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Development of the Nervous and Musculoskeletal Systems for Limb Formation Flashcards

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Begins soon after gastrulation, with differentiation of the ectoderm to form the neural tube

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Neurulation

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Forms the nervous system

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Neural tube

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Occurs with induction of ectoderm by factors from the underlying notochord (a midline rod of mesoderm)

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Neurulation and neural tube formation

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Neuroectodermal cells organize in the midline as a thickening called the

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Neural plate

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Proliferation of neuroectoderm cells of the neural plate results in buckling of the tissue to form a depression called the

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Neural groove (w/ lateral neural folds)

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With further proliferation and more buckling, the edges of the neural folds approximate and fuse in the dorsal midline to form the

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Neural tube

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Neural tube fusion starts in the cervical region and occurs as a

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bi-directional “Zipper”

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Neural tube fusion starts in the cervical region and occurs as a bi-directional “Zipper” that closes the neural tube with fusion moving from

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Cranial to caudal directions

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The open (unfused ends) of the neural tube are alled

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Neuropores

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The final step of neurulation, which occurs by the end of week 4, is

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Neuropore closure

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What day do the following neuropores close?

  1. ) Cranial
  2. ) Caudal
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  1. ) Day 25

2. ) Day 28

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Forms the brain and spinal cord of the CNS

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Neural Tube

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Detach from the dorsolateral edges of the neural tube and migrate throughout the body to form a wide variety of cell types, including ganglia of the PNS

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Neural crest cells

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Defects which mostly result from failure of the neuropores to close

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Neural tube defects

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Failed closure of the cranial neuropore results in

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Anencephaly

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Failure to form the cranial vault around the cerebral hemispheres

-often lethal

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Anencephaly

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Failed closure of the caudal neuropores results in

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Spina bifida

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A defective fusion of the vertebral arches, commonly at L4-S1

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Spina bifida

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A defect in the fusion of vertebral arches without involvement of underlying neural tissue

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Spina bifida occulta

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A defect in the fusion of vertebral arches WITH involvement of underlying neural tissue

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Spina bifida Cystica

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In spina bifida cystica with meningocele, there is a protrusion of

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Meninges

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In spina bifida cystica with meningomyelocele, there is protrusion of

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Neural tissues w/ protruding meninges

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In spina bifida cystica with rachischisis (or myeloschisis), exposed nerve tissue is permanently damaged by

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Amniotic fluid

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Most neural tube defects can be prevented by supplementation with

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Folate

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The spinal cord’s conus medullaris ends at different locations when comparing the

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Fetus, newborn, and adult

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Up until the 3rd month in utero, the spinal cord extends the

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Entire length of the embryo

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Up until the 3rd month in utero, spinal nerve roots pass through intervertebral foramina located at the

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Same level as their segmental origin

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For example, up until the 3rd month in utero, the short S1 spinal nerve root exits through the

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S1 intervertebral foramen

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At birth, the conus medularis ends at the

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L3-L4 vertebra

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With further growth during adulthood, the spinal cord ends at the

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L1-L2 vertebrae

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Cells of the neural tube that form neurons and neuroglia of the CNS

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Neuroepithelial cells

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Primitive neurons that lose the ability to divide as soon as they are formed from neuroepithelium

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Neuroblasts

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Neuroblasts move from neuroepithelium to the mantle layer to form nuclei in

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Gray matter of spinal cord

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Neuroblast migration into the mantle layer and subsequent differentiation forms which two prenatal thickenings?

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  1. ) Alar plates (become dorsal sensory horns)

2. ) Basal plates (become ventral & lateral motor horns)

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Myelinated axon processes (“fibers”) extend from

neuroblasts in mantle layer and into marginal layer to form

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White matter of spinal cord

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What do the following prenatal structures of the spinal cord become postnatally?

  1. ) Mantle layer
  2. ) Marginal layer
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  1. ) CNS gray matter

2. ) CNS white matter

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Aggregations of neuron cell bodies in the PNS

38
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Sensory neurons that project processes from receptors and into spinal cord

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Dorsal root ganglia

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What are the primary tissues of the musculoskeletal (MSK) system?

