Brain & CN Development Flashcards
In the 5th week of development, 3 swellings called ________ __________ appear at the cranial end of the neural tube
primitive vesicles
The three primitive vesicles give rise to all structures of
brain, cerebellum, and ventricular system
Prosencephalon secondary vesicle(s)
telencephalon and diencephalon
Mesencephalon secondary vesicle(s)
mesencephalon
Rhombencephalon secondary vesicle(s)
metencephalon and myelencephalon
Telencephalon neural derivatives
cerebral hemispheres and globus pallidus (cerebrum)
Telencephalon cavity derivatives
lateral ventricle
Diencephalon neural derivatives
Thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus
Diencephalon cavity derivatives
third ventricle (eye cup)
Mesencephalon neural derivatives
midbrain
Mesencephalon cavity derivatives
cerebral aqueduct
Metencephalon neural derivatives
pons & cerebellum
Metencephalon cavity derivatives
Upper part of 4th ventricle
Myelencephalon neural derivatives
medulla
Myelencephalon cavity derivatives
lower part of 4th ventricle/central canal