Heart development — Flashcards

The embryonic _____ gives rise to the atrial septum and membranous interventricular septum

The _____ is the first functional organ to develop in vertebrate embryos

In the third step of atrial partitioning, the sinus venosus is "pulled" into the developing right atrium, forming the _____

The primary heart tube _____ to establish left-right polarity beginning in week 4 of gestation

What is the embryonic origin of the aorticopulmonary septum? _____

Symptomatic aortic stenosis may present in patients around age 50 with a _____ aortic valve

In the third step of ventricular partioning, growth of _____ separates atria from ventricles

D-transposition of great vessels is due to failure of the _____ to spiral

Most of the highly oxygenated blood reaching the heart via the fetal IVC is directed from the RA to the LA via the _____ and pumped into the aorta to supply the head and body

In which week of embryogenesis does the heart begin to beat? _____