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Embryology Recap
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- 1What are the three primitive layers of the embryo?Ectoderm, Mesoderm, and Endoderm
- 2How is the mesoderm divided?Into the paraxial, intermediate, and lateral plate mesoderm
- 3Where does the heart form in the embryo?In the splanchnic layer of the lateral plate mesoderm
- 4What process leads to the formation of the heart tubes?Vasculogenesis, where blood islands form blood vessels.
- 5How do the two heart tubes merge into one?Through lateral folding (brings tubes together) and cephalocaudal folding (positions heart into the chest).
- 6What are the two ends of the primitive heart tube?Arterial end and Venous end.
- 7What are the three layers of the primitive heart tube?Endocardium – innermost endothelial layer.
Myocardium – muscular middle layer.
Epicardium – outermost layer, formed from migrating cells.
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