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Heart development US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards

Master Heart development with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.

Heart development Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards

Flashcard 1: The 6th aortic arch forms the _ artery and _.

Answer: pulmonary

Flashcard 2: The 4th aortic arch forms the _____ artery.

Answer: adult aortic arch and subclavian

Flashcard 3: aorticopulmonary septum

Answer: neural crest

Flashcard 4: cardiovascular structures

Answer: mesoderm

Flashcard 5: The embryonic _____ gives rise to the ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk

Answer: truncus arteriosus

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Flashcard 6: TAPVR causes a dilated _____ atrium and ventricle

Answer: right

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Flashcard 7: In the second step of atrial partitioning, the _____ forms in place of the ostium primum

Answer: ostium secundum

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Flashcard 8: The embryonic _____ gives rise to the smooth part of the left atrium

Answer: primitive pulmonary vein

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Flashcard 9: A defect in left-right dynein during heart morphogenesis can result in _____

Answer: dextrocardia

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Flashcard 10: Outflow tracts from the heart are formed by migrations of _____ and endocardial cells, which spiral and fuse to form the aorticopulmonary septum

Answer: neural crest

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About Heart development Flashcards for USMLE

These Heart development flashcards are designed for USMLE Anatomy preparation, using active recall to help you retain high-yield concepts, clinical correlations, and commonly tested facts. Each card prompts you to retrieve information from memory rather than passively reviewing notes, which research shows leads to significantly better exam performance.

The 49 cards in this deck cover the most important topics in Heart development, including key mechanisms, diagnostic criteria, treatment protocols, and clinical pearls that frequently appear in USMLE examinations. Cards are organised by chapter so you can focus on specific areas or work through the entire topic systematically.

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There are currently 49 flashcards for Heart development under Anatomy, organised by chapter. New cards are added regularly to cover the latest USMLE syllabus.

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