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Where does the skeletal system develop from?
paraxial and lateral plate (somatic layer) mesoderm and neural crest.
Paraxial mesoderm forms a segmented series of tissue blocks on each side fo the neural tube, known as ________.
somitomeres in the head region and somites from the occipital region caudally.
What do somites differentiate into?
ventromedial part: the sclerotome
Dorsolateral part: the dermomyotome
At the end of the 4th week, sclerotome cells become polymorphous and form a losely woven tissue, the _______. (or embryonic connective tissue)
mesenchyme
What things does the mesenchyme differentiate into?
fibroblasts, chondroblasats, or osteoblasts (bone-forming cells)
The bone-forming capacity of mesenchyme is not restricted to cells of the sclerotome but occurs in the _________ mesoderm layer of the body wall, which contributes mesoderm cells for formation of the ______- and _______ girdles and ______ bones of the limbs.
somatic, pelvic and shoulder girdles, LONG bones of the limb.
Neural Crest cells in the head region also differentiate into ________- and participate in formation of bones of the _____-- and _______.
mesenchyme, face and skull
Occipital somites and somitomeres also contriubte to formation of the ____________ of the skull.
cranial vault and base
In some bones, such as the flat bones of the skull, mesenchyme in the dermis differentiates directly into bone, a process known as _______.
intramembranous ossification
In most bones, however, mesenchymal cells first give rise to _______--- ________ models, which in turn become ossified by ______-- ossification rather than intramembranous ossification.
hyaline cartilage, endochondral
What do each of these give rise to?
Paraxial mesoderm ->
lateral plate mesoderm (somatic) ->
neural crest ->
pm: axial skeletal structures
lat.plate: radial bones
NC: facial bones
The skull can be divided into 2 parts: the ______cranium which forms a protective case around the brain, and the ______cranium, which forms the skeleton of the face.
neurocranium, viscerocranium
The neurocranium is most conveniently divided into 2 portions:
membranous part, consisting of flat bones, which surround the brain as a vault, and the cartilaginous part, or chondrocranium, which forms bones of the base of the skull
What is the membranous portion of the skull derived from?
neural crest cells and paraxial mesoderm
mesenchyme from the neural crest cells and paraxial mesoderm undergo ______ ossification to form the membranous portion of the skull.
membranous
The result of NC cells and paraxial mesoderm undergoing membranous ossification when invested in the skull = formation of a number of ________, - bones that are characterized by the presence of needlelike ______ _______.
formation of a number of flat, membranous bones that are characterized by the presence of needlelike bone spicules.
The bone spicules found on the membranous bones of the skull progressively ________ from _________-centers toward the periphery.
radiate,primary ossification
How do membranous bones enlarge during fetal and postnatal life?
membranous bones enlarge by apposition of new layers on the outer surface and by simultanenous osteoclastic resorption from the inside.
At birth, the flat bones of the skull are separated from each other by narrow seams of connective tissue, called _______.
sutures
The sutures at birth are formed from two sources which are:
sagittal from _____-
and coronal from _____-
sagittal -> NC cells
coronal -> paraxial mesoderm
At points where more than two bones meet, sutures are wide and are called ______--
fontanelles
What is the most prominent fontanelle?
anterior fontanelle, which is found where the two partietal and two frontal bones meet.
What do sutures and fontanelles allow the bones of the skull to do?
overlap (molding) during birth
T/F several sutures and fontanelles remian membranous for a considerable time after birth.
True
T/F the bones of the vault continue to grow after birth, mainly because the brain grows.
true
t/f the cartilaginous neurocranium or chondrocranium of the skull initially consists of a number of separate cartilages
true
Those cartilages that lie in front of the rostral limit of the notochord, which ends at the level of th epituitary gland in the center of the sella turcica, are derived from ___________. (what does these things form?)
NC Cells - the prechordal chondrocranium
Those separate cartilages of the cartilaginous neurocranium that lie posterior to the level of the pituitary gland in the center of the sella turcica arise occipital sclerotomes fromed by ____. and form the _________ _____.
paraxial mesoderm, chordal chondrocranium
The base of the skull is formed when the _______- chondrocranium and _____- chondrocranium fuse and ossify by __________ossification
prechordal, chordal, ENDOCONDRAL
Membranous Bone Growth gives rise to _____- (flat/long) bones.
