Session 3 Flashcards
Define Neural crest
A specialised population of cells that
originates within the neurectoderm
How do the Neural crest cells reach the area for Head & Neck development?
Begin at the lateral border of the neuroectoderm
Become displaced and enter the mesoderm
Migrate and contribute to Head & Neck
What are the major features of the face?
Palpebral fissues (Opening to the eye)
Oral fissue
Nares (Nostrils)
Philtrum (Small vertical groove above the upper lip)
Where do the Pharyngeal arches develop?
In the neck region around the Aortic arches
What does each Pharyngeal arch have?
Aortic arch artery Vein Nerve (Cranial) Mesenchyme filling (Will become cartilaginous bar) Ectodermal covering Endodermal lining
What forms the facial skeleton?
Neural crest of 1st Pharyngeal arch
What forms the muscles of mastication?
Mesoderm of 1st Pharyngeal arch
What forms the muscles of facial expression?
Mesoderm of 2nd Pharyngeal arch (First prominence)
What is the facial primordia made of?
The 1st Pharyngeal arch (Paired and has 2 prominences) Frontonasal prominence (Unpaired. Primordia of eyes)
Why is the Frontonasal prominence large?
Because it surrounds the ventro-lateral part of the forebrain
What drives development of the face?
Expansion of the cranial neural tube
What is the Stomatodeum?
An area of the embryonic head that contains the buccopharyngeal membrane(Avascular, will rupture to create the oral cavity opening)
What does the 1st Pharyngeal arch develop into?
Maxillary prominence
Mandibular prominence
What are the derivatives of the Frontonasal prominence?
Forehead
Bridge of nose
Nose
Philtrum
What are the derivatives of the Maxillary prominence?
Cheeks
Lateral upper lip
Lateral upper jaw
What are the derivatives of the Mandibular prominence?
Low lip
Jaw
What is a placode?
A thickening of ectoderm which indicates it will go on to become a ‘special senses’
Where do the nasal placodes appear?
On the frontonasal prominence. They then sink to become the nasal pits (With raised section around called prominence)
In what direction does the Maxillary prominence grow?
Medially. This pushes the nasal prominences closer together in the midline
What does the nasal prominences fuse with?
Each other in the midline
The Maxillary prominences
What does the Inter-maxillary segment give rise to?
The Primary palate