Brain development Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 primary vesicles formed from the neural tube in the formation of the brain?
A
Rostral to caudal;
Prosenephalon
Mesencephalon
Rhombencephalon
2
Q
What are the 5 secondary vesicles formed in the formation of the brain and from what primary vesicles do they form?
A
PROSENCEPHALON»_space; telencephalon & diencephalon
MESENCEPHALON»_space; mesensphalon
RHOMBENCEPHALON»_space; myelencephalon & metecephalon
3
Q
What does the telencephalon form?
A
2 cerebral hemispheres
4
Q
What does the mesencephalon form?
A
Midbrain
5
Q
What does the metencephalon form?
A
Pons and cerebellum
6
Q
What does the myelencephalon form?
A
Medulla oblongata
7
Q
What does the cavity of the neural tube form? (3)
A
- Ventricles
- Connecting channels
- Vestigial (central canal of spinal cord)