FLAT
de novo bone formation from undifferentiated connective tissue describes ________- (membranous/endochondra) bone growth.
membranous
What forms the primary ossification center of the membranous bone growth?
Osteoprogenitor(undifferentiated mesechymal) cells of the vascularized connective tissue aggregate, forming Primary ossification center.
How does the primary ossfication center 'grow' and expand?
the cels differentiate to osteoblasts and lay down the collagen fibers of the osteoid and form trabeculae of woven bone
Once osteoid is formed from the primary ossifcation center during membranous bone growth how does it take the next step to becoming bone?
Osteoid is then mineralized into bone.
Endochondral ossification occurs in the formation of _ and ___- bones.
axial and radial bones
Why is endochondral bone growth required for axial and radial bones?
-require marked increase in length and diameter.
-since bone is rigid, it cannot grow interstitially and apposition alone is not adequate
-cartilage can grow interstitially and rapidally
Long bones grow by _________ of cartilage with ______ and increase in bone _______ (length/width) occurs within a cartilage primordium
replacement, bone, length
The first step in endochondral bone growth starts with primitive __ cells that aggregate and differentiate into ________cytes.
mesenchymal, chondrocytes.
T/F the avascular cartilge during endochondral bone growth has crude shape of the adult bone
T
the avascular cartilge during endochondral bone growth has crude shape of the adult bone and is surounded by mesenchyme that differentiates into ____--
perichondrium
In diaphysis, bone collar forms by ___________ ossification.
INTRAmembranous
During endochondral bone growth - Interstitial growth by chondrocyte proliferation and accumulation of extracellular matrix is largely type ___ (I or II)
II
The chondrocytes in the center of the long bone during endochondral bone growth begin to __________ and apoptosis and the matrix becomes _________.
hypertrophy, calicified
What type of cartilage is present during the endochondral bone growth?
hyaline
Where does the capillary network penetrate during endochondral bone growth after the chondrocytes have hypertrophied and become calicified?
Capillary network penetrates the hypertorphied cartilage of the diaphysis, delivering OSTEOPROGENITOR CELLS (will later become osteoBLASTS).
Osteoblasts adhere to the _______ _______ matrix and produce _____ bone, this is the _______ bone ossification center.
calcified cartilage matrix, primary bone, primary
Where do secondary ossification enters appear in the growth bone during endochondral bone ossifcation?
EPIPHYSES
The ________ plate: is the plate of cartilage at the diaphyseal-epiphyseal junctions
epiphyseal
What occurs at the epiphyseal plate?
Further lengthening of the bonea nd maturation occurs.
Closees at approximately 20 yrs. of age and lengthening ceases.
When does the epiphyseal plate close?
20 yrs. of age
What are the 5 zones of the epiphyseal plate?
Resting, Proliferative, Hypertrophic, calcified cartilage, Ossification
From Epiphyseal end to Diaphysis name the 5 zones in order.
Resting, Proliferative, Hypertrophic, calcified cartilage, Ossification
Name the zone of the epiphyseal cartilage:
- hyaline cartilage on the epiphysis side
RESTING
Name the zone of the epiphyseal cartilage:
actively dividing chondrocytes -> stacked appearance
Proliferative
Name the zone of the epiphyseal cartilage:
LARGE chondrocytes, thin matrix
Hypertrophic cartilage zone
Name the zone of the epiphyseal cartilage:
where calcification occurs
Calcified cartilage zone
Name the zone of the epiphyseal cartilage:
bone tissue appears
Ossification zone
Mesenchyme for the frontal, nasal, lacrimal, zygomatic, maxilla, incisive, mandible, sphenoid, squamous of tmep, and hyoid bones is derived from what type of embryonic origin?
Neural Crest cell
What is the embryonic origin for the parietal, Petrous part of temporal bone, and Occipitals?
paraxial mesoderm (somites and somitomeres)
What is the embryonic origin of the laryngeals?
Lateral plate mesoderm
The _______cranium is the base of the skull.
chondro
The chondrocranium has two parts: _______ and _____.
prechordal and chordal
The prechordal region of the chondrocranium is derived from _____ rostral to the notochord.
