Repro: Embryology Flashcards
What are the 4 important genes of embryogenesis?
Sonic hedgehog - A/P & CNS
Wnt-7 - D/V
FGF - Lengthen limbs
Homeobox (Hox) - Craniocaudal
What genes are produces at apical ectodermal ridge (thickened ectoderm at distal end of developing limbs)?
Wnt-7 - D/V
FGF - length
Gastrulation
Forms trilaminar embryonic disc (3rd week)
Epiblast invaginating to form primitive streak
What structures are formed by the surface ectoderm?
Adenohypophysis (Rathke’s pouch)
Lens & Sensory organ of ear
Olfactory and oral cavity epithelium
Epidermis
Parotid, sweat, and mammary glands
What does the neuroectoderm form?
CNS: Brain, retina/optic nerve, spinal cord
What do neural crest cells form?
PNS (dorsal root ganglia, CN, celiac ganglion, ANS)
Melanocytes
Chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla
Parafollicular cells of thyroid
Pia and arachnoid
Bones of skull
What do mesodermal defects cause?
VACTERL
Vertebral defects
Anal atresia
Cardiac defects
Tracheo-Esoaphageal fistula
Renal defects
Limb defects
What structures are formed from endoderm?
Gut tube epithelium
Urethra
Luminal epithelial derivatives
What is the difference between agenesis and aplasia?
Agenesis: Absent organ due to absent primordial tissue
Aplasia: Absent organ depsite presence or primordial tissue
Hypoplasia
Incomplete organ development
Primordial tissue present
What is the difference between Deformation, Disruption, and Malformation?
Deformation: Extrinsic disruption, post embryonic period
Disruption: 2˚ breakdown of previously normal tissue
Malformation: Intrinsic disruption, occurs during embryonic period
What is an example of a sequence error?
Oligohydramnios → Potter Sequence
When is a developing fetus most susceptible to teratogens?
Embryonic Period (Weeks 3-8)
What 3 structures are found in the umbilical cord?
Umbilical arteries (2) - deoxygenated blood from fetal iliac arteries
Umbilical vein - Oxygenated blood
Urachus
Duct between fetal bladder and yolk sac
Yolk sac → Allantois (extends to UG sinus) → Urachus
What 3 things can result if the urachus fails to obliterate?
Patent urachus - urine discharge from umbilicus
Urachal cyst - fluid-filled cavity lined w/ uroepithelium between umbilicus and bladder
Vesicourachal diverticulum - outpouching of bladder
Viteline duct
Connects yolk sac to midgut lumen
If the vitelline duct doesn’t completely obliterate (7th week) what can occur?
Vitelline fistula - meconium discharge from umbilicus
Meckel diverticulum - melana, periumbilical pain, ulcers
1st aoritc arch forms the ____________.
Maxillary artery
2nd aortic arch forms what 2 arteries?
Stapedial and hyoid
3rd aortic arch forms what 2 arteries?
Common Carotid
Proxiaml part of Internal Carotid
4th aortic arch forms what 2 arteries
L: aortic arch
R: proximal R subclavian
6th aortic arch forms what what structures?
Proximal pulmonary arteries
Ductus arteriosus
What are the brachial clefts, arches and pouches formed from?
CAP covers outside to insdie
Ectoderm
Mesoderm
Endoder
What does the 1st brachial cleft form?
External auditory meatus
What do the 2nd-4th brachial clefts form?
Temporary cervical sinuses
**which are obliterated by proliferation of 2nd arch mesenchyme**
What does a persistant cervical sinus form?
Brachial cleft cyst - lateral neck
What are the symptoms of DiGeorge?
22q11 - aberrant development of 3rd and 4th pouches
T-cell deficiency (thymic aplasia)
Hypocalcemia (failure of parathyroid)
Cardiac defects
MEN 2A
RET germline mutation - neural crest
Pheochromocytomas
Parathyroid tumor
Parafollicular cells (medullary thyroid cancer)
Cleft lip
Failure of fusion of the maxillary and medial nasal sinus
Formation of 1˚ palate
Cleft Palate
Failure of fusion of 2 lateral palatine processes
or
Failulre of fusion of Lateral palatine process w/ nasal septum and/or median palatine process
Formation of the 2˚ palate