Cardiac Embryology Mnemonics

By : Dr. Subrahmanyam Karuturi

 

> Heart: primitive heart chambers in fetal heart "The Broken Vein Always Stenoses, But Veins Are Smooth":
· The order of the compartments is: runcus, bulbus
Primitive Ventricle
Primitive Atrium
Sinus venosus
·The connections are:
Bulbotruncal junctionVentriculobulbar foramen
Atrioventricular canal
Sinuatrial junction

 

> Vitelline duct: Time of closure VItelline

The VItelline duct usually closes around week VI of intrauterine life.
 

> Branchial arch giving rise to aorta "Aor- from Four":
Aorta is from fourth arch.

 

More Cardiology Mnemonics

Cardiac Anatomy Mnemonics Arrhythmias Mnemonics
Cardiac Embryology Mnemonics Valvular Heart Disease Mnemonics
Cardiac Physiology Mnemonics Cardiomyopathy Mnemonics
Cardiac Pharmacology Mnemonics Pericardial Diseases Mnemonics
Cardiac Physical Diagnosis Mnemonics Infective Endocarditis Mnemonics
ECG Mnemonics Hypertension Mnemonics
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Mnemonics Deep Vein Thrombosis Mnemonics
Diseases of the Aorta Mnemonics Cardiac Rheumatology Mnemonics
Heart Failure Mnemonics Miscellaneous Cardiology Mnemonics
Congenital Heart Disease Mnemonics 

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