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4 important genes in embryogenesis
sonic hedgehog
wnt-7
FGF
homeobox
sonic hedgehog
@ base of limbs in

zone of polarizing activity

anterior-posterior
wnt-7
apical ectodermal ridge

dorsal-ventral
fgf
apical ectodermal ridge

+ mitosis of underlying mesoderm

--> lengthening of limbs
homeobox
segmental

craniocaudal
week 1
implantation of blastocyst,

then hCG secretion
week 2
bilaminar disk (epiblast, hypoblast)
week 3
gastrulation

primitive streak
notochord
neural plate
week 3-8
neuroectoderm --> neutral tube
closes by week 4

organogenesis

teratogen susceptibility
week 4
heart beat

limb buds
week 8
movement
looks like a baby

fetal period begins @ end of week 8
week 10
genitalia show male/female
_ plate and _ plate of the fetus...
alar (dorsal) -- sensory
basal plate (ventral) -- motor
formation of neural tube from neural plate takes place...
day 18 - 21
_ _ _ ... neural plate
notochord induces
overlying ectoderm -->
neuroectoderm -->
neural plate
neural plate -->
neural tube
neural crest
rule of 2's for 2nd week
2 germ layers, 2 cavities, 2 components of placenta

(bilaminar disk)
epiblast, hypoblast

amniotic cavity, yolk sac

cytotrophoblast, syncytiotrophoblast
rule of 3's for 3rd week
3 germ layers (gastrula)

ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm
rule of 4's for 4th week
4 heart chambers
4 limb buds
_ _ --> primitive streak --> _ _
epiblast (precursor to ectoderm)

invaginates --> primitive streak

whose cells form
--intraembryonic mesoderm
--part of the endoderm
surface ectoderm --> (9)
lens
sensory organs of ear
olfactory epithelium

epidermis
oral epithelium
adenohypophysis


glands:
--salivary
--sweat
--mammary
neuroectoderm --> (8)
CNS neurons
oligodendrocytes

astrocytes
ependymal cells

neurohypophysis
pineal gland

retina
spinal cord
__ --> lens

__ --> retina
surface ectoderm

neuroectoderm
neural crest --> (11)
ANS
dorsal root ganglia
cranial nerves
Schwann cells

melanocytes
chromaffin cells
parafollicular (C) cells

pia & arachnoid
bones of the skull
odontoblasts

aorticopulmonary septum
endoderm -->
gut
lungs
liver
pancreas
etc.

thymus
parathyroid
thyroid follicular cells
__ --> parafollicular (C) cells

vs.

__ --> thyroid follicular cells
neural crest

endoderm
mesoderm --> (17)
muscle
bone
connective tissue

cardiovascular structures
blood
lymphatics

kidney
bladder
urethra

testes
ovaries
vagina

adrenal cortex
dermis
eustacian tube
serous linings (e.g. peritoneum)
spleen
--> spleen
foregut mesentery (mesoderm)
__ --> chromaffin cells

__ --> adrenal cortex
neural crest

mesoderm
mesodermal defects -->
VACTERL

Vertebral
Anal atresia
Cardiac
Tracheo-Esophageal
Renal
Limb
malformation vs.

deformation
intrinsic disruption
during embryonic period
(weeks 3-8)



extrinsic
after embryonic period
agenesis
hypoplasia
aplasia
absent organ
2^ absent primordial tissue

incomplete organ devo

absent organ; primordial tissue is present
teratogen timeline of susceptibility
< week 3: all-or-none effects

weeks 3-8: most susceptible

> week 8: growth and function
teratogen:

ACE inhibitors -->
renal damage
teratogen:

alkylating agents -->
absence of digits

multiple anomalies
teratogen:

aminoglycosides -->
CN VIII toxicity
teratogen:

cocaine
abnormal fetal development

fetal addiction

placental abruption
teratogen:

lithium
Ebstein's anomaly

= atrialized R ventricle
teratogen:

maternal diabetes
caudal regression syndrome

(anal atresia to sirenomelia)
mermaid syndrome is aka
sirenomelia
teratogen

smoking (nicotine, and ____)
CO


preterm labor
placental problems
IUGR
ADHD
teratogen

thalidomide
flipper limbs
teratogen

valproate
- intestinal folate absorption
teratogen

vitamin A (excess)
spontaneous abortions

cleft palate

cardiac abnormalities
teratogen
bone deformities

fetal hemorrhage

abortion
teratogens include (20
"4 All the Cute & Dead" is a FILM about
Some Terrible, Terrible
Very Very Wicked
(stuff = 4 things)