NC cells
The Chordal chondrocranium is dervied from ___- ___ mesoderm sclerotome.
occipital paraxial
What type of ossification does the chondrocranium experience?
endochondral
What comprises the viscerocranium? (what bones of the head)
facial bones
What suture is found between the two frontal bones?
metopic suture
What suture is found between the two parietal bones?
sagittal suture
What suture is found between the frontal and parietal bones?
coronal suture
What bones come together to form the sphenoid fontanelle?
frontal, parietal, sphenoid, temporal
What bones of the skull come together around the occipital suture?
parietal, occipital, temporal
The facial bones embryonic origing is from the NC cells of the pharyngeal arches _ and _.
1 and 2
What two processes from the pharyngeal arches comprise most of the facial bones?
maxillary process -> maxilla, zygomatic bone, part of the temporal bone
mandibular process-> mandible, sphenomandibular ligament, incus, malleus, stapes
What structures does the maxillary process give rise to?
maxilla, sygomatic bone, part of the temp. bone
What structures does the mandibular process give rise to?
mandible, sphenomandibular ligament, incus, malleus, stapes
__________ is when premature closure of the one or more sutures occurs.
craniosynostsis
What suture has prematurely closed if you have:
scaphocephaly, - elongated ant/post.
sagittal
What suture has prematurely closed if you have:
acrocephaly (cone head)
coronal suture
What suture has prematurely closed if you have:
brachycephaly ( short head ant/post)
coronal and lamdoid sutures
What is the most common form of dwarfism?
achondroplasia: malformation of cartiliage, usually genetic and associated with craniosynostosis.
What process of the pharyngeal arches has meckel cartilage?
mandibular process
What are the first bones to become fully ossified?
malleus, incus and stapes (during the 4th month)
When do the vertebrae first begin to form?
4th week
What is the embryonic origin of the vertebrae?
paraxial mesoderm (somites) -> sclerotome
What does a typical vertebrae consist of?
vertebral arch, foramen (through which the spinal cord passes), a body, transverse processes, and usually a spinous process.
During the 4th week, sclerotome cells migrate around the spinal cord and notochord to merge with cells from the opposing somite on the other side of the neural tube. This will turn into:
the vertebrae of the vertebral column
As development of the sclerotome that is surrounding the spinal cord and notochord, continues, the sclerotome portion of the each somite also undergoes a process called, _______.
resegmenation
_____- occurs when the caudal half of each sclerotome grows into and fuses with the cephalic half of each subjacent sclerotome.
resegmenation.
T/F each vertebra is formed from the combination of the caudal half of one somite and the cranial half of its neighbor.
True
What gene regulates the patterns the shapes of the different vertebrae?
HOX genes
Mesenchymal cells between cephalic and caudal parts of the original sclerotome segment do not proliferate but fill the space between two precartilaginous vertebral bodies. In this way, they contribute to formation of the _________ _______.
intervertebral disc
There are _____-- cervical sclerotomes and ___ cervical vertebrae.
eight (8) and seven (7)
Sclerotome C1 contributes to __________ _________ and vertebra C1.
occipital bone
Sclerotome ___ contributes to certebrae C7 and T1
C8
What nerves are found above and below the C7 vertebrae?
above: nerve C7 (sclerotome)
below: nerve C8 (sclerotome)
What two vertebrae surround C8 sclerotome (nerve)?
above: C7 vertebrae,
Below: T1 vertebrae
T/F All thoracic sclerotomes (T1, etc..) are found BELOW their identical vertebrae. ex: T1 sclerotome exits below T1 vertebrae, etc...
T
T/F All cervical sclerotomes (C1, etc..) exit above their corresponding vertebrae. ex: C1 sclerotome (nerve) exits above C1 vertebrae
FALSE, C8 nerve exits above T1 vertebrae and below C7 vertebrae
The Sclerotomal mesenchyme between the caudal and cephalic sclerotome becomes ______.
the annulus fibrosus (the stuff between each vertebrae) the 'donut'
What does the notochordal remnant become?
the nucleus pulposus - the jelly-like content between the vertebrae, but surrounding horizontally by annulus fibrosus. (the jelly filling in the donut)
What is C1 also known as? (atlas or axis?)
ATLAS
What is C2 also known as?
AXIS
What vertebral defects can occur in the spinal cord?
