Development of the Nervous System Flashcards
What embryonic tissue does the nervous system develop from?
Ectoderm
When is the development of the neural plate induced, and what is it induced by?
By the end of the 3rd week of development and it is induced by the notochord, which is of mesodermal origin and the anterior notochord thickens, which forms the neural plate.
What does the neural crest differentiate into?
Distinct neurons, such as:
- Cranial Nerve Sensory Ganglion Cells
- Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells
- Postganglionic Autonomic Ganglion Cells
- Chromaffin Cells of Adrenal Medulla
- Schwann Cells
- Melanocytes
What are the 3 main vesicles of the anterior neural tube in the early stage?
Prosencephalon - forebrain
Mesencephalon - midbrain
Rhomboenchephalon - hindbrain
What does the caudal aspect of the neural tube become?
Spinal Cord
What are the 5 main vesicles of the anterior neural tube in the later stage?
Telencephalon Optic Vesicle Diencephalon Pons (Metencephalon) Medulla (Myelencephalon)
What does the prosencephalon form?
Telencephalon
Diencephalon
What does the mesencephalon form?
Mesencephalon - remains
What does the rhomboencephalon form?
Metencephalon
Myelencephelon
What develops from the telencephalon?
Cerebral Cortex
Basal Ganglia
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Lateral Ventricles
What develops from the diencephalon?
Thalamus Hypothalamus Choroid Plexus Pituitary Gland (neurohypophysis) -> only half Pineal Gland
3rd Ventricle
What develops from the mesencephalon?
Midbrain
Cerebral Aqueduct
What develops from the metencephalon?
Pons
Cerebellum
4th Ventricle
What develops from the myelencephalon?
Medulla
Central Canal
What is the inner layer of the neural tube?
Ventricular
What is the intermediate layer of the neural tube?
Mantle
What is the outer layer of the neural tube?
Marginal
Describe the migration of cells in the neural tube?
They migrate from the ventricular to the marginal layer, with the mantle layer forming the gray matter and the ventricular layer forming the white matter.
What is the groove that appears at the midpoint of the neural tube during development called?
Sulcus Limitans
What forms the Alar Plate?
Cells migrating dorsal to the sulcus limitans