2010 BGD Practical 6 - Week 5

From Embryology

Introduction

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Key Events of Human Development during the fifth week (week 5) following fertilization or Clinical week 7 (LMP).

By this week there are many different organs and tissues differentiating throughout the embryo, only a few select systems will be discussed.

Practical Audio

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BGD Cycle A 2010 Audio - Dr Mark Hill Monday 17th May 2010 3-5pm G2G4.

Note - this is a live unedited recording from the practical and may contain errors in either descriptions or content.

listen Part 3 | download (2.1 Mb MP3 16:14)

Cardiovascular

Respiratory

  • left and right lung buds push into the pericardioperitoneal canals (primordia of pleural cavity)

Neural

  • Central nervous system - secondary brain vesicles
  • Sensory - Hearing cochlear part of otic vesicle elongates (humans 2.5 turns)

Cardiovascular

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Heart Development Timeline (see Basic Cardiac Embryology)

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Respiratory

Respiratory Tract (stage 13)
Stage13-GIT-icon.jpg Week 4 - laryngotracheal groove forms on floor foregut.

Week 5 - left and right lung buds push into the pericardioperitoneal canals (primordia of pleural cavity)

Week 6 - descent of heart and lungs into thorax. Pleuroperitoneal foramen closes.

Week 7 - enlargement of liver stops descent of heart and lungs.

Month 3-6 - lungs appear glandular, end month 6 alveolar cells type 2 appear and begin to secrete surfactant.

Month 7 - respiratory bronchioles proliferate and end in alveolar ducts and alveolar sacs.

Neural

Neural tube - brain flexures (stage 13)
Neural - 5 secondary vesicles
Stage13-CNS-icon.jpg Rapid growth folds the neural tube forming 3 brain flexures:
  1. cranial flexure (cephalic)- pushes mesencephalon upwards
  2. pontine flexure - generates 4th ventricle
  3. cervical flexure - between brain stem and spinal cord

Movies

Cardiovascular

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Heart Looping Heart Realign Heart Atrial Septation Heart Outflow Septation

See also Heart Development Timeline - Basic Cardiac Embryology

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Additional Information

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Detailed Week by Week

The following information is a detailed timeline of embryonic development between week 3 to 8 and content does not form part of the current practical class.

Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8

Embryo Stages and Events

Day Stage Event
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Pituitary Week 5 elongation, contacts infundibulum, diverticulum of diencephalon

Heart Week 5 septation starts, atrial and ventricular

Respire Week 5 left and right lung buds push into the pericardioperitoneal canals (primordia of pleural cavity)

Respire Week 5 to 17 lung histology - pseudoglandular

Sense - Hearing Week 5 cochlear part of otic vesicle elongates (humans 2.5 turns)

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Stage 14 Stage14 bf1c.jpg Ectoderm - sensory placodes, lens pit, otocyst, nasal placode, primary/secondary vesicles, fourth ventricle of brain

Mesoderm - continued segmentation of paraxial mesoderm (somite pairs), heart prominence

Head - 1st, 2nd and 3rd pharyngeal arch, forebrain, site of lens placode, site of otic placode, stomodeum

Body - heart, liver, umbilical cord, mesonephric ridge visible externally as bulges.

Limb - upper and lower limb buds growing

Neural first appearance of the future cerebral hemispheres. Cerebellar plate differentiated to an intermediate layer, and future rhombic lip identifiable PMID: 3377191

GIT - Liver hepatic gland and its vascular channels enlarge, hematopoietic function appears PMID: 9407542

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Stage 15 Stage15 bf1c.jpg

Neural cranial nerves (except olfactory and optic) are identifiable in more advanced embryos PMID: 3213956

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  Sense - Eye 35 to 37 days retinal pigment present

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