Development of NS Flashcards
What induces the ectoderm to differentiate into the neural plate?
notocord and paraxial mesoderm
what protein is inducing the ectoderm developing into skin?
BMP4
what protein does the notocord secrete to develop into nervous tissue?
BMP4 antagonists - noggin, chordin, follastin
when does the NS first appear?
3rd week
what forms the neural plate?
the neural groove deepening
what neuroectodermal cells form from the neural groove?
neural crest cells
what does the neural tube differentiate into?
cns
what do the neural crest cells give rise to?
pns and autonomics ns
what does the neural canal communicate with?
amniotic cavity
closure of neural tube occurs first in
cervical region
neural tube openings are:
neuropores (rostral and caudal)
around what day do that neuropores close?
rostral - day 24
caudal - day 28
the walls of the neural tube thickens to form
brain, brainstem and spinal cord
somites give rise to
vertebrae and ribs
dermis on dorsal skin
skeletal muscles
what zone gives rise to all neurons and macroglia?
ventricular zone
what zone forms the precursors of white matter regions of the spinal cord?
marginal zone
primordial neurons are called:
neuroblasts
neuroblasts form the ____ zone between ventricular and marginal
intermediate zone