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Embryology: Cardiovascular and Respiratory System

Embryology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Análisis exhaustivo del desarrollo embriológico de los sistemas cardiovascular y respiratorio: desde la inducción mesodérmica hasta la fisiología neonatal, con correlaciones moleculares, genéticas y clínicas de alto nivel.

What it covers

  1. Cardiovascular Respiratory System
  2. Overview of Cardiogenesis
  3. · 1.1 Mesodermal Origin and Cardiogenic Fields
  4. Formation of the Primitive Cardiac Tube
  5. · 2.1 Cardiac Looping (Tube Curvature)
  6. Atrial Septation
  7. · Atrial septation sequence
  8. Ventricular Septation
  9. Conotruncal and Outlet Tract Division
  10. · Septation of the truncus arteriosus
  11. Valvulogenesis
  12. · Atrioventricular valves (mitral and tricuspid)
  13. · Semilunar valves (aortic and pulmonary)
  14. Aortic Arches and Vascular Development
  15. Fetal Circulation
  16. Neonatal Transition of Circulation
  17. Development of the Venous System
  18. · Development of the hepatic portal system
  19. Cardiovascular Malformations: Synthesis
  20. Overview of Lung Development
  21. Laryngotracheal Bud and Esophagotracheal Separation
  22. · Separation of the foregut
  23. · Laryngotracheal development
  24. Bronchial Branching and Development of the Tracheobronchial Tree
  25. · Progressive branching
  26. Phases of Lung Development
  27. · 15.1 Pseudoglandular Phase (Weeks 5–16)
  28. · 15.2 Canalicular Phase (Weeks 16–26)
  29. · 15.3 Sacular Phase (Weeks 26–36)
  30. · 15.4 Alveolar Phase (Week 36 – Postnatal up to 8 years)
  31. Pulmonary Surfactant: Biochemistry and Maturation
  32. · Surfactant composition
  33. · Maturation of surfactant synthesis
  34. Pleura and Development of the Diaphragm
  35. · Development of the pleura
  36. · Diaphragm development
  37. Fetal Respiration and Lung Fluid
  38. Congenital Respiratory Malformations: Synthesis
  39. Clinical Integration: Relationship between Cardiovascular and Respiratory Development
  40. · Interdependencies during development
  41. · Pathologies that affect both systems simultaneously
  42. · Genetic correlations between both systems

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Subject
Embryology
Category
Basic Sciences
Type
Study Guide
Sections
42
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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