embryology of the vertebral column Flashcards
What is the name given to the mesoderm that will give rise to the vertebral column?
paraxial mesoderm
An invagination of ectoderm along the primitive streak gives rise to what embryonic structure?
notochord
Name the areas of cellular differentiation formed within the somite
sclerotome, myotome and dermatome
What are the name of the successive vertebral columns formed during development?
membranous, cartilaginous, skeletal or osseous
Migration of a somite pair to surround the notochord forms what developmental feature?
the perichordal blastema
The perichondral blastema gives rise to what processes?
neural processes and costal processses
What is the name of the artery located between adjacent perichordral blastemae?
intersegmental artery
what form between the sclerotomites of a perichordal blastema?
the intrasclerotomal fissure (fissure of von ebner)
the intrasclerotomal fissure (fissure of von ebner) give rise to what developmental feature?
the perichordal disc
the union of a dense caudal sclerotomite and a loose cranial sclerotomite from adjacent perichordal blastemae gives rise to what feature?
the vertebral blastema
what vessel will be identified adjacent to the vertebral blastema?
the segmental artery
When will cartilage first form in the membranous vertebral blastema?
beginning in the 6th embryonic week
What is the name given to the replacement of mesoderm by cartilage?
chondrification
What are the names given to the centers of chondrification within the vertebral blastema?
centrum center, neural arch center, transverse process center
How many centers of chondrification typically appear in the vertebral blastema?
six… 2 for centrum, 2 for neural arches, 2 for each transverse process
