Embryology Flashcards
3 parts of blastocyst
outer cell mass = trophoblast
inner cell mass = embryoblast
central cavity = blastocyst cavity
During the blastocyst stage, where are the precardiac cells located and what do they do?
located within the epiblast layer on either side of primitive streak and migrate through primitive streak to give rise to intraembryonic mesoderm
During the gastrula stage, where are the precardiac cells located?
mesoderm
When is the primitive heart tube formed?
day 21-22
when does the heart start to beat?
day 22
atrioventricular sulcus
intraventricular septum
what is the role of “cardiac jelly”
substance between inner and outer layer of developing heart that plays a role in looping and septation of the heart
Why does the heart loop?
because the cardiac tube grows at a greater longitudinal rate than the rest of the embryo
What is the normal orientation of the heart loop?
looping to the right creating “D loop” (if looped to the embryo’s left it would be L-loop)
During the looping stage, which direction does the primitive atria rotate?
posteriorly
when does septation begin?
Day 26-28 early post-loop stage
truncus form to…
aortic and pulmonary valves
ascending aorta
pulmonary trunk
conus forms to…
infundibula of both ventricles
conus forms to…
infundibula (outflow track) of both ventricles
bulbis cordis forms to…
trabeculated portion of RV
primitive ventricle forms to…
trabeculated portion of the LV
primitive atria forms to…
left and right atrial appendages
what is the order of embryological structures from cephlad to caudal before looping?
truncus, conus, bulbis cordis, primitive ventricle, primitve atria
What are the 3 sets of veins that enter the sinus venousus? And where do they come from or function as?
- umbilical vein (from placenta)
- Vitelline vein (from yolk sac)
- Cardinal vein (drains the embryo)