Trilaminar Embryo (week 3) Flashcards
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when does hemangiogenesis begin?
end of week 3
where does hemangiogenesis begin?
in the extraembryonic mesoderm
what are blood islands?
hemangiogenic mesorderm within the wall of the yolk sac
what are hemangioblasts?
progenitor cells capable of differentiating into angioblasts and hematopoeitic stem cells
what are angioblasts precursors to?
endothelial cells of the blood vessels
what are the precursors of blood cells?
hematopoitic cells
what is angiogenesis
formation of new blood vessels by fusion of pre-existing blood vessels,
what does the blood island give rise to
angioblasts and hematopoeitic stem cells
when does primitive hemangiogenesis start?
beginning of week 3 in the yolk sac
when does definitive hemangiogenesis start?
2 days after primitive hemangiogenesis in the embryo
what is vasculogenesis?
process in which the primitive blood vessels form within the blood islands via fusion of endothelial cells (angioblasts)
what is the main event of week three of embryonic development?
gastrulation (formation of 3 embryonic germ layers)
what is gastrulation?
bilaminar embryo is transformed into a trilaminar embryo and the formation of three embryonic germ layers: embryonic ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm
at what end of the embryonic disk does gastrulation begin at? (caudal or cranial)
caudal
when does gastrulation begin (day number)
day 15
How does gastrulation start? (what is the first thing to begin to develop)
primitive streak
what does structures does the primitive streak consist of?
primitive groove + primitive node
what types of cells make up the primitive streak?
proliferating epiblasts
where is the primitive pit found?
it is the depression in the primitive node
what does the first wave of migrating epiblast cells through the primitive groove (during gastrulation) form?
embryonic endoderm (displaces the hypoblast)
what does the second wave of migrating epiblast cells through the primitive groove (during gastrulation) form?
embryonic mesoderm (moves between the endoderm and epiblast)
what does the remaining epiblast cells that don’t migrate during the first or second wave during gastrulation form?
embryonic ectoderm
what cells make up the primitive pit? what is their function?
ciliated cells; their cilia protrude toward the ventral side of the embryo and constantly rorate creating nodal flow to the left
Towards which side is nodal flow created? how?
to the left; via the ciliated cells in the primitive pit constantly rotating