ACE inhibitors
alcohol
alkylating agents
aminoglycosides

cocaine
diethylstilbestrol

folate antagonists
iodide
lithium
maternal diabetes

smoking
tetracyclines
thalidomide

valproate
vitamin A
warfarin

x-rays, anticonvulsants
fetal infections, some Abx
fetal alcohol syndrome -->

(6)
developmental retardation

microcephaly
holoprosencephaly
facial abnormalities

limb dislocation
heart & lung fistulas
fetal alcohol syndrome mechanism may include...
inhibition of cell migration
formation on what day?

chorion
amnion
3
8
_ secretes hCG, which is similar to _ and -->
syncytiotrophoblast
LH

--> corpus luteum to secrete progesterone during first trimester
umbilical arteries come from _

umbilical veins go to _
internal iliac

IVC
single umbilical artery is associated with _
congenital
& chromosomal

anomalies
umbilical _ (vessel) is oxygenated
vein
umbilical arteries and veins are derived from _
allantois
the umbilical cord contains (4)
2 arteries
1 vein
urachus
wharton's jelly
natural history of the urachus
3rd week -- yolk sac forms allantois, which extends into UG sinus

allantois becomes urachus, which is a duct between bladder and yolk sac
if the urachus is not patent, but is not obliterated, you have __
vesicourachal diverticulum

(outpouching from bladder)
vitelline duct natural history
vitelline duct (connects yolk sac to midgut) is obliterated in 7th week
vitelline duct is aka
omphalomesenteric duct
vitelline duct abnormalities
vitelline fistula
--> meconium from umbilicus

Meckel's diverticulum
--> partial closure
2 sxs of Meckel's
melena
periumbilical pain
__ -->

ascending aorta
pulmonary trunk
truncus arteriosus
heart embryological structures (8)
truncus arteriosus
bulbus cordis

primitive ventricle
primitive atria

left horn of sinus venosus
right horn of SV

right common cardinal vein
right anterior cardinal vein
bulbus cordis -->
R ventricle

smooth parts (outflow tract) of L & R ventricles
primitive ventricle -->
portion of the LV
primitive atria
trabeculated L&R atria
left horn of sinus venosus -->
right horn of sinus venosus -->
coronary sinus
smooth part of RA
right common cardinal vein -->

right anterior cardinal vein -->
both:

SVC
SVC comes from
right common and right anterior cardinal veins
coronary sinus comes from
left horn of sinus venosus
smooth parts (outflow tract) of left & right ventricles come from
bulbus cordis
__ --> smooth part of RA
right horn of sinus venosus
__ --> coronary sinus
left horn of sinus venosus
truncus arteriosus devo sequence
neural crest migration -->
truncar & bulbar ridges

they spiral and fuse -->
aorticopulmonary septum -->

ascending aorta & pulmonary trunk
pathologies of truncus arteriosus

(3)
failure to spiral -->
transposition of great vessels

skewed AP septum -->
tetralogy of Fallot

partial AP septum devo-->
persistent truncus arteriosus
IV septum devo
1. muscular ventricular septum forms
2. AP septum fuses with it-->

membranous IV septum is formed, which closes IV foramen

3.endocardial cushions grow-->
--separate atria from ventricles

also contribute to...
--atrial separation
--membranous IV septum
pathology of IV septum devo
membranous septal defect -->

initially L-->R shunting

shunt reverses (Eisenmenger)
interatrial septum devo (8)
1. septum primum grows toward endocardial cushions

2. it gets perforated at the top, forming foramen secundum

3. foramen secundum maintains R--> L shunt

4. septum secundum grows but contains a permanent opening: foramen ovale

5. foramen secundum enlarges/upper part of septum primum degenerates

6. remaining septum primum is the valve of foramen ovale

7. secundum & primum fuse to form the atrial septum

8. ovale usually closes soon after birth

because of ^^ LA pressure
septum primum vs. septum secundum

which is R, which is L?

which is eventually more inferior, which is eventually more superior?
primum: L
secundum: R

primum: inferior
secundum: superior
fetal erythropoiesis occurs in
Young Liver Synthesizes Blood (weeks)

Yolk Sac 3-8
Liver 6-30
Spleen 9-28
Bone marrow 28-->
fetal hemoglobin vs. adult hemoglobin
alpha2 gamma2 vs.

alpha2 beta2
blood in umbilical vein is __ % saturated with oxygen
80%
3 importan fetal shunts
1. umbilical vein --> ductus venosus --> IVC.

bypasses hepatic circulation.

