral body
- -> vertebra
- 中間d窿allow Segmental spinal nerves (from neural tube) grow and innervate myotome through ***Von Ebner’s fissure
- -> each myotome contains an admixture of motor + sensory fibres
IV disc formation
- Form at segmental levels
- Notochord –> regresses –> remnant: Nucleus pulposus
- Sclerotome cells –> Annulus fibrosus
Dermomyotome
differentiate into
- Dermatome (***dermis of skin of back)
- Myotome (each split into **Epimere + **Hypomere)
Myotome differentiation
- Occipital myotomes x4
- Cervical myotomes x8
- Thoracic myotomes x12
- Lumbar myotomes x5
- Sacral myotomes x5
- Coccygeal myotome
Differentiation:
- differentiate into ***Myoblasts
Epimere (dorsal) –> Extensor muscles of spine:
- Erector spinae (Intermediate group)
- Transversospinalis (Deep group)
- -> supplied by ***Dorsal primary ramus of spinal nerve
Hypomere (ventral) –>
- Hypaxial muscles
- Rectus column
- -> abdominal muscles, strap muscles, intercostal muscles, limb girdle muscles
- -> supplied by ***Ventral primary ramus of spinal nerve
Development of clavicle and sternum
Early mesenchymal stage (6 week)
- clavicle
- ribs (sclerotome)
- suprasternal masses
- sternal bars (from 2 bands of ***lateral plate mesenchyme, paired mesenchymal condensations) –> fuse starting cranially –> manubrium + body + xiphoid process
Late mesenchyme stage (8 week)
- Ossification centre for clavicle (7th week)
- -> differentiate directly from mesenchyme ***without cartilage model
- -> intramembranous ossification
Cartilage stage (9 week)
- clavicle (ossifying) –> bone
- ribs, sternum, others –> cartilage (有cartilage model)
At birth:
- lateral ribs –> bone
- central ribs –> costal cartilage
- ossification centre for Sternebrae (sternal body) appear at 5th-6th month prenatal
- ossification centre for Xiphoid process appear at 3rd year
Sternal foramen: due to incomplete ossification centre fusion
Limb development (4-8 week)
Limb buds: core of mesenchyme from somatopleure of ***lateral plate mesoderm, covered by ectoderm
–> projections from ventrolateral body wall
Upper limb bud: opposite C5-T1 somites
Lower limb bud: opposite L2-S3 somites
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**Apical ectodermal ridge (AER) (regulate differentiation of limbs along proximo-distal limb axis)
5th week:
- Limb tip **ectoderm proliferate + thickens
–> Apical ectodermal ridge (AER)
–> induce adjacent **mesenchyme to proliferate/condense into an undifferentiated population of cells (cartilage –> endochondral ossification)
–> Progress zone
–> causes limb to elongate and develop in **proximal to distal direction
–> arms and forearms appear before handplate -
**Zone of polarizing activity (ZPA)
- at Post-axial border near AER
- regulates **limb patterning
- grow in ***cranio-caudal (antero-posterior) direction
- -> thumb lies on radial (cranial) side (當垂直手板睇)
- -> little finger on ulnar (caudal) side - Dorso-ventral patterning
- determined by signals from dorsal ectoderm + ventral ectoderm
Hands
- -> Flipper-like UL bud
- -> Handplate (paddle-shaped end)
- -> ***Apoptosis divide AER into 5 segments
- -> permit continued growth for each digit
- -> Digital rays and notches between digital rays; webbed fingers
- -> short finger and slightly webbed; elbow and wrist identifiable
- -> fingers and toes distinct and separate
Rotation of limbs
Along longitudinal axis at elbow, knee joints (7-9 weeks):
- before rotation: Flexion creases indicate sites of future joints and flexor aspect of limbs face medially
- upper limb: rotate 90o laterally (擺去左右)
- lower limb: rotate 90o medially (向中間)
- -> Elbow points caudally, original ventral surface becomes cranial surface (上半身)
- -> Knee points cranially, original ventral surface becomes caudal surface (下半身)
- dermatome pattern of lower limb becomes distorted
Limb skeleton development
Loose mesenchyme (lateral plate mesoderm) with AER (4 week)
- -> Condensed mesenchyme (5 week)
- -> Chondrification centres
- -> Hyaline cartilage models (6 week)
- -> Ossification begins (7 week)
12 weeks:
Primary ossification centres (in diaphysis) in all long bones
Secondary ossification centres (in epiphysis) appear after birth
Joint development
Joints (cartilage, ligaments, capsular elements of joints):
- develop from ***interzone regions of condensed mesenchyme (lateral plate mesoderm) that form the long bones of limb
- -> Synovial joint (loose mesenchyme) + Cartilaginous joint + Fibrous joint
***Development of blood supply to limbs
- **7th Cervical + ***5th Lumbar Intersegmental arteries
- -> extend into upper and lower limb buds as single ***axial artery
- -> limb buds permeated by anastomosing capillary network
- -> blood returned to cardinal system by ***marginal veins:
- Pre-axial vein (係axial artery上方 / running along cranial border)
- UL: Cephalic, LL: Great saphenous - Post-axial vein (係axial artery下方 / running caudal border)
- UL: Basilic, LL: Small saphenous
Developing limb skeleton displaces axial artery –> replacement by new vessels
**UL:
axial artery remnants: Axillary, Brachial, Anterior interosseous arteries
new arteries: **Radial, ***Ulnar arteries
**LL:
axial artery remnants: Inferior Gluteal and Sciatic branch, Popliteal, Peroneal arteries
new arteries: **Femoral, ***Tibial arteries
Development of limb musculature and innervation
- limb muscles develop in situ from local mesenchyme in limb bud (lateral plate mesoderm; NOT from myotome i.e. somite!!!)
- aggregation of Myoblasts
- -> large muscle mass
- -> splits into ventral (flexor) + dorsal (extensor) mass
- -> both invaded by ***Ventral primary rami of spinal nerves
- -> flexor: anterior division of ventral primary ramus
- -> extensor: posterior division of ventral primary ramus
Development of dermatomal patterns of limbs
- as limbs elongate, dermatome migrates along it
- -> dorsal + ventral axial lines defined (骨方向)
- -> axial lines separate dermatomes that are supplied by non-adjacent segments of spinal cord
- -> dermatomal patterns
Developmental anomalies
Multifactorial:
- Genetic
- Environmental e.g. thalidomide, radiation
- Mechanical e.g. breech presentation (腳出先)
Spina bifida
- failure of fusion of 2 halves of vertebral ***arch
- Spina bifida occulta (in cervical, lumbar, sacral region): “closed” spina bifida in which defect is covered by thick, hairy membrane/skin
- -> quite common, no clinical symptom
- Spina bifida cystica: severe type involving spinal cord and meninges
- -> failure to form neural tube / meninges