Development of the eye Flashcards

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eyes are derived from what

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  1. surface ectoderm
  2. lateral neuroectodermal walls of the embryonic diencephalon
  3. mesenchyme
  4. neural crest cells
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what do you see at the beginning of the 4th week (D22)

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-a pair of optic grooves/sulcus appear on the sides of the forebrain
-as the neural tube fuses :
1. the optic grooves evaginate to form optic vesicles
2. and the optic vesicles become continuous with the cavity of the forebrain

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what induces the optic grooves to evaginate to form the optic vesicles

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mesenchyme adjacent to the brain

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during the mid of the 4th week what happens to the optic vesicles as they expand

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their connections constrict to form optic stalks

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as the optic vesicles contact the surface ectoderm what happens (mid of 4th week)

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-it induces the surface ectoderm to thicken and form lens placodes

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what happens to the lens placodes

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-they evaginate and sink into the surface ectoderm forming lens pits
-the edge of the lens pits then later fuse to form the lens vesicle
-the lens vesicle then later pinches off the surface ectoderm

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what are the layers of the optic cup

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inner layer- neuroepithelium (neural retina)
outer layer- retinal pigment epithelium
intraretinal space

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what happens as the lens develops

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-the optic vesicles invaginate to form the double layered optic cup due to the lens vesicles invaginating into the optic vesicle/pinching off the surface ectoderm
-retinal fissures/optic fissures develop on the ventral surface of the optic cup due to incomplete folds in the inferior portion of the optic cup and stalk

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retinal/optic fissures form a passage way for what

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hyaloid artery and vein (branch of the ophthalmic artery)

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what happens when the optic fissures fuse

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the hyaloid artery and vein are enclosed within the primordial optic nerve (hyaloid system is incorporated within the eye)

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what does the hyaloid artery and vein later become

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the central artery and vein of the retina

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when does the hyaloid artery enter the optic fissure

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5th week

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13
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whats a coloboma

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its when there is failure of closure of the optic/choroidal fissure

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what does a coloboma look like

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it gives a key hole appearance in the iris

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whats the position of the coloboma

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the infero-nasal quadrant (which is reflective of the location of the optic fissure during development)

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16
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where does the retina develop from

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walls of the optic cup

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17
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what forms the retina pigment epithelium

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the outer thin layer of the optic cup

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what forms the neural layer of the retina

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the inner thick layer of the optic cup

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during embryonic/fetal period what separates the 2 layers of the retina

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the intraretinal space

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what eventually happens to the 2 layers of the retinal that are separated by the intraretinal space

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they loosely fuse

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what causes the inner layer of the optic cup to form the thick neuroepithelium- which later then forms the neural retina (photoreceptor cells) , bipolar and ganglion cell bodies

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the induction by the lens

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what is incomplete at birth with the axons given off by the ganglion cells to form the optic nerve

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myelination

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23
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what is the cavity of the optic stalk filled with

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axons of the optic nerve

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what happens when the outer and inner layers of the optic cup fail to fuse

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congenital detachment of the retina

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what is the ciliary body
its a wedge shaped extension of the choroid
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what does the medial surface of the ciliary body do
it projects towards the lens and forms ciliary processes
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where is the pigmented portion of the ciliary epithelium derived from
the outer layer of the optic cup
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the pigmented portion of the ciliary epithelium is continuous with what
the retinas pigmented epithelium
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the non pigmented portion of the ciliary epithelium is an anterior prolongation of what
the neural retina epithelium
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where does the ciliary muscle develop from
mesenchyme located at the edge of the optic cup
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what structure of the eye develops from the inward growth at the rim of the optic cup
iris
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what are the 2 layers of the optic cup like at the iris
they remain thin in that area
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the iris epithelium represents what
both layers of the optic cup
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the iris epithelium is continuous with the double layered epithelium of what
-ciliary body -retina pigment epithelium and neural retina
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where do the dilator and sphincter pupillae muscles arise from
the neuroectoderm
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where does the lens develop from
the lens vesicle
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the lens vesicle is a derivative of what
the surface ectoderm
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what is the anterior wall of the lens composed of
cuboidal epithelium
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what does the anterior wall of the lens form
the subcapsular lens epithelium
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what does the posterior wall of the lens form
primary lens fibers which are tall columnal cells that eventually lose their nuclei
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what is the rim of the lens called
the equatorial zone
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what do the cuboidal cells of the equatorial one do
they continuously elongate lose nuclei and become secondary lens fibers
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the developing lens is invested by what
a vascular mesenchymal layer/ dense capillary network called the tunic vasculosa lentis
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what does the anterior part of the tunica vasculosa lentis form
the pupillary membrane
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what supplies the tunica vasculosa lentis
hyaloid artery
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what happens when the hyaloid artery degenerates in the fetal periods
the tunica vasculosa lentis also degenerates leaving behind a hyaloid canal
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what forms the posterior part of the tunica vasculosa lentis
the posterior pupillary membrane ( which covers the lens capsule)
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the tunica vasculosa grows towards what
the equator of the lens
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where does the anterior chamber develop from
the cleft like space that forms in the mesenchyme between the developing lens and cornea
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where does the posterior chamber develop from
the space that forms in the mesenchyme posterior to the developing iris and anterior to the developing lens
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the external corneal epithelium is derived from what
the surface ectoderm
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CT of mesenchyme of the cornea is derived from what and is continuous with what
-derived from mesoderm -is continuous with developing sclera
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where does the corneal endothelium develop from
neural crest cells migrating into the cornea
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where do the choroid (inner vascular) and sclera (outer fibrous) develop from
condensation of the neural crest mesenchyme surrounding the optic cup
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what happens to the choroid at the rim of the optic cup
its becomes modified to form the ciliary processes consisting of capillary blood vessels with CT
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when do the eyelids develop
6th week
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the eyelids develop from what
-neural crest cell mesenchyme -two folds of skin that grow over the cornea
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what do the eyelids do when developing
they adhere to each other in the 10 week and reopen in the 26-28th week
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what lies anterior to the cornea
the conjunctiva sac
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what does the surface ectoderm differentiate into
-lens of eye -cornea epithelium
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what does the neuroectoderm differentiate into
-retina -posterior layers of the iris -optic nerve
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what does the mesenchyme differentiate into
-fibrous coat of the eye -vascular coat of the eye
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what develops from neural crest cells in the mesenchyme
-choroid -sclera -corneal endothelium
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what is derived from the surface ectoderm
-lens -epithelium of the cornea, conjunctiva and lacrimal gland and its drainage system
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what is derived from the neural ectoderm
-vitreous body (from neural ectoderm of the optic cup and from mesenchyme) -epithelium of the retina, iris, and ciliary body -sphincter pupillae and dilator pupillae muscles -optic nerve
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what is derived from the mesoderm
-sclera -stroma of the cornea, ciliary body, iris and choroid -extra ocular muscles -eyelids (except epithelium and conjunctiva) -hyaloid system -coverings of the optic nerve -connective tissue and blood vessels of the eye, bony orbit and vitreous body