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What is the cardiogenic field?

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-An undifferentiated area within an embryo from which the heart, vessels and blood cells arise from

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What happens to the cardiogenic field to produce the primitive heart tube?

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-Pair of endocardial tubes form in the cardiogenic field by week 3 -Lateral folding of the embryo results in fusion of the endocardial tubes at the midline, forming the primitive heart tube

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Where is the primitive heart tube after lateral folding?

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-Initially suspended in the pericardial cavity by a membrane, membrane breaks down and primitive heart tube is free within the cavity

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What is the effect of cephalocaudal folding on the heart tube?

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-Relocates the primitive heart tube, within the pericardial cavity, to the correct anatomical location

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At what point in the pregnancy does the primitive heart tube form?

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-Approx. day 25

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Describe the primitive heart tube initially

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-Linear pulsatile sturcture consisting of sinus venosus, primitive atrium, primitive ventricle, bulbus cordis, truncus arteriosus and aortic roots

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Where, initially, is the inflow of the primitive heart tube?

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-At the caudal end -> sinus venosus

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Where, initially, is the outflow of the primitive heart tube?

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-At the cranial end -> throughout the aortic roots

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In what direction is bloodflow through the primitive heart tube?

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-From caudal to cranial

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Why does the primitive heart tube need to develop from its original linear structure?

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-The linear structure is sufficient to supply the embryo at first, but as the embryo develops, the primitive heart tube needs to change to meet demand

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Why is looping a key developmental event?

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-Ensures septation of chambers and outflow tract -Development of transverse sinus -Optimises space for growth

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What is looping of the primitive heart tube?

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-Continued elongation of the primitive heart tube results in the tube bending and folding upon itself -The primitive ventricle pushes ventrally, caudally and right -The primitive atrium pushes dorsally, cranially and left

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When does looping occur?

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-Approximately day 23-day 28

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What does looping achieve?

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-Primordium of right ventricle closest to its outflow -Primordium of LV closest to its inflow -Atrium dorsal to bulbis cordis (inflow dorsal to outflow) -Both inflow and outflow are cranial

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What does the development of the transverse sinus ensure?

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-The great arteries are in front of the great veins

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What is the atrioventricular canal?

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-A constriction between the primitive atrium and the primitive ventricle which is the first division between the two zones

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What is the purpose of the atrioventricular canal?

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-Allows communication between the atria and ventricles -Contributes to the asymmetrical development of the heart, allowing the ventricles to enlarge more than the atria

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When is the oblique sinus formed?

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-During formation of the left atrium when the LA absorbs the pulmonary veins and expands

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What happens to the sinus venosus during atrial development?

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-As venous return shifts to the right side of the heart, the left horn of sinus venosus recedes and the right atrium absorbs the right sinus horn

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Where does the right atria develop from?

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-Most of the primitive atrium and the right sinus horn

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Where does the left atrium develop from?

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-A small portion of the primitive atrium but mostly from pulmonary veins

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Describe development of the left atrium

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-LA sprouts pulmonary veins which branches into 4 veins -LA absorbs the proximal portions of these branches and expands to form complete LA

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Name the shunts in the feotal system

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-Ductus arteriosus -Ductus venosus -Foramen ovale

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What is the function of ductus arteriosus?

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-Shunt blood from the pulmonary trunk to aorta in order to bypass the lungs

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What is the function of ductus venosus?

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-A shunt from umbilical vein to inferior vena cava to bypass the liver, as it is the first organ to be reached, and it is a very demanding one which would use all the oxygen and nutrients

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What is the function of foramen ovale?

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-A shunt from the RA to the LA in order to bypass the right heart as it is not needed

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Why is there a ductus arteriosus if the right heart is bypassed?

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-Because a small amount of blood does pass into the right ventricle in order to support its development and the development of the lungs

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Why does blood pass through the ductus arteriosus instead of continuing to the lungs?

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-The resistance in the lungs is very high as they are collapsed, so flows through DA where pressure is lower

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What are the aortic arches?

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-A bilateral system of arched vessels, connected to the primitive heart, which undergo extensive remodelling to create the major arteries leaving the heart

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What are the derivatives of the 4th aortic arch?

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-Right -> right subclavian artery -Left -> arch of aorta

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What are the derivatives of the 6th aortic arch?

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-R-> Right pulmonary artery -L->Left pulmonary artery and ductus arteriosus

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Which arch does the recurrent laryngeal nerve correspond to?

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-6th

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What is the function of the recurrent laryngeal nerve?

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-Innervate the intrinsic muscles of the larynx

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Where do the left and right recurrent laryngeal nerve loop?

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-Left loops around aorta as it is hooked around the ductus arteriosus -Right loops around the right subclavian artery due to remodelling of the arches