Development of the Nervous System, Dermatomes & myotomes Flashcards
CNS & motor neurons
develop from the neural tube
Sensory & autonomic ganglia
develop from the neural crest cells.
The musculoskeletal system and dermis
develops from segments of mesoderm.
The nervous system
is somatotopically organised.
0 to 8 weeks
embryo:
initial development of each organ system
3-8wks period of greatest sensitivity
9-38 weeks
fetus:
period of functional maturation
week 3
- trilaminar germ disc
- craniocaudal axis
- bilateral symmetry
Trilaminar germ disc
superficial > deep
ectoderm - forms NS - is the outer surface
mesoderm - connective and muscle tissues
endoderm
Neurulation
Development of the neural tube & neural crest cells
somites
segments of mesoderm
- the mesodermally derived somites, adjacent to the neural tube, go on to form most of the vertebral column, as well as segmental structures such as skeletal muscle and dermis corresponding to spinal cord segments
Neurulation timeline
The neural plate and beginning neural groove at about 18 days of development > 2 days later development of neural groove > Neural tube closure during the fourth week > Neural folds begin to fuse at the cervical level of the future spinal cord at about day 21 > By about day 24, the rostral end of the neural tube has closed; the caudal end will close 2 to 3 days later
notochord
forerunner of the skeletal axis, helping to form the vertebral column
- comes from mesoderm; important in inducing development of neural tube
Neurulation timeline simple
Notochord forms from mesoderm (inductive)
Neural plate > Neural groove > Neural tube > Neural tube
…. CNS (brain/spinal cord)
Rostral neural tube develops into the brain - 3 weeks
3 primary vesicles: encephalon = brain 1. Prosencephalon 2. Mesencephalon 3. Rhombencephalon
Rostral neural tube develops into the brain - 5 weeks
5 secondary vesicles: Prosencephalon: 1.telencephalon 2.diencephalon 3. Mesencephalon Rhombencephalon: 4.metencephalon 5.myelencephalon