Development of the Peripheral Nervous System Flashcards
when does the neural tube start to form
3 weeks
what does the fourth somite on the neural tube separate
the part of the tube that develops into the brain and the part that develops into the spinal cord
central nervous system consists of
brain and spinal cord
peripheral nervous system consists of
cranial nerves, spinal nerves, ganglia, enteric plexus, sensory receptors
- anything that starts in the spinal cord or skull and leaves to go to a target muscle or gland
somatic peripheral nervous system
motor and sensory portions; voluntary and conscious movement
autonomic peripheral nervous system
motor and sensory portions; involuntary movement
parasympathetic nervous system
rest and digest; involuntary
sympathetic nervous system
fight or flight; involuntary
what three parts make up the grey matter in the spinal cord
posterior horn
lateral horn
anterior horn
posterior (dorsal) horn of the grey matter
sensory portion
lateral horn of the grey matter
autonomics
- through T1–>L2
anterior (ventral) horn of the grey matter
cell bodies of motor neurons
grey matter of spinal cord
location of cell bodies of neurons
- not myelinated (why it’s grey)
white matter of spinal cord
mostly axons
- myelinated (why it’s white)
what three parts make up the white matter in the spinal cord
posterior funiculus
lateral funiculus
anterior funiculus
posterior (dorsal) funiculus of the white matter
sensory portion
lateral funiculus of the white matter
sensory and motor portions
anterior (ventral) funiculus of the white matter
primarily motor
alar plate
sensory portion of the neural tube
basal plate
motor portion of the neural tube
sulcus limitans
groove that separates alar plate and basal plate on the neural tube
separates affarent (sensory) and efferent (motor)
central canal of neural tube
hole that forms after neural tube closes; connected to vascular system in brain
ventricular zone of the neural tube
adjacent to the central canal; contains stem cells that give rise to ependymoblast which gives rise to ependymal cells
intermediate zone of the neural tube
grey matter; consists of stem cells that have migrated in from the ventricular zone; also contains astrocytes
marginal zone of the neural tube
white matter; consists of myelinated axons; has oligodendrocytes
difference between oligodendrocytes and schwann cells
oligodendrocytes myelinate within the CNS; schwann cells myleniate in the PNS
oligodendrocytes come from neural tube; schwann cells come from neural crest
where does the spinal cord end in newborns vs adults
newborns: L2 or L3
adults: L1 or L2