Organ and Tissue Differentiation Flashcards
Cut edge of amnion
Outer membrane when looking at embryo at ‘insect’ stage
Buccopharyngeal membrane
Ectoderm and endoderm are in direct contact with each other forming a thin membrane
Forms septum between primitive mouth and pharynx
Neural plate
Derived from ectoderm
Serves as basis for nervous system
Opposite primitive streak
Somites
Bilaterally paired blocks of paraxial mesoderm that form along the head/tail axis is segmented animals
Each somite has 4 areas
Neural fold
Folds on each side of neural plate
During neurulation the folds will fuse with the fold on the opposite side of the embryo and give rise to the neural tube
Neural groove
Shallow groove between neural folds on neural plate
Cloacal membrane
Ectoderm and endoderm are in direct contact with each other
Forms openings of anus, urinary tract and reproductive tract
Neural ectoderm
Forms nervous system structures (neural tube on inside)
Non-neural ectoderm
Forms epidermis (outside)
Neural tube
Hollow structure formed by several layers of ectodermal cells called neural crest
Notochord
Axial mesoderm
Formed by mesodermal cells migrating from primitive node towards head end to make hollow tube of cells
This hollow tube eventually becomes solid cylinder called notochord
Neural crest
Formed from neural folds fusing together to make the neural tube
Some ectodermal cells from neural tube form several layers of cells called neural crest
4 sections of somite
Dermatome - dorsal
Myotome - dorsal
Syndetome - ventral
Sclerotome - ventral
Dermatome
Dorsal
Gives rise to dermis
Contribute to skin, fat and connective tissue in neck and trunk
Myotome
Dorsal
Forms muscles
Syndetome
Ventral
Tendon progenitor cells
Sclerotome
Ventral
Forms vertebrae and ribs
Induction
A tissue stimulates the development and specialisation of an adjacent unspecialised tissue by producing chemical substance to influence responding tissue
Ectoderm/endoderm contact membranes
Buccopharyngeal (oropharyngeal) - connects mouth to pharynx and GI tract in week 4
Cloacal - forms openings of anus, urinary tract and reproductive tract in week 7
Notochord induction
Induces mesoderm cells to develop into vertebral bodies
Forms nucleus pulposus of invertebral discs
Allantois
Sac that helps with gas exchange and liquid waste
Formed by caudal wall of the yolk sac
Small and vascularised
Neurulation
1) Notochord induces ectodermal cells to form neural plate
2) Edges of neural plate become elevated and form neural folds
3) Neural folds come together and fuse to form neural tube
4) Some neural tube cells form several layers called the neural crest
5) Head end of neural tube forms 3 enlarged areas called primary brain vesicles