What is the 4th-8th week period called
Organogenetic period
Mesoderm vs mesenchyme
Mesoderm: derived from the mesodermal germ layer
Mesenchyme: any loose connective tissue; may be derived from the mesoderm, neural crest, etc
Mesoderm cells to blood vessels signalling pathway
Hemangioblasts can become…..
Mesoderm cells can differentiate into these types
Hermangioblasts, angioblasts and HSC
Vasculogenesis
Blood vessel formstion begins in the extraembryonic mesoderm of the yolk sac, connecting stalk and chorion and eithin the embryo a few days later.
Embryonic period
Important period of development as the beginning of all organ systems appear during this time
Folding of the embryo
Folding in the longitudinal plane
Folding in the transverse plane
Major events in order so far….. (Up to week 4)
-cleavage, implantation,gastrulation, neurluation, folding of the embryo
Neural tube defects
(Due to lack of closure of different reguons of thr neural tube)
-If anterior neuropore doesnt close…
-if posterior neuropore doesnt close…
Anencephaly (missing parts of brain, skull)
Slina Bifida (Incomplete closing of the spine)
Waht can prevent NTD’s during pregnancy?
Folic Acid
Control of development
During embryonic development, certain embryonic tissues act as inductors and influence the development of adjacent tissues
Examples of control of development
The placenta is a _____ organ
Fetomaternal
Maternal and fetal blood flow very close together bht normally ______
Do not mix
Blood flows from the fetus to the placenta via ______ (rest of path)
2 umbilical arteries—->capillaries of the chorionic villi—->exchange occurs——>veins—->unbilical vein—-> fetus
Maternal blood goes to the olacenta via _______ endometrial arteries though _______
80-100
Intervillous spaces——> endometrial veins
Exchange occus across the placental membrane in these ways
Diffusion
Facilitated diffusion
Active transport
Pinocytosis
Hemolytic disease of the newborn (Erythroblastosis fetalis)
Decidua refers to
The gravid endometirum, the functional layer of the endometrium in a pregnant women that separates from the remainder of the uterus after childbirth (second birth)
3 main regions of the decidua
Decidua basalis-part of the decidua deep to the conceptus that forms the maternal part of the placenta
Decidua capsularis-the superficial part of the decidua overlying the conceptus
Decidus parietalis- all the remaining parts of the decidua
Twins and fetal membranes
Twins that originate from 2 zygotes are dizygotic (DZ) twins or fraternal twins
Twins that originate from ine zygote are Monozygotic (MZ) twins or identical twins