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ABP Content Specs #2: A-C: Biological Mechanisms in Development and Behaviors Flashcards

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Most common congenital malformation of CNS?

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neural tube defects (improper closure of the embryonic neural tube)

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Anencephaly

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-underdeveloped brain and incomplete skull
-most common neural tube defects
-congenital absence of brain or parts of brain and cranium
-due to failure of cranial portion of neural tube

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Spina bifida?

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incomplete closing of spinal cord during 3rd nad 4th week of intrauterine development

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4 types of spina bifida?

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  1. myelomeningocele: both meninges and spinal cord in efect
  2. meningocele: the herniation has meninges
  3. myelocele: defect that has herniation with only CSF fluid
  4. spina bifida occulta
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Arnold-Chiari malformation type II

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combination of myelomeningocele (meninges + spinal cord in spina bifida defect) and cerebellar tonsil herniation

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Encephalocele

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-rare neural tube defect in which brain protrudes through an abnormal opening of cranium with or without meninges, leaving a projection of a bag-like structure on the head
-often with hydrocephalus
-might be result of aqueductal stenosis or torsion and may also be a post-surgical completion of ecnephalocele

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What gestational week for these changes?

  1. Neuro-ectoderm induction
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third week gestation

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What gestational week for these changes?

  1. Neurulation?
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3rd to 4th week gestation

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What gestational week for these changes?

  1. Pro-encephalic and hemispheric formation?
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5-12th week gestation

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What gestational week for these changes?

  1. Neuronal proliferation
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10-12th week gestation

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What gestational week for these changes?

  1. neuronal migration
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12-24th week gestation

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What gestational week for these changes?

  1. Programmed neuronal cell death
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28-41st gestation week

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What gestational week for these changes?

  1. Neurogenesis
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15th -20th week gestation to well into postnatal months or years

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What gestational week for these changes?

  1. Synaptogenesis
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20th week gestation to puberty

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What gestational week for these changes?

  1. Gliogenesis
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20-24th week gestation to well into postnatal years

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What gestational week for these changes?

  1. Myelination
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26th-28th week gestation to 2-3 years postnatal/post-birth

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What gestational week for these changes?

  1. Angiogenesis
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5th-10th week gestation to years after birth

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Direction of closure of neural tube?

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rostral to caudal

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Conditions you get when you get failure of closure of rostral neural tube (anterior neuro-pore)?

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anencephaly or encephalocele

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condition you get when you get failure of closure of caudal (posterior neuropore) neural tube?

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myelo-meningo-cele

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3 parts/vesicles of primitive brain?

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once neural tube closed then becomes 3 vesicle structure (primitive brain) with 3 parts:

  1. prosencephalon
  2. mesencephalon
  3. rhombencephalon

-happens 5-6th week gestation

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5 parts of primitive brain?

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  1. forebrain/prosencephalon –> telecephalon + diencephalon –> cerebral hemispheres, thamalus –> lateral ventricles & third ventricle
  2. midbrain/mesencephalon –> mesencephalon –> midbrain–> aqueduct
  3. Hindbrain/thombencephalon –> metencephalon + myelencephalon –> pons + cerebellum + medulla –> upper part of 4th ventricle + lower part of 4th ventricle

everything else becomes spinal cord

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What causes primary microcephaly?

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when you don’t et enough neurogenesis

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What causes classic lissencephaly?

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disorder of neuronal migration

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What causes horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis?
disorder of axon outgrowth
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How is folic acid and MTHFR related to neural tube defects?
-folate can help in methylation reactions in pureine and pyrimidine synthesis -mutation in MTHFR gene (encodes enzyme methylene-tetra-hydro-folate reductase) is risk factor for NTD -MTHFR gene enzyme regulates folate and homocysteine levels -ppl with these defects have decreased folate levels which reduces conversion of homocysteine to methionine and increases risk of NTD -thus give folic acid to help diminish effects of gene mutation
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recommend dosing of folate during pregnancy?
400 IU/day maternal supplement of folic acid -if mom had previous pregnancy with NTD then 4000 IU/day in month before becoming pregnant + during first 3 months of pregnancy
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Microcephaly
abnormally small head and brain -from progenitor cell proliferation and apoptosis
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Macrocephaly
abnormally big head and brain -from progenitor cell proliferation and apoptosis
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Hemi-megalencephaly
overgrowth of part of a cerebral hemisphere -from progenitor cell proliferation and apoptosis
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Focal cortical dysplasia
disturbed lamination and dysmorphic neurons -from progenitor cell proliferation and apoptosis
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Lissencephaly type I
absence of normal convolutions/folds in brain ("smooth brain") -from neuronal migration issues (neurons didn't reach their intended destination)
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Periventricular heterotopic (PH)
neurons accumulating at the ventricles underneath a normal cortex -from neuronal migration issues
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Subcortical band heterotopia/double cortex
band of grey matter located between the lateral ventricular wall and the cortex -from neuronal migration issues
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Cobblestone lissencephaly/lissencephaly type II
overmigration of neurons to localize on the surface of a brain with reduced gyri -from neuronal migration issues -also assoc with hypo-plasia and malformation of cerebellum -commonly in Walker-Walburg synrome, muscle eye brain disease, and Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy
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Polymicrogyria
too many (usually small) folds/convolutions in brain; abnormal cerebral cortex with multiple small gyri -due to neuronal organization issues -usually due to phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K/AKT) -associated in conditions: chromosome 16q12-21 (polymicrogyria strongly associated with Aicardi, Delleman, DiGeroge 22q11.2 deletion, Sturge-Weber syndrome)
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Schizencephaly
fluid-filled cleft from ventricles to pia lined by heterotopic grey matter -like "split-brain" or cleft that goes between brain pia mater to ventricles -from neuronal organization issues
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Peri-ventricular heterotopic-associated most commonly with which conditions?
Afebrile seizures, EDS, Cri du Chat, and Williams syndrome
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Megalencephaly
increased head size 2 SD above the mean; but technically 3 SD above mean to exclude ppl with familiar megalencephaly
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Hemi-megaloencephaly?
one-sided cerebral hemisphere enlargement involving part of or whole cerebral hemisphere -commonly seen in neurocutaneous syndromes like linear sebaceous syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, and NF-1 -often seen psychomotor retardation, intractable seizures, cranial nerve palsies, and hemiparesis
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Synaptic pruning
process by which extra neurons and synaptic connections are eliminated to increase efficiency of neuronal transmissions -get overproduction of synapses in first few years of life and then get pruning back the unused or overabundant synapses; 50% of synapses are pruned -pruning occurs in late gestation and through adolescence -pruning is experience driven
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Synaptic plasticity
higher-level process in which the strenght of excitatory synapses is altered in response to the pattern of activity at the synapse
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Neuro-plasticity?
biological capacity of nervous system to modify its structure and functioning to adapt to both physiological (learning and memory) and pathological (neuro rehab) variations in the environment
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What does primary sensory area do?
-receives somesthetic, auditory, visual and gustatory stimuli from thalamus -thalamus gets stimuli from specialized sensory organs and peripheral receptors -olfactory pathways bypass thalamus and goes directly to specialized areas of cortex -then sensory stimuli further processed in association areas that relate to one or more areas
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What does primary motor cortex do?
-generates volitional body movements -motor association areas help plan and execute complex motor activity

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