Lecture 15: Development Of MSK Flashcards
When do muscle and skeleton begin developing?
Late week 3 -> in 4th week we begin building somites
Paraxial mesoderm gives rise to somites which divide into a ventromedial part and a dorsolateral part, what belongs to each part?
Ventromedial part = sclerotome
Dorsolateral part = dermatome and myotome
During development of the vertebral column, sclerotomes divide into 2 segments, a caudal and cephalic part, which is loose and which is dense?
Caudal = dense Cephalic = loose
All nerves exit the spinal cord above their vertebrae until you get to ______, all nerves below this point exit below their vertebrae
C8
C8 spinal cord exits below C7
What does the caudal dense portion of the sclerotomes become?
Spinous process, transverse processes in the body of vertebra
What does the cephalic loose portion of sclerotomes give you?
the body of the vertebrae
What does the annulus fibrosus portion of the spinal column come from?
The rest of the cells of the sclerotome that did give rise to vertebrae
Where is annulus fibrosus found?
It makes a ring around the nucleus pulposus (notochord)
What substance is the annulus fibrosus made of?
Fibrocartilage
What substance is the nucleus pulposus made of?
Mucoid substance
What are ribs made out of?
Sclerotome cells that grow out from costal processes of thoracic vertebrae -> costal cartilage also come from sclerotome (paraxial mesoderm)
What does the sternum develop from?
Somatic lateral plate mesoderm
What does an abnormality in the cervical rib contribute to?
Thoracic outlet syndrome
What mutation causes thoracic outlet syndrome?
A genetic mutation in Hox genes
What is pectus carinatum?
Sternum protrusion -> “Pigeon’s chest”
What is the most likely cause of pectus carinatum?
Abnormal cartilage growth
What is pectus excavatum?
Sternum depression -> “Funnel chest” (opposite of pigeons chest)
What is the most likely cause of pectus excavatum?
Either abnormal forces pulling on the sternum or abnormal formation of cartilage but it is unknown
- It is known that is has something to do wth abnormal development of the somatic layer of lateral cartilages