Development of the Nervous System Flashcards
Where does primary neurulation extend from?
Brain to the lumbar spinal cord
What is the caudal eminence?
The caudal eminence induces the creation of the sacral and coccygeal parts of the spinal cord. It is part of secondary neurulation.
Almost all cells of the NS come from neuroepithelium (neural tube), except for:
Microglia, which are developed monocytes from mesenchyme.
Where do the brain vesicles begin to form?
Above the 4th somites
3 brain vesicles
Prosencephalon - forebrain
Mesencephalon - midbrain
Rhombencephalon - hindbrain
When does the forebrain and hindbrain divide?
Wk 5
What does the prosencephalon divide into?
Telencephalon and diencephalon
What does the rhombencephalon divide into?
Metencephalon and myelencephalon
Cervical flexure demarcates:
Demarcates the hindbrain from SC
Pontine flexure demarcates:
Divides the hindbrain into metencephalon and myelencephalon.
Cephalic flexure demarcates:
Bend between midbrian and forebrain
What develops from weeks 6-32? (2)
Basal ganglion
Cortical structure
Components of telencephalon (6)
Cerebral cortex Subcortical white matter Olfactory bulb and tract Basal ganglia Amygdala Hippocampus
Components of diencephalon (4)
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Epithalamus
Eyes (CN II)
Holoprosencephaly
Results from incomplete separation of cerebral hemispheres.
Many facial abnormalities can happen.