Repro Flashcards
Embryo: Involved in patterning along anterior-posterior axis? Produced where?
Sonic hedgehog. Made at base of limbs
Needed for organization along dorsal-ventral axis? produced
wnt-7. apical ectodermal ridge
needed for lengthening of limbs. Produced?
FGF. apical ectodermal ridge
Involved in segmental organization of embryo in craniocaudal direction. Mutation leads to?
Homeobox gene. Appendages in wrong locations
When does beta hCG secretion begin?
Week one of fetal development
Developmental milestones in week two, three, four?
Bilaminar disc (Yolk sac and amnion)
trilaminar disc and neural plate
heart begins to beat and neural tube closes
When is genitalia seen In fetal development?
Week 10
Derivatives that surface ectoderm?
BEADPEEL Breast (mammillary) glands Enamel Anterior pituitary and anal canal Distal urethra Parotid gland Epidermis Ear Lens of eye
Derivatives of neuroectoderm
Brain, posterior pituitary, retina
Derivatives of neural crest
SHAPES Skull bones Heart – aorticopulmonary septum Arachnoid Pia Endocrine glands (chromaffin, c-cells) Skin - MSH
Derivatives of mesoderm
Muscles, blood, urine, reproduction
Mesodermal defects
VACTERL Vertebral defects Anal atresia Cardiac defects Tracheoesophageal fistula Renal defects Limb defects
Endoderm derivatives
G.I. tract, respiratory tract, neck (thymus, thyroid, parathyroid)
Malformation versus Deformation
During embryonic vs post embryonic period
Twin development
A=amnion, C=chorion
Until Week 4 - diC and diA
4-8: monoC diA
8-12: monoC, monoA
12+: conjoined
Cytotrophoblasts versus syncytiotrophoblast?
Make cells versus secretes beta hCG
Decides basalis? Derived from?
Contains maternal blood. Derived from endometrium
Umbilical arteries and veins are derived from?
Allantois
Failure of urachus to obliterate could lead to?
Patent urachus, vesicourachal diverticulum (Outpouching of bladder)
Omphalomesenteric duct aka?
Vitelline duct
Aortic arch derivatives
See page 509
Branchial cleft derivatives?
First cleft forms external auditory meatus. Rest are obliterated.
Patient comes in with a persistent cervical sinus. Remnant of?
Branchial cleft
Patient with mandibular hypoplasia and facial abnormalities. Cause?
Treacher-Collins syndrome. First arch neural crest fails to migrate