Embryo Flashcards
Prosencephalon gives rise to what?
Telencephalon
Diencephalon
Mesencephalon gives rise to what?
Midbrain
Rhombencephalon gives rise to what?
Metencephalon (Pons + Cerebellum)
Myencephalon (Medulla)
Where is the lateral ventricle located?
Telencephalon
Where is the third ventricle located?
Diencephalon
Where is the cerebral aqueduct located?
Mesencephalon
Where is the fourth ventricle located?
Between metencephalon and myencephalon
What week do the forebrain and hindbrain divide?
Week 5
Where do microglial cells derived from
Blood monocytes
What day does rostral neuropore close?
Day 25
What day does caudal neuropore close?
Day 27
Cervical flexure
Between hindbrain and spinal cord
Pontine Flexure
Divide hindbrain into metencephalon and myencephalon
Cephalic Flexure
Separates midbrain from forebrain (persists)
What weeks to basal ganglia develop
Week 6-23
Holoprosencephaly
Incomplete separation of cerebral hemispheres
*Associated with hypotelorism (close eyes), microcephaly, intellectual disability, pituitary dysfunction
Where does APG come from
Rathke’s Pouch (First arch ectoderm)
Surface ectoderm