Scoliosis
Spina Bifida
What two structures comprise the intervertebral disc?
annulus fibrosus, and nucleus pulposus
Spinal nerves exit which vertebral foramina?
intervertebral foramina
What cistern does the spinal nerves of the cauda equina course through?
the lumbar cistern - (subarachnoid space)
What has occurred when some experiences a herniated disc?
The nucleus pulposus has leaked out of the annulus fibrosus and into the lumbar cistern (subarachnoid space)
Describe what has occurred in Spina Bifida - specifically the reason it is called meningomyelocele.
The meninges isn't enclosed in the spinous process because it didn't close all the way...as well as the spinal cord ( the - myelo - ) and the fluid filled cavity, subarachnoid space, as well is outside the vertebra ( the -cele)

The bifid refers to the bifid spine of vertebra (2 processes that didn't fuse into the spinous process and are now open, releasing the spinal cord, meninges, and fluid filled cavity).
Where are the ribs derived from?
the sclerotome of the paraxial mesoderm.
Where is the sternum derived from?
separate from the ribs from the somatic mesoderm in the ventral body wall (lateral plate) it is still considered part of the axial skeleton
The Muscular System develops from what three embryonic origins?
Paraxial mesoderm, lateral plate (splanchnic) mesoderm, and NC cells
How does the sternum fuse?
Two sternal bands are formed on either side of the midline, and these later fuse to form carilaginous models of the manubrium, sternebrae, and xiphoid process
At the end of the _____- week limb buds become visible as outpocketing from the ventrolateral body wall.
4th
What do most of the muscles of the limb develop from?
paraxial mesoderm
What is the embryonic origin of the smooth muscle of the GI tract?
lateral plate (splanchnic) mesoderm
What does the smooth muscle found in the iris and ciliary body of the eye come from (embryonic origin)?
NC cells
What is the cardiac muscle derived from?
splanchnic mesoderm surrounding the heart tube
Skeletal muscle is derived from _________- mesoderm, which forms somites from the occipital to the sacarl regions and somitomeres in the head.
paraxial
Smooth muscle differentiates from _________ mesoderm surrounding the gut and its derivative and from ectoderm (pupillary, mammary gland, and sweat gland muscles).
splanchnic (lateral plate mesoderm)
_____ and somitomeres for the muscullature of the axial skelton, body wall, limbs and head.
somites
From the occipital region caudally, someite form and differentiate into the ________tome, _____-tome, and two muscle-forming regions.
sclerotome, dermatome
One of the regions that the somites differentiate into appears at the __________ or lip (VLL) of the prospective dermomyotome.
ventrolateral edge
Cells from the _______ contribute to formation of the myotome and also provide progenitor cells for limb and body wall musculature.
VLL ventrolateral edge.
The other region that is formed by the somites is called the _______ edge or lip (DML) of the dermomyotome, and these cells migrate ventral to the prospective dermatome and also contribute to formation of the myotome.
dorsomedial edge
The cell from the dorsomedial edge eventually will form the muscles of the ____. (epimeric, epaxial musculature)
back
The dorsomedial edge is also known as the _____mere.
epimere
The ventrolateral lip is also known as the _____mere.
hypomere.
The erector spinae, transversospinalis and dorsal ramus all originate from what myotome?
Epimere
Cells of the paraxial mesoderm that are found at the dorsolateral portion of the somite migrate as precursors to ______ and _______wall musculature.
limb and body wall musculature
Dorsomedial cells from the somite migrate beneath the remaining dorsal epithelium of the somite to form the _______.
myotome
Cells forming the myotome continue to extend beneath the dorsal epithelium, also known as:
dermatome
After ventral extension of the myotome, dermatome cells lose their epithelial configuration adn spread out under the overlying ___ to form dermis.
ectoderm.
What is the VLL also known as? _mere.
hypomere
Skeletal muscles form from the ____mere (VLL).
hypomere
The muscle of the tongue, strapmuscles of the neck, 3 layers of intercostals, 3 layers of the abdominal msuculature, retus abdominis, quadratus lumborum, limb musculature, ventral ramus are all examples of muscles that have developed from what MYOTOME? and what is the embryonic origin?
Hypomere. from the paraxial mesoderm - somites
What ramus innervates the epimere?
