Embryology Flashcards
Concerning the development of the brain
- entire nervous system is of____ origin and its first rudiment is seen in the neural___ which extends along the___ aspect of the embryo
- By ____week, neural folds have begun to move together & fuse, converting the neural___ into neural____, the primordium of the CNS.
ectodermal
groove
dorsal
end of 3rd
plate
tube
Gastrulation
- the process by which the bilaminar embryonic disc is converted into a___ embryonic disc.
- Begins with formation of the ____at the caudal end of the embryo.
- Cranial end proliferates to form____
- Some mesenchymal cells migrate cranially from primitive node & pit, forming a median cellular cord-____/_____
trilaminar
primitive streak
primitive node.
notochordal/head process.
Primitive streak results from proliferation & migration of cells of the____ to the____ plane of the embryonic disc.
epiblast
median
Primitive____ develops in the primitive streak.
-Primitive___ – small depression in primitive node.
groove
pit
Primitive groove & pit result from invagination of_____ cells.
epiblastic
GASTRULATION
By the ____ day floor of the notochordal process fuses with____
-With further development the notochordal cells proliferate & form a solid cord- the______/_____ (_____wk).
-Primitive streak undergoes degenerative changes & disappears by the _____week
-As the notochord develops, the embryonic ___derm over it thickens to form an elongated,___-shaped plate-____
18th
underlying endoderm.
definitive notochord/chordamesoderm
end of 3rd
end of the 4th
ecto; slipper; neural plate.
Fate of the notochordal lumen
Gradually the lumen of notochordal process disappears completely.
The ectoderm of the neural plate forms the CNS.
T/F
T
NEURULATION
- Neural plate appears (cranial or caudal?) to the primitive node & (ventral or dorsal?) to the notochord & mesoderm adjacent to it.
- As the notochord elongates, the neural plate (narrows or broadens) & eventually extends cranially as far as the ____ membrane
Cranial
Dorsal
Broadens
oropharyngeal
At first the neural plate is longer in length than the underlying notochord.
T/F
F
At first the neural plate corresponds precisely in length to the underlying notochord.
Eventually the neural plate extends beyond the notochord.
T/F
T
NEURULATION
At approximately the __th day, neural plate invaginates along its central axis to form a longitudinal median- neural____, that has neural____ on each side.
18
groove; folds
NEURULATION
Neural folds become particularly prominent at the (cranial or caudal?) end of embryo
-By_____, neural folds have begun to move together & fuse, converting the neural plate into neural____, the primordium of the CNS.
Cranial
end of 3rd week
tube
first signs of brain development is ______?
Prominence of neural folds
Regarding the notochord
- As the notochordal process elongates, the primitive streak____
- At____ week the notochordal process is transformed into notochord
- Embryonic disc is originally_-shaped but soon becomes __-shaped & then ___-like
shortens
end of the 3rd
egg
pear
Slipper
The ____ functions as the primary inductor in the early embryo ;a prime mover in a sries of signal-calling episodes that ultimately transform unspecialized embyonic cells into definitive adult tissues & organs
notochord
The notochord is an intricate structure around which the _____forms.
- It extends from ______ membrane to the_____
- Notochord degenerates & disappears as the_____ form, but persists as the____ of _____
- Neurulation is completed during the___ week
vertebral column
oropharyngeal
primitive node
bodies of the vertebrae
nucleus pulposus of each IV disc.
4th
NEURAL CREST FORMATION
-As the neural folds fuse to form neural tube, some neuroectodermal cells on the crest of each fold lose their epithelial affinities & attachments to neighbouring cells.
T/F
T
As the neural tube separates from surface____, neural crest cells migrate_____ on each side of the neural tube .
-The neural crest is eventually formed between the _____ and ____
ectoderm
dorsolaterally
neural tube & the overlying surface ectoderm.
Derivatives of Neural Crest Cells
- ____ganglia (____ganglia)
- Ganglia of____
- Ganglia of cranial nerves___,___,__,___ (in part)
- ______of peripheral nerves
- _____of brain & spinal cord
Spinal
dorsal
ANS
V, VII, IX & X
Neurolemmal sheaths
Meninges
Embryological Origin of the Brain
- The brain develops from the____ end of the neural tube
- cranial to the___ pair of somites
anterior
4th
the anterior end of neural tube, at an early period becomes expanded into ___ vesicles, the primary cerebral vesicles.
