Thorax 06: Development Of Heart and Vessels Flashcards
Where does the splanchnic mesoderm lie before body folding?
Rostal to the buccopharyngeal-oropharyngeal membrane
What embryonic tissue eventually becomes the heart?
Mesenchyme
Where does heart development signalling come from?
Foregut floor
[Blank] can migrate into the heart and contribute to its development
Neural crest cells
Endocardium
Endothelium of the heart
Myocardium
Middle epithelial layer of the heart
Epicardium
Outer epithelia of the heart
Dorsal mesocardium
The mesentery of the heart that connects it to the foregut. The venous return to the heart traverses it
When do the two heart tubes from? When do they fuse?
They form in the 3rd week when the heart is folded caudally underneath the foregut floor. They fuse in the 4th week
Cardiac jelly
ECM secreted by the myocardium that lies between the endocardium and myocardium
Epimyocardium
Refers to the epicardium and myocardium together. Also known as myoepicardium
What regions does a single heart tube differentiate into?
Sinus venous, primitive atrium, primitive ventricle, conus arteriosus, truncus arteriosus
In the primitive heart, what is the flow of blood?
Sinus venous -> primitive atrium -> primitive ventricle -> conus arteriosus -> truncus arteriosus -> aortic sac -> aortic arches
How does the heart tube fold in week 4?
Primitive ventricle and conus arteriosus lie ventrally and to the left. Sinus venous and primitive atrium lie dorsally. Top folds down and bottom folds up
Where do arteries come out of? Where do veins go in to?
Arteries come out of front and veins go in from back. Nothing goes in the front or the bottom of the heart because of folding
What are the four chambers of the heart?
Right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle
Atrioventricular canal
A canal that forms between the primitive atrium and primitive ventricle
How is the atrioventricular canal partitioned?
Dorsal and ventral walls fuse, creating right and left AV canals. These canals act as valves
Septum primium
The first membrane that forms to split off right and left atria. It grows from the roof and makes its way towards the fusion of the endocardial cussions
Foramen primium
A gap that acts as a shunt between the right and left atrium during development. It is bordered superiorally by the septum primium and disappears when the septum primium fuses with the endocardial cushions
Foramen secundum
Gaps in the spetum primium that are caused by apoptosis of the septum, replacing the foramin primium