Dorsal Ramus
What ramus innervates the hypomere?
Ventral ramus
During differentiation, precursor cells, the ______, fuse and form long, multinucleated muscle fibers.
myoblasts (progenitor cells)
T/F Each spinal nerve grows into each somite at the matching level.
True. ex: dorsal primary ramus -> dorsaomedial lip. ventral primary ramus -> ventrolateral lip
_________ is when myogenic precursor cells elongate and ifferentiate into myoBLASTS. the myoBLASTS fuse and form elongated, multinucleate myoTUBES. Myofilaments and myofibrils develop.
myogenesis
During myogenesis myogenic precursor cells elongate and differentiate into myo_____.
blasts
Myoblasts fuse and form elongated, multincleat myo_____.
tubes
The head musculature is developed from the ________ mesoderm
paraxial
What gives rise to the limb buds during the 4th week?
Somatic lateral plate mesoderm
Although the Core of the limb buds is comprised of lateral plate mesodermal mesenchume the covering is comprised of________.
ectoderm
THe dermis of the skin is from what embryonic origin?
paraxial mesoderm -> dermatome -> dermis
The ______- ____ ridge (AER) induces mesenchyme to proliferatea dn remain undifferentiated = progress zone.
apical ectodermal ridge
The proximal lim bud start to differentiat into ________ and muscle.
cartilage
A pigment cell can also be described as a ______ cell
NC (neural crest)
The arm bud is supplied by what vertebral dermatomes?
C4-T2
The leg bud is supplied by what vertebral dermatomes?
L2-S2
What week is considered the "paddle stage" during development of the embyro?
5th - have hand and foot plates or "paddles"
What week is considered the "ray stage"
The 6th week, segmental apoptosis in the AER (apical ectodermal ridge) and fingers appear as rays
Lower limb development is _____ to____ days BEHIND the upper limb.
1-2 days
What develops faster, the legs or the arms?
arms
During what week of the embyronic development does limb rotation occur?
7th week
In what direction do the limbs rotate during the 7th week?
upper limbs rotate laterally: extensors on lat/post
lower limbs rotate medially: extensors on anterior
Where are the extensors found after week 7 in the upper and lower limbs?
upper: lat. and post.
lower: anterior
T/F the joints during development experience apoptosis.
true - this is what creates the joint cavity
What is the name of the areas of cartilage condensation and chondrogenesis arrest found in the joints?
interzones
What to parts of the bone meet to form a joint? (diaphysis of each, diaphysis and epiphysis, or epiphysis of each)
epiphysis of each
Where is the joint cavity located?
between the ends of two bones (between epiphyses)
During the 7th week the muscle tissue divides into a dorsal mass (aka: ________) and a ventral mass (aka: ____________).
dorsal mass: extensor
ventral mass: flexor
What nerve innervation does the upper and lower limb receive?
branches from ventral primary rami
Dorsal and Ventral segmental branches
The nerve branches fuse and form large dorsal and ventral nerves: the radial nerve supplies the ________ of the upper arm while the ___ and ______ nerve supplies the flexors of the upper arm.
radial nerve supplies the extensors
ulnar and median supplies the flexors
What plexus mainly supplies the lower limbs?
lumbosacral plexus
What two big nerves are part of the lumbosacral plexus and supply the lower limbs? be specific...
femoral: extensors of leg
sciatic: hamstrings
Clinical Correlation: melia means that it is limb related.
_________ : rudimentary hands/feet, but no long bones
_________: complete absence of one or more extremities.
______: fused fingers or toes
___________ : extra fingers or toes
Phocomelia: rudimentary hands/feet, but no long bones
Amelia : complete absence of one or more extremities.
Syndactyly: fused fingers or toes
Polydactyly: extra fingers or toes
Cardiac muscles are derived from the ______ mesoderm.
splanchnic
T/F the myoblasts in the cardiac muscles do not fuse/
true. they adhere to each other via intercalated discs
What muscle is this (skeletal, cardiac, or smooth?)
special muscles cells with larger size, fewer myofibrils -> purkinje fibers
cardiac
What mesoderm does smooth muscle come from?
splanchnic/visceral lateral plate mesoderm
exception: muscles of eye and celiac are from NC cells