2. oxygenated blood from IVC --> foramen ovale

--> aorta to head & body

3. deoxygenated blood from SVC --> pulmonary artery --> ductus arteriosus

--> lower body
closure of foramen ovale happens b/c
infant breathes-->

v resistance in pulmonary vasculature-->

^ LA pressure vs. RA pressure
closure of ductus arteriosus b/c

(name two meds also)
^ O2 -->

v prostaglandins


indomethacin: closes PDA
prostaglandins: keep it open
prosencephalon -->
telencephalon
diencephalon
rhombencephalon-->
metencephalon
myelencephalon
regions of developing brain
telencephalon
diencephalon
mesencephalon
metencephalon
myelencephalon
___ -->

metencephalon
myelencephalon
rhombencephalon
if neuropores fail to fuse
then --> persistent connection between _ and _
amniotic cavity
spinal canal
neuropores fail to fuse --> labs
^ alpha-fetoprotein AFP
--amniotic fluid
--maternal serum

^ AFP & acetylcholinesterase
--CSF
holoprosencephaly is associated with (3)
Patau's syndrome
severe fetal alcohol syndrome
cleft lip/palate
trisomy 13 is aka
patau's syndrome
2 posterior fossa malformations
Chiari II
Dandy-Walker
Chiari II (4)
cerebellar tonsillar herniation through foramen magnum

aqueductal stenosis --> hydrocephaly

often presents with
--syringomyelia
--thoracolumbar myelomeningocele
Dandy-Walker (5)
large posterior fossa

absent cerebellar vermis

cystic enlargement of 4th ventricle

can -->

--hydrocephalus
--spina bifida
syringomyelia (5)
enlargement of central canal of spinal cord

crossing fibers of spinothalamic tract are damaged first

"cape-like" bilateral loss of pain & temperature in upper extremities; preservation of touch

associated with Chiari II

most common @ C8-T1
1st aortic arch -->
part of maxillary artery
2nd artic arch -->
stapedial artery & hyoid artery
3rd aortic arch -->
--common Carotid
--proximal internal carotid
4th aortic arch -->
L: aortic arch


R: proximal R subclavian
6th aortic arch -->
proximal pulmonary arteries

ductus arteriosus
branchial apparatus includes (3)
CAP (outside to inside)

Clefts = ectoderm
Arches = mesoderm, neural crest
Pouches = endoderm
branchial clefts are aka
branchial grooves
branchial arches are derived from
mesoderm (muscles, arteries)

neural crest (bones, cartilage)
1st branchial cleft -->
external auditory meatus
external auditory meatus comes from branchial ___
1st branchial cleft
branchial clefts 2-4 form...
temporary cervical sinuses;

obliterated by proliferation of 2nd arch mesenchyme
persistent cervical sinus is 2^
branchial cleft cyst within lateral neck
1st branchial arch: cartilage
Meckel's cartilage:
--mandible
--malleus, incus
--sphenoMandibular ligament
1st branchial arch: muscles
MAT

4 muscles of mastication
mylohyoid

anterior belly digastric
anterior 2/3 tongue

tensor tympani
tensor veli palatini
1st branchial arch: nerves
V2, V3
1st branchial arch: abnormalities
Treacher Collins syndrome:

1st arch neural crest fails to migrate -->

--mandibular hypoplasia
--facial abnormalities
2nd branchial arch: cartilage
Reichert's cartilage:
--stapes
--styloid process
--lesser horn of hyoid
--stylohyoid ligament
hyoid comes from what branchial arches?
lesser horn: 2nd
greater horn: 3rd
2nd branchial arch: nerve
VII
2nd branchial arch: muscles
--muscles of facial expression
--stapedius
--stylohyoid
--posterior digastric
digastric comes from what branchial arches?
anterior belly: 1st
posterior belly: 2nd
3rd branchial arch: muscles
stylopharyngeus
3rd branchial arch: nerve
IX
stylopharyngeus is innervated by
glossopharyngeal nerve
abnormalities of 3rd branchial arch
congenital pharyngocutaneous fistula:

persistence of cleft & pouch-->

fistula between tonsillar area

cleft in lateral neck
branchial arches 4-6: cartilages
thyroid
cricoid
arytenoids
corniculate
cuneiform
4th branchial arch: muscles
--most pharyngeal constrictors
--cricothyroid
--levator veli palatini
6th branchial arch: muscles
all intrinsic muscles of larynx
except cricothyroid
4th branchial arch: nerves

6th branchial arch: nerves
X: superior laryngeal branch (swallowing)

X: recurrent laryngeal (speaking)
posterior 1/3 of tongue comes from branchial arches...

anterior 1/3 comes from...
3 & 4

1
1st branchial pouch -->
middle ear cavity
eustacian tube
mastoid air cells
2nd branchial pouch -->
epithelial lining
of palatine tonsil
3rd branchial pouch -->
dorsal wings --> inferior parathyroids

ventral wings --> thymus
4th branchial pouch -->
superior parathyroids
MEN 2A is associated with a mutation of _ in _ cells
RET

neural crest cells
anterior 2/3 of tongue, sensation vs. taste innervation
sensation: V3

taste: VII
taste goes to _ in the brain
solitary nucleus
muscles of the tongue are derived from _
occipital myotomes
most common ectopic thyroid tissue site:
tongue
two possible cysts in the neck. one moves with swallowing, one doesn't.
moves:
--thyroglossal duct cyst
--in midline neck

doesn't move:
--persistent cervical sinus-->
branchial cleft cyst
--in lateral neck
cleft lip is 2^ failure of fusion of...
maxillary and medial nasal processes

