Respiratory Embryology Flashcards
When does development of respiratory system begin?
around week 4
respiratory diverticulum
forms as an extension off of the ventral wall of the foregut
opening of respiratory diverticulum
becomes the larynx (laryngeal orifice)
pharyngeal arches
6 arches total develop; all with their own blood supply, nervous supply, and veinous drainage
pharyngeal arches
6 arches total develop; all with their own blood supply, nervous supply, and veinous drainage
outer surface of pharyngeal arches
covered with ectoderm
inner lining of pharyngeal arches
endoderm
between endoderm and ectoderm in pharyngeal arches
mesoderm
pharyngeal pouches
on inner surface of arches
pharyngeal clefts
on external surface of arches
muscle and cartilage of larynx
derived from mesoderm of pharyngeal arches 4 and 6
splanchnic visceral mesoderm
gives rise to the cartilaginous, muscular, and CT components of trachea and lungs
tracheoesophageal ridge/septum
causes closure between the foregut and respiratory diverticulum so that they are two separate entities
the foregut becomes the _
esophagus
the respiratory diverticulum becomes the _
trachea with two lung buds
tracheoesophageal fistula
when the TE septum does not close off properly
esophageal atresia
most common occurrence when TE septum does not close off properly; proximal part of esophagus has a blind-end while distal is connected to trachea via fistula