Chapter 9- Reporting Flashcards
These cells are develop to form the vertebrate nervous system as well as the epidermis of an organism
ectoderm
three major domains of ectoderm
surface, neural crest, and neural tube
→ is also known as the epidermis
→ the outer layer of our skin
surface
→ the region that connects the neural tube and the epidermis
neural crest
→ forms the brain and the spinal cord
neural tube
what are the parts of the surface of ectoderm
● epidermis
● hair
● sebaceous glands
● olfactory epithelium
● mouth epithelium
● lens and cornea
parts of the neural crest
● peripheral nervous system
● adrenal medulla
● melanocytes
● facial cartilage
● dentine of teeth
what does peripheral nervous system composed of?
○ schwann cells
○ neuroglial cells
○ sympathetic nervous system
○ parasympathetic nervous system
parts of the neural tube
● brain
● neural pituitary
● spinal cord
● motor neurons
● retina
→ it is a structure that serves as the basis for
the nervous system
neural plate
is a flexible rod-shape found in embryos of
all chordates composed of mesodermal cells
notochord
→ a part of both digestive and respiratory system
pharynx
4 Stages of Pluripotent Development into
Neuroblast
competence
specification
commitment
differentiation
→ multipotent cells become neuroblast once they are exposed to the appropriate signals
→ have the ability to response to the particular signal
competence
→ the cells received the signals and successfully develop into neuroblasts, but… progression along the neural differentiation pathway repressed by other signal
→ which means, it is a transition between cells to become anything with their own fates
specification
→ the neuroblasts enter the neural differentiation pathway and become neurons even in the presence of signals
→ cells will develop into neuroblasts and cannot be reversed
commitment
→ the neuroblasts leave the mitotic cycle and
express those genes characteristics of neurons
→ this is a process in which the unspecialized cells become specialized to carry out distinct functions
differentiation
2 Ways of Neural Tube Formation
primary neurulation and secondary neurulation
→ the cells surrounding the neural plate direct the neural plate to proliferate, invaginate, and pinch off the surface to form a hollow tube
→ the formation of the neural tube direct came from the ectoderm
primary neurulation
→ the neural tube arises from the coalescence of mesenchyme cells into a solid cord that subsequently forms cavities that coalesce to create a hollow tube
→ neural tube arises from mesenchyme cells underneath the ectoderm
secondary neurulation
3 Sets of Cells in Ectoderm
● the internally positioned neural tube
● the externally positioned epidermis of the skin
● the neural crest
forms when the edges of neural plate
thicken and move upward
neural folds
appears in the center of the plate,
dividing the future right and left sides of the embryo
neural groove
4 Stages of Neurulation
- Formation and folding of the neural tube
- Shaping and elevation of the neural tube
- Convergence of the neural folds, creating a
neural groove - Closure of the neural groove to form the neural tube
important factor in shaping the
neural plate
epidermis
in birds and mammals, the cells at the
midline of the neural plate forms the ______________________
medial hinge point (MHP)
Primary Neurulation is regulated by two forces:
intrinsic wedging and extrinsic forces
→ occurs within cells of the hinge regions,
bending the neural plate
intrinsic wedging
→ the migration of the surface ectoderm
toward the center of the embryo
extrinsic forces
anchored to
the surface ectoderm, and increase their height and
become wedge-shaped
dorsolateral hinge points
this is intimately linked to
changes in cell shape
cell wedging
- an inhibitor of
microtubule polymerization - inhibits the elongation of these
cells
colchicine
an inhibitor of the
microfilament formation
- prevents the apical constriction
of these cells, thereby inhibiting
wedge formation
cytochalasin B
the actin-binding protein Shroom critical
in initiating the apical constriction to bend the neural
plate
xenopus
2 Open Ends of Neural Plate
anterior and posterior neuropore
→ failure to close the posterior neuropore
around day 27 of development
→ the severity depends on how much of the
spinal cord remains exposed
→ similar defect this time occurring at the
caudal end of the neural tube
spina bifida
→ a lethal condition in which failure to close
sites 2 and 3 in the rostal neural tube keeps the
anterior neuropore open
→ the forebrain remains in contact with the
amniotic fluid and subsequently degenerates
→ the fetal forebrain ceases development and
the vault of the skull fails to form
→ absence of the major portion of the brain
that occurs during embryonic development
→a cephalic disorder that results from a neural
tube defect occurring when the rostal end of
the neural fails to close
→ typically happens between the 23rd and
26th day of conception
anencephaly
→ failure of the entire neural tube to close over
the entire body axis
→ neural tube closure is also the result of extrinsic and
intrinsic forces
craniorachischisis
Essential for Neural Tube Formation
● Pax3
● Sonic hedgehog
● Openbrain genes
● Cholesterol
● Folate
- important in mediating neural tube
closure
→ pregnant women are often advised to take
supplements of folic acid due to the role that
foliate binding protein exerts on neural tube
closure
folate
→ the central portion of this cord undergoes
cavitation to form hollow spaces called ___________
lumens
the neural tube and its lumen
bulge and constrict to form the chambers of the brain and
spinal cord.
gross anatomy level
the cell populations in the wall of the neural
tube rearrange themselves to form the different functional
regions of the brain and spinal cord.
tissue level
The neuroepithelial cells transform into
the various nerve cells (neurons) and supportive cells (glia)
found in the body
cellular level
Primary vesicles of anterior- posterior axis
prosencephalon (forebrain), mesencephalon (midbrain) and Rhombencephalon (hindbrain)
subdivided into the anterior
telencephalon and the more caudal
diencephalon
prosencephalon