(4) Development of CNS Flashcards
when does the nervous system arise
3rd week of life
- when 3 principal layers are being generated by process of gastrulation
what are the 3 principal layers of the nervous sytem
ectoderm
medoderm
endoderm
what happens during gastrulation?
- outer cells (epiblast) of embryo detach, migrate through primitive streak (groove) –> mesoderm and ectoderm are generated
- remaining outside cells (epiblast) form ectoderm, from which NS develops. Later becomes epidermis
what happens at the beginning of the 3rd week of development to the ectoderm layer
in response to signals from midline tissues (notochord and prechordal mesoderm)
the ectoderm layer begins to thick and form neural plate
what do the cells of the neural plate do? (2 things)
- invaginate and form canal (basis of NS)
- make up neuroectoderm and their induction represents the initial event of neurulation
what is neurulation
formation of the nervous system
in which way does the NS mature?
top to bottom
the CNS begins initially from….
uniform sheet of cells= neuroepitheliu m
when is the neural plate formed and how
3rd week of development
- longitudinal band of ectoderm thickens to form the plate
how is the neural groove formed
neural plate folds inwards forming neural groove, flanked by neural folds
how is neural tube formed
as neural groove deepens, the folds move medially and begin to fuse forming the neural tube
what is the function of notochord?
instruct NS to become ventral
what do somites give rise to
give rise to skeleton, skin, and specialized cells called melanocytes
– they are called dermomyotome
rostral vs caudal
rostral= top/upper
caudal= bottom/lower
cephalic and caudal ends of neural tube comminicate with…
until the fusion is complete, they communicate with amniotic cavity by way of cranial (anterior) and caudal (posterior) neuropores
what happens at day 25
closure of cranial neuropore
18-20 somites
what happens at day 27
closure of caudal neuropore
25 somites
close of neural tube sensitive to… (2)
- environmental agents
- aberrant gene activity
failure of proper closure leads to neural tube defects
neural tube separating from the ectoderm
as the tube closes (fusion occuring rostrally and caudally), it separates from overlying ectoderm
notochord involved in … and becomes
it is the transient axial mesodermal structure
- involved in ventral patterning of NS
- becomes incorporate in developing intervertebral disks of the skeleton
mesoderm-derived somites will form…
most of the vertebral column and segmental units of muscle (myotomes) and dermis (dermatome)
what happens at day 24 and 26
24: tube is closed at rostral end
26: closed at caudal end, local enlargements (primary vesicles) are apparent
3 primary vesicles
prosencephalon
mesencephalon
rhombencephalon
in early development, 2 types of tissues
epithelium (have basement membrane)
mesenchyme
what does the sulcus limitans do during closing of neural tube
separates dorsal and ventral tubes