Development of PNS Flashcards
What is the first marker of human brain segmentation?
mesencephalic flexure
tripartite brain =
prosencephalon (forebrain)
mesencephalon (midbrain)
rhombencephalon (hindbrain)
in the adult the lumbar spin ends at
L2-L3
where would a needle to make a spinal tap be inserted?
in L4-L5
Tethered Cord Syndrome
spinal cord is attached to connective tissues within the column. causes abnormal stretching of the spinal cord. it is a progressive disorder.
Biopotential progenitor cells arise from the ___ plate
alar
Biopotential progenitor cells form
glial lineage progenitor cells which produce cells supporting the CNS, and neuronal lineage progenitor cells which produce neurons.
The Marginal Layer
Spinal Ganglion
Marginal Layer
contains neuronal processes
Biopotential progenitor cells form…
neurons and neuroglia
so, neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes
ependymal cells
Neurons and neuroglial cells go to the
cortical plate
Stages of a neuroblast include
apolar neuroblast —> bipolar neuralblast –> multipolar neuropolar neuralblast
Where does neuroblast differtentiation into their final form (neurons) occur?
in the mantle layer
what happens to a postmitotic neuron/glial cell?
the neurons/glial cells migrate outward to form the intermediate mantle or cortical zone, which becomes the grey matter
intermediate mantle =
the cortical zone
neuronal processes move out to surround
developing grey matter and form outer white matter
marginal zone =
white matter
Mantle vs cortical vs marginal
mantle and cortical = grey matter, marginal zone = white matter
BMP4/7 secreted in ectoderm establish
signaling center in the roof plate
BMP4 in the roof plate upregulates
TGF-beta proteins, including BMP5 and BMP7, activin and dorsalin
SHH from notochord establishes additional SHH signaling in floor plate
a protein gradient consisting of _______ proteins and ______ activate transcription factors that regulate neuronal differentiation
TGF-beta and SHH
TGF-beta controls
PAX-3/7 which upregulates sensory neuron differentiation