CNS Development 2.0 Flashcards
Where do the “meninges” arise from?
Neural crest cells.
What are the three layers of “meninges”?
- Dura matter
- Aranchoid matter
(Supcharanoid space) - Pia matter
Where do the four ventricles arise from?
First ventricle: Telencephalon
Second ventricle: Telencephalon
(First- and second- ventricle = Lateral ventricles)
Third ventricle: Diencephalon
Fourth ventricle: Mesencephalon & Myelencephalon
What are the cavities of the brain vesicles filled with?
Cerebro Spinal Fluid (CSF)
What needs to happen for brain ventricles to form?
The embryonic CSF (eCSF) needs to be secreted into the ventricular lumen.
How are the lateral-, third- and fourth ventricle located?
Lateral ventricle: Enclosed in the cerebral hemispheres.
Third ventricle: Located at the center of the brain and walls are made up of hypothalamus and thalamus.
Fourth ventricle: Located dorsal and posterior to the medulla and pons and is anterior to the cerebellum.
How are the ventricle connected and how do they communicate with each other?
- The lateral ventricles communicate with the third ventricle via the interventricular foramina
- The Third ventricle communicates with the fourth ventricle via the cerebral aqueduct.
- The fourth ventricle is connected with the central canal of the spinal cord.
Where does the choroid plexus derive from?
From expansions of the roof plate neuroepithelium.
What are the main functions of the choroid plexus?
(Choroid plexus are found within ventricles)
- Production of the CSF
- Comprising the brain-blood barrier
Where does the CSF circulate
- Lateral ventricles
- Third and fourth ventricles
- Cisterns of the brain
- Subarachnoid space
Where does fluid carrying inflammatory waste go?
It returns to the subcharanoid space and drains into the lymphatic vessels and arachnoid granulations (connect CSF with venous circulation).
What is the role of the embryonic cerebral fluid?
- Regulating Neural Proliferation and Determination
- Brain development
- Growth Factors and Proteins
How do we call the defect caused by a slit in the brain tissue allowing CSF to escape?
Schizencephaly.
What is Anencephaly?
Failure of the tube to close
How do we call the defect caused by an obstruction of the foramen magnum?
Hydrocephaly
How do we call the dorsal structure part of the dorsal side of the neural tube?
Alar plate
What are neurons found in the alar plate?
Sensory Neurons
–> Low SHH, high BMP4
What is the ventral structure part of ventral side of the neural tube?
Basal plate
Which neurons are found in the basal plate?
Neurons primary associated with motor funtions
–> High SHH, low BMP4