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  1. ) Epithelium
  2. ) Connective tissue
  3. ) Muscle
  4. ) Nerve
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Made up of large, cylinder-shaped cells that are striated and multinucleate

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Skeletal muscle

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What gives rise to skeletal muscle and most connective tissue in MSK?

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Mesoderm cells

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What are two types of connective tissue in the musculoskeletal system?

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  1. ) Connective tissue proper

2. ) Specialized connective tissue

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Includes dermis, tendon, or ligament

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Connective tissue proper

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Specialized connective tissue includes

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Bone and cartilage

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Immature embryonic connective tissue made up of fibroblast-like cells surrounded by ECM

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Mesenchyme

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Differentiate into cells of connective tissue

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Mesenchymal cells

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Soon after gastrulation in week 3 of development, mesoderm further differentiates and sets the stage for development of the

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Bilateral columns of PARAXIAL MESODERM form on on either side of the midline and further differentiate into

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Within each block/segment, somitic mesoderm cells differentiate and reposition into the

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  1. ) Sclerotome
  2. ) Dermatome
  3. ) Myatome
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Forms the axial skeleton

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Sclerotome

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Forms the dermis of the skin

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Form skeletal muscles of the body wall and limbs

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The mesoderm divides into the

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Paraxial and lateral plate mesoderms

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Bilateral columns of lateral plate mesoderm form in the lateral-most parts of the embryo and divides into which two layers?

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  1. ) Parietal/somatic mesoderm

2. ) visceral/splanchnic mesoderm

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Like the somite’s mesenchymal cells, SOMATIC MESENCHYMAL CELLS form

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Connective tissues

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Forms connective tissues associated with the midline

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Somitic mesoderm

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Forms connective tissues away from the midline that include cartilage, bones, tendons, and ligaments of the appendicular skeleton (plus sternum)

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Somatic mesoderm

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Skeletal muscle cells ALL initially originate from

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Somite myotome cells

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Thus, myotome cells (originally from somite) migrate to the somatic mesoderm to form

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Skeletal muscles in anterolateral trunk and limbs

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Folow the course of the migrating myotome cells

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More specifically, somatic motor axons from a spinal cord segment level extend with the migrating somite
mesoderm cells from the

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Same somite level

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Neural crest cells also form connective tissues in the

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Forms the cartilage, bone, and tendons/ligaments of the axial skeleton, but not the sternum

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Sclerotome

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Forms the cartilage, bone, and tendons/ligaments of the appendicular skeleton, PLUS the sternum

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Somatic mesoderm

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In direct ossification, or intramembranous ossification, bone-forming osteoblasts can lay down bone directly on

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Mesenchymal membranes

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In indirect ossification, or endochondral ossification, bone-forming osteoblasts lay down bone along a previously formed

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Cartilaginous skeletal template

67
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Sclerotome mesenchymal cells migrate to surround the neural tube and notochord. Vertebrae develop from sclerotome of

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Two adjacent somites

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Forms the annulus fibrosis of the intervertebral disc

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Sclerotome

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Forms the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc

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Mesenchymal cells form chondrocytes which form a cartilaginous vertebrate that is quickly replaced by bone via

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Endochronal ossification

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Derived from scleretome cells that make up the coastal processes of the developing thoracis vertebrae

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Fibroblasts make

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Dermis, tendons, and ligaments

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Forms bone, cartilage, and tendons/ligaments associated with the vertebral column, ribs, and flat bones of posterior skull

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Sclerotome

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The sternum develops independently of the rest of the axial skeleton and is formed from

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Somatic mesoderm

75
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As the ribs grow laterall and ventrally from the 12 thoracic vertebrae toward the midline, they fuse with

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Coastal cartilages

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In 1% of the population, cervical ribs can be seen attached to

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C7 vertebrae

77
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The extra rib may impinge on nerves and arteries associated with innervation into the upper limb, this is called

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Thoracic outlet syndrome

78
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A rare defect that results from incomplete fusion between the sternal mesenchyme bars

-results in an area of soft tissue and skin between the sternal segments

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Cleft sternum

79
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In addition to neurulation, induces formation of the vertebral column around the spinal cord

80
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Many of the flat bones of the skull form from

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Somite mesoderm

81
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Much of the other components of the skull form from

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Neural crest associated with pharyngeal arches

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