(formation of 1^ palate)
cleft palate is 2^ failure of fusion of
--lateral palatine processes
--nasal septum
--median palatine process

(formation of 2^ palate)
hindgut is from _ to _
distal transverse colon to rectum
etiology of anterior abdominal wall defects
failure
-->result

rostral fold closure
--> sternal defects

lateral fold closure
--> omphalocele, gastroschisis

caudal fold closure
--> bladder extrophy
duodenal atresia is 2^
failure of recanalization

(trisomy 21)
jejunal, ileal, colonic atresia is due to... ___ and --> ___
vascular accident

(apple peel atresia)
midgut development timeline
6th week: midgut herniates through umbilical ring

10th week: returns to abdominal cavity

+ rotates around SMA
tracheoesophageal fistula --> (6)
--cyanosis
--air bubble in stomach on CXR
--pneumonitis

--choking/vomiting with feeding
--failure to pass NG tube into stomach
--polyhydramnios
congenital pyloric stenosis (5)
--hypertrophy of pylorus
--> obstruction

--palpable epigastric "olive"

--nonbilious projective vomiting @ 2 weeks

--1/600 live births
--often 1st-born males
dorsal & ventral pancreatic buds -->

dorsal only -->
head
uncinate process
main pancreatic duct

body
tail
isthmus
accessory pancreatic duct
annular pancreas
ventral bud

encircles 2nd part of duodenum

may --> duodenal narrowing
pancreas divisum
dorsal & ventral parts fail to fuse at 8 weeks
if dorsal & ventral pancreatic buds don't fuse at _ weeks,

it's called _
8 weeeks

pancreas divisum
spleen arises from _ and hence is _

is supplied by artery of _
dorsal mesentery

mesodermal

foregut (celiac)
kidney embryology:

pronephros
week 4; then degenerates


"The pronephros arises as segmental collections of mesoderm in the cervical region at 3 weeks of development and then regresses at 4 weeks"
mesonephros (2)

(kidney embryology)
interim kidney for 1st trimester

contributes to male genitals
metanephros (2)

(kidney embryology)
permanent

(week 5) - (week 32-36)
nephrogenesis involves (2)
ureteric bud

metanephric mesenchyme
ureteric bud
from caudal end of mesonephros -->

ureter
pelvises
calyces
collecting ducts

fully canalized by 10th week
metanephric mesenchyme
interaction with ureteric bud

-->

differentiation & formation of glomerulus-DCT
____ is last to canalize, and therefore...
ureteropelvic junction

most common site of obstruction (hydronephrosis) in fetus
potter's syndrome sxs (3)
limb
facial
pulmonary hypoplasia
potter's syndrome MOA
malformation of ureteric bud

--> bilateral renal agenesis

--> oligohydramnios
horseshoe kidney: describe location and functional changes
trapped under IMA

functions normally
females:

_ duct degenerates, & _ duct develops

males are opposite
females: paramesonephric

males: mesonephric
mechanism in males of

--suppression of paramesonephric

--stimulation of development of mesonephric
SRY gene
-->testis-determining factor (testis development)

----------------------------------
Mullerian inhibitory factor from Sertoli -->

suppresses development of paramesonephric ducts
-----------------------------

^ androgens from Leydig cells
-->
development of mesonephric
female & male embryological ducts
mesonephric aka wolffian

paramesonephric aka
mullerian
mesonephric duct -->
SEED

seminal vesicles
epididymis
ejaculatory duct
ductus deferens
paramesonephric duct -->
fallopian tube
uterus
upper 1/3 vagina
lower 2/3 of vagina is from
urogenital sinus
bicornuate uterus:

caused by __

associated with __
incomplete fusion of paramesonephric ducts

urinary tract abnormalities
infertility
<-- genital tubercle -->
glans penis
corpus cavernosum
corpus spongiosum

glans clitoris
vestibular bulbs
<-- urogenital sinus -->
--bulbourethral glands
(of Cowper)
--prostate gland

--greater vestibular glands
(of Bartholin)
--urethral and paraurethral glands (of Skene)
<-- urogenital folds -->
ventral shaft of penis
(penile urethra)

labia minora
hypospadias is 2^

epispadias is 2^
failure of urethral folds to close

faulty positioning of genital tubercle
_ is associated with epispadias
extrophy of the bladder
_spadias is more common than _spadias
hypospadias is > common than epispadias
fix hypospadias to prevent _
UTIs
female remnant of gubernaculum
ovarian ligament

round ligament of uterus