Pharyngeal Arch Development (Exam 1) Flashcards
What are the anatomical boundaries of the adult head?
Head: Extends from the top of the skull to lower jaw
What are the anatomical boundaries of the adult neck?
Extends from inferior border of the jaw to the clavicle and sternum
What is the Frontonasal Process (FN)?
Anatomical boundary: Midline region which includes; forehead, nose, and philtrum of lip
Develops as functional unit along with the pharyngeal arch region to form the face
What is the Pharyngeal/Breachial arch (PA) region?
Anatomical boundary: Extends from the upper and lower jaws down to level of the cricoid cartilage (C6)
What is the Oropharyngeal Region?
The Oropharyngeal region is formed by the Pharyngeal arch region. It includes:
- upper/lower jaw
- Palate
- Oral cavity
- Pharynx/Larynx (to the vertebral level of c6)
Describe the Pharyngeal arches
Initially there are 6 pharyngeal arches that from in a cranial to caudal sequence. However the 5th arch degenerates, leaving only 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6.
Note: 4 Bilateral arches are visible on surface of the embryo; 4th merges with 6th
Each arch is a proliferation of tissue located bilaterally in region of jaw or neck
The Maxillary and mandibular processes are located in which arch?
Pharyngeal arch 1
What forms the Orofacial Region?
the Orofacial region is formed from Pharyngeal arches 1 (bilateral maxillary and mandibular processes) and single frontonasal process
This region is composed of the Face (includes the forehead, nose, cheeks, palate, jaws, and lips) and the Oral Cavity Proper
What is the Oral cavity Proper?
Boundary of oral cavity formed by PA1 and FN Process. Developmentally the future oral cavity is known as Stomodeum– lined with ectoderm
Which arches form the future pharyngeal/laryngeal region?
2, 3, 4, and 6
Describe the Pharynx:
A muscular tube that extends from base of skull to the cricoid cartilage C6. Tube is supported by bone, cartilage, CT and divided into 3 regions:
- Nasopharynx,
- Oropharynx,
- Laryngopharynx/hypopharynx
What are the Adult derivatives of pharyngeal arches?
Blood vessels, Facial bones of skull, cartilage, CT, Skeletal muscle of jaws, Face, Palate, lips and neck, mucosa covering the oral cavity, tongue, cheek, lips, thyroid salivary glad
What are Adult derivatives?
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Accessory Glands that develop from epithelium derived from endoderm. Endoderm lines pharynx and forms outpocketings (pouches) of wall: Pouch derivates include thymus, tonsils parathyroid
Head/Pharyngeal (Brachiomeric) Mesoderm:
mixture of mainly paraxial+some lateral plate in region near heart
Ectomesenchym germ layer
Mixture of neural crest+ Mesoderm derived tissue
Describe the structural arrangement of each arch:
Externally: Ectodermal lines outside surface and cleft/groove that separates each arch
Internally: Endodermal lines pharyngeal tube and lines pouches that separate each arch * each push sits opposite the corresponding cleft
Central Core: Mesoderm and ectomesenchyme
The central core of each arch contains a specific:
- Artery (Lateral Plate
- Carilage/CT/and/or bones
(Ectomesenchyme= NC+ Mesoderm) - Skeletal Muscle group ( Head/ Branchiomeric mesoderm-considered paraxial)
- Cranial Nerve (Carries both motor and sensory nerves– Neurons= Neuroectoder min CNS and Neural crest ganglia respectively)
Ectoderm lines the?
Stomodeum/ oral cavity proper
Endoderm lines the?
Pharynx and Gut tube
What is the boundary between Ectoderm and Endoderm called?
The oropharyngeal membrane
Every arch has:
Ectoderm and Cleft;
Ectoderm covers the external surface of each arch; lies external to the ectomesenchyme/mesoderm structures
Lines cleft (surface invaginination of ectoderm between each arch)
Adult derivative of external surface (Ectoderm) of pharyngeal arches:
Forms epidermis of jaw, and neck; part epithelial lining oral cavity, and dorsal surface of tongue