(5B) CNS Embryology Flashcards
1
Q
serve as guidewires for the migration of neurons during development
A
radial glial cells
2
Q
arise from monocytes in circulation that invade the CNS
A
microglia
3
Q
all neurons found in the CNS arise from
A
neuroblasts
4
Q
alar plate is separated from the balal plate by the..
A
sulcus limitans
5
Q
in the adult brainstem what does the sulcus limitans seperate
A
motor nuclei (basal) from sensory nuclei (alar)
6
Q
during early growth and development, the spinal cord appears to migrate (rostral or caudally). Why?
A
rostral bc the spinal column grows faster than the cord
7
Q
at what vertebral level does the spinal cord end in an adult?
A
L1-2
