level: Level 2
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Provide a detailed description of the process of somite differentiation | Listen to audio(7 points) |
| Describe and discuss the significance of the lateral somitic frontier | Audio |
| Define the mesodermal domains on either side of the lateral somitic frontier | 1.Paraxial mesoderm domain: Remains around the neural tube to form the primaxial/epaxial domain 2. Lateral plate mesoderm: Formed from cells that migrate from the somite across the frontier. Later this domain forms the ebaxial/hypaxial domain |
| Provide a detailed description of the development of the skeletal muscles | Just listen to the audio |
| Describe how muscle patterning is achieved | Audio |
| Provide a detailed description of the development of cardiac muscles | 1. Develop from the visceral mesoderm surrounding the developing heart tube and will form myofibrils 2. Myoblasts join together through interconnected muscle bridges 3. Later in development some of the irregularly arranged myofibrils will cluster closer together and form Purkinje fibers that run b/n cardiac muscles 4. These muscles will function to conduct nerve impulses that initiate and regulate the contractions of the cardiac mm throughout the rest of life |
| List the group of smooth muscles and origin of mesoderm from which they arise | will add picture |