SM_08b: Branchial Arches Flashcards
Pharyngeal / branchial arches are ____
Pharyngeal / branchial arches are series of paired swellings flanking the developing oropharynx
- Appear early in 4th week
- Differentiate into terminal structures by end of 7th week
- Composed of endoderm, mesoderm, neural crest ectomesenchyme, and ectoderm
- Fundamental aspect of vertebrates: musculoskeletal structures of the pharynx serving dual roles of feeding and respiration, new ectomesenchyme-based features
- Reflect common vertebrate embryological foundations
- Give rise to important structures
Describe the basic gross structure of the pharyngeal arches
Basic gross structure of the pharyngeal arches
- 6 pairs but the 5th disappears and 4th and 6th fuse
- Bars of mesoderm lined externally with ectoderm, internally with endoderm
- Separated externally by grooves (clefts) and internally by puches
- Composed of cartilaginous supportive rod, musculature, blood supply (aortic arch system) and a nerve supplying these structures
Arch 1
- Aortic arch:
- Cranial nerve:
- Branchiometric muscles:
Arch 1 (mandibular)
- Aortic arch: maxillary artery
- Cranial nerve: trigeminal (V)
- Branchiometric muscles: muscles of mastication, tensor tympani, mylohyoid, tensor veli palatini, anterior digastric
Arch 2
- Aortic arch:
- Cranial nerve:
- Branchiometric muscles:
Arch 2 (hyoid)
- Aortic arch: hyoid artery, stapedial artery
- Cranial nerve: facial (VII)
- Branchiometric muscles: muscles of facial expression, stapedius, stylohyoid, posterior digastric
Arch 3
- Aortic arch:
- Cranial nerve:
- Branchiometric muscles:
Arch 3
- Aortic arch: internal carotid artery
- Cranial nerve: glossopharyngeal (IX)
- Branchiometric muscles: stylopharyngeus
Arch 4 + 6
- Aortic arch:
- Cranial nerve:
- Branchiometric muscles:
Arch 4 + 6
- Aortic arch: right subclavian artery and aorta
- Cranial nerve: vagus (X)
- Branchiometric muscles: pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles
Describe the developmental timetable and dynamic events of pharyngeal arches
Developmental timetable and dynamic events of pharyngeal arches
- All during weeks 4-7
- Six arches develop, but #5 disappears, #6 merges with #4, and only 1-4/6 have adult derivatives
- First four arches are well-formed and externally obvious by the end of week 4 (#6 is too small to see externally)
- Arch structures are fully differentiated by end of week 7
- Development proceeds cranially to caudally (#1 is differentiated by the time #6 appears)
Development of pharyngeal arches involves ___ migration
Development of pharyngeal arches involves neural crest cell migration
- At beginning of week 4, neural crest cells migrate into the developing arches, forming the cartilaginous rods and developing into the skeleton and connective tissue of much of the face etc
- Congenital anomalies result from problems with this complex migration of neural crest cells
Endodermal-ectodermal membranes ___
Endodermal-ectodermal membranes never disintegrate
(mesoderm secondarily invades the borders between external ectodermal grooves and internal endodermal pouches)
Describe the terminal fate of arches
Terminal fate of arches
- During week 5: arch #2 enlarges and overgrows the posterior arches, closing off the grooves posterior to arches #2, #3, and #4/6
- Forms cervical sinus, which typically obliterates by week 7
In the pharyngeal arches, ectoderm gives rise to ____ and ____
In the pharyngeal arches, ectoderm gives rise to epidermis and sensory neurons of the epibranchial ganglia
In the pharyngeal arches, endoderm generates the ____, forming the ____, ____, ____, and ____
In the pharyngeal arches, endoderm generates the epithelial lining of the pharynx, forming the taste buds, thyroid, parathyroid, and thymus
In the pharyngeal arches, neural crest ectomesenchyme forms ____ and ____
In the pharyngeal arches, neural crest ectomesenchyme forms skeletal and connective tissue of the arches
In the pharyngeal arches, mesoderm generates ____ and ____
In the pharyngeal arches, mesoderm generates musculature and endothelial cells
Arch 1 mesenchyme gives rise via ____ to ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, and ____
Arch 1 mesenchyme gives rise via intramembranous ossification to mandible, maxilla, zygoma, palatine, pterygoid plates of spheoid, and squamous and tympanic temporal
(nasal, lacrimal, vomer ossify intramembranously from neighboring ectomesenchyme)
Mandible (fused dentary bones) develops via ____ of ____ around the first arch cartilaginous rod
Mandible (fused dentary bones) develops via intramembranous ossification of branchial arch I (mandibular arch) mesenchyme around the first arch cartilaginous rod
- Meckel’s cartilage mostly disappears, persisting as sphenomandibular ligament (other derivatives of Meckel’s cartilage are malleus, anterior ligament of malleus, and incus)
- Secondary cartilaginous condensations from arch I mesoderm contribute to the condyle, coronoid process, and mandibular symphysis
Derivatives of arch cartilage of Arch 1 (Maeckel’s cartilage) are ____, ____, ____, and ____
Derivatives of arch cartilage of Arch 1 (Maeckel’s cartilage) are malleus, incus, anterior ligament of malleus, and sphenomandibular ligament
Derivatives of arch cartilage of Arch II (Reichert’s cartilage) are ____, ____, ____, and ____
Derivatives of arch cartilage of Arch II (Reichert’s cartilage) are stapes, styloid process, lesser cornu and upper body of hyoid bone, and stylohyoid ligament
Derivatives of arch cartilage of Arch III are ____
Derivatives of arch cartilage of Arch III are greater cornu and lower body of hyoid bone
Derivatives of arch cartilage of Arch IV/VI are ___
Derivatives of arch cartilage of Arch IV/VI are laryngeal cartilages
Muscles derived from branchial arch mesoderm of Arch 1 include ____, ____, ____, ____, and ____
Muscles derived from branchial arch mesoderm of Arch 1 include muscles of mastication, mylohyoid, anterior belly of digastric, tensor tympani, and tensor veli palatini