-These are marked off from each other by intervening constrictions
-they are named the fore-brain or____, the mid-brain or____, and the hind-brain or_____—the last being continuous with the_____
3
prosencephalon
mesencephalon
rhombencephalon
medulla spinalis.
Secondary Brain Vesicles
- During the ____ week
- forebrain partly divides into 2 secondary vesicles-____ and ____
- hindbrain partly divides into ___ and ____
5th
telecenphalon & diencephalon
metencephalon & myelencephalon
Midbrain/ mesencephalon divides into ___ and ___ vesicles
Midbrain/ mesencephalon does not divide
HEAD FLEXURES
- As a result of unequal growth of these different parts 3 flexures are formed and the embryonic brain becomes_____ in a somewhat zigzag fashion
- The 2 earliest flexures are con___ ventrally and are associated with corresponding flexures of the whole head
bent on itself
cave
The first head flexure is the ____ flexure
Midbrain
Mid brain flexure
- aka _____ flexure
- By means of the midbrain flexure, fore-brain is bent in a (ventral or dorsal) direction around the _____ end of the notochord & fore-gut, with the result that the____
- This flexure causes the mid-brain to become, for a time, the most prominent part of the brain, since its (ventral or dorsal?) surface corresponds with the_____ of the curve.
ventral cephalic
Ventral
anterior
floor of the fore-brain comes to lie almost parallel with that of the hind-brain.
dorsal; convexity
Hind brain flexure
- The (2nd or 3rd) bend appears at the junction of the _____ and ___
- aka ____\ flexure
- the flexure increases from ____ to the end of ___ week, when the hind-brain forms nearly a___ angle with the _____
2nd
hind-brain and medulla spinalis
cervical
3rd;5th
right; medulla spinalis
After the 5th week, _______takes place & the cervical flexure diminishes & disappears.
erection of the head
Pons flexure
- The 3rd bend is named the pontine flexure
- Located in future pontine region; divides hindbrain into caudal- ____cephalon & rostral ____cephalon
- It differs from the other 2 in that (a) its_____, and (b) it______
myelen; meten
convexity is forward
does not affect the head
The lateral walls of the brain-tube, like those of the medulla spinalis, are divided by internal furrows into
___/____&___/_____ laminæ
alar; dorsal
basal; ventral
The Hind-brain
- Rhombencephalon
- The cavity of the hind-brain becomes the______
- Immediately behind the mid-brain it exhibits a marked constriction, the______
4th ventricle.
isthmus rhombencephali.
the length of the hind-brain once exceeded the combined lengths of the other 2 vesicles.
T/F
T
At the time when the ____flexure makes its appearance, the length of the hind-brain exceeds the combined lengths of the other 2 vesicles.
ventral cephalic
From that constriction the _____ and _____ are formed
anterior medullary velum & the superior peduncle of the cerebellum
Olivary nuclei are formed from neuroblasts from the ___ lamina of the ____brain and its _____
alar
Hind
rhombic lip
Cerebellum
- The cerebellum is developed by a thickening of ___ of the ___cephalon.
- The fissures of the cerebellum appear first in the____ and _____ region, and traces of them are found during the ____ month
roof; meten
vermis & floccular; 3rd
Fissures on the cerebellar hemispheres do not appear until the_____ month.
5th
The primitive fissures of the cerebellum are developed in the order of their relative size in the adult
T/F
F
The primitive fissures of the cerebellum are not developed in the order of their relative size in the adult—thus the horizontal sulcus in the fifth month is merely a shallow groove.
The best marked of the early fissures of the cerebellum are: (a) the ____between the developing____and_____, and (b) the____ between the_____ and _____
fissura prima
culmen and declive
fissura secunda
future pyramid and uvula.
The flocculus & nodule are developed from the ____
rhombic lip
____ and ____ are recognizable as separate portions before any of the other cerebellar lobules.
Floculus
Nodule
On the ventricular surface of the cerebellar lamina a transverse furrow, the _____, appears, and deepens to form the ____ recess of the____ of the____ ventricle
tent-like
Roof;4th
As the cerebellar rudiments enlarge & fuse in the median plane, they overgrow the____ half of 4th ventricle & overlap ____ and ___
- Some neuroblasts in intermediate zone of the____ plates migrate to marginal zone & differentiate into neurons of the cerebellar cortex
- Other neuroblats from these plates give rise to the _____ nuclei
rostral
pons & medulla
alar
central