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What gene is a transcription factor for establishing left sidedness?

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PTX2

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What does the lateral plate mesoderm give rise to?

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Parietal and visceral mesoderm

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How does the gut tube form?

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From the endoderm lining the yolk sac in the 3rd and 4th week

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What membrane closes the gut tube at the cranial end?

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Oropharyngeal membrane

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What membrane closes the gut tube at the caudal end?

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Cloacal membrane

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What does the allantois form?

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Urethra and bladder

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What does the oesophagus form from?

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Cranial part of the primitive gut tube

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Where does the laryngo-tracheal diverticulum (lung bud) form from?

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Ventral wall of the foregut

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What divides the foregut tube into trachea and oesophagus?

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Tracheo-oesophageal septum

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When does the foregut dilate to form the stomach?

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4th week

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What does differential growth of the stomach create?

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Greater and lesser curvatures

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Why does the stomach rotate?

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To fit in with other developing organs

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Describe the rotation of the stomach

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90 degrees around its own longitudinal axis
ventral border now LC
dorsal border now GC

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How does the stomach reach its final adult position?

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Anterio-posterior rotation

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How is the stomach attached to the dorsal and ventral walls

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Mesentery called mesogastrium

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Which mesentery of the stomach creates the omental bursa (lesser sac)?

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Dorsal mesentery

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What is the duodenum formed from?

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Caudal part of foregut and cranial part of midgut

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What is the blood supply of the duodenum?

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Coeliac trunk and superior mesenteric artery

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Is the duodenum retroperitoneal or intraperitoneal?

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Duodenal cap - dorsal mesentery = intraperitoneal

Rest of duodenum = retroperitoneal after fusion of dorsal mesentery with the peritoneum of the posterior abdominal wall

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When does the liver bud appear?

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Middle of the 3rd week

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How is the liver bud formed?

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Outgrowth of endoderm in the distal end of the foregut

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What does the liver bud grow into?

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Septum Transversum

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What is the septum transversum?

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Mesodermal plate between pericardial cavity and yolk stalk

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How is the bile duct formed?

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Narrowing of the connection between the liver bud and foregut (duodenum)

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How is the gallbladder and cystic duct formed?
Ventral outgrowth from the bile duct
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How is the spleen formed?
Mesenchymal condensation forms (end of 4th week) in dorsal mesogastrium near wall Mesenchyme differentiates forming spleen (5th week)
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How long does the spleen act as a haematopoietic organ?
Up to week 14
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When is the spleen colonised by T-lymphocytes?
Weeks 15-17
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When do the B-cell precursors arrive in the spleen and what happens after?
Week 23 | Spleen starts its lymphoid function
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How does the pancreas form?
2 buds grow from endodermal lining of the duodenum (week 5) Duodenum rotates and ventral bud moves close to dorsal bud (week 6) 2 buds fuse = pancreas
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What makes up the main pancreatic duct?
Ventral duct + distal part of dorsal duct | Proximal part of dorsal duct may form an accessory duct
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How does oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula form?
If the tracheo-oesophageal septum deviates incorrectly, then there is an incomplete separation of laryngo-tracheal tube (lung bud)
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What is an annular pancreas?
If the ventral bud fails to migrate around the duodenum correct May cause duodenal stenosis
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What makes up the midgut?
``` Distal part of duodenum Jejunum Ileum Caecum Appendix Ascending colon Proximal 2/3rds of transverse colon ```
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How is the midgut formed?
Rapid elongation of the gut tube + associated mesentery | 'Primary intestinal loop'
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What happens to the cephalic part of the primary intestinal loop?
Becomes: Distal duodenum Jejunum Proximal ileum
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What happens to the caudal part of the primary intestinal loop?
``` Becomes: Distal ileum Caecum Appendix Ascending colon Proximal 2/3rds of the transverse colon ```
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What must happen for the midgut to reach adult pattern?
BOTH rotation and physiological herniation
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When does rotation of the primary intestinal loop occur?
6th week
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Where does initial rotation of the primary intestinal loop occur?
Around the axis of the superior mesenteric artery
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Describe rotation of the primary intestinal loop?
90 degrees anti-clockwise | cranial part of midgut carried to the right
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What happens as rotation of the primary intestinal loop occurs?
Gut tube herniates into the extraembryonic cavity in the umbilical cord
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Why does physiological herniation occur?
Allows growth of gut tube due to lack of room | Massive liver and kidneys
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When does the abdominal cavity become more spacious and why?
10th week | Due to growth, regression of kidney and slower growth of liver)
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What is omphalocele?
Herniation of abdominal viscera through an enlarged umbilical ring from failure of retraction of umbilical ring Viscera covered by a layer of amnion
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What is gastrochisis?
Herniation of abdominal contents directly through the body wall into the amniotic cavity through a weak area right of umbilicus Not covered by peritoneum or amnion Not associated with chromosomal abnormalities or other defects
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What happens when remnants of vitelline duct persists?
Forms Meckel's diverticulum | May form fistula or vitelline cyst/ligament
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What makes up the hindgut?
``` Distal 1/3rd transverse colon Descending colon Sigmoid colon Rectum Upper part of anal canal ```
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What does the endoderm of hindgut form?
Lining of the bladder and urethra
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What part of the cloaca joins with the terminal portion of the hindgut?
Posterior
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Where does the allantois enter into?
Anterior part of cloaca
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What is the cloaca?
Endoderm lined cavity with surface ectoderm at its ventral boundary Endoderm/ectoderm boundary is the cloacal membrane
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What artery supplies the foregut?
Coeliac artery
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What artery supplies the midgut?
Superior mesenteric artery
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What artery supplies the hindgut?
Inferior mesenteric artery
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What can 4 anomalies can occur when there is incomplete separation of the hindgut from the urogenital sinus by the urorectal septum
Urorectal fistula Rectovaginal fistula Rectoanal atresia Imperforate anus

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