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In the early embryo what signals must occur together in the splanchnic mesoderm for
cardiogenic mesoderm to be specified? DKK, Crescent, Cereberus, FGF8, and BMP
Which of the following represents an important outcome of looping? Establishment of left-
right asymmetry
During heart development which of the following represent the correct temporal events in
morphogenesis? A. Formation of heart primordia, formation of the linear heart tube,
looping, and septation
Defects in endocardial cushions are often associated with craniofacial defects suggesting a
common link to neural crest cells. True
The neural crest is derived from _______. An important step in neural crest induction is
activation of the __________ promoter. Fill in the blanks with best answer. ectoderm, β-
catenin
In the diagrams below, which one illustrates the most likely outcome of a selective defect in
cardiac neural crest development? D