DIT Flashcards
1
Q
Neural crest derivatives
A
“MAGIC COPS” =
Melanocytes,
Aorticopulmonary septum & endocardial cushions,
Ganglia (autonomic, dorsal root, enteric),
Iris stroma,
Chromaffin cells (adrenal medulla),
Cranial nerves,
Odontoasts/ossicles,
Parafollicular (C) cells (thyroid; calcitonin), Sclerae
*remember neural crest comes from neuroectoderm which comes from ectoderm which comes from epiblast from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst
