Embryology 2 - Neurulation, Folding, and Development of Nervous System (Week 8) Flashcards
What are the roles of the notochord?
1) Establishes the longitudinal axis of the embryo and gives it some rigidity
2) Provides signals for the development of axial MSK structures and the CNS
3) Contributes to the intervertebral discs
How does the notochord form?
Note: this process occurs @ approx. day 16, 17, and 18
- mesenchymal cells “dive” into the primitive pit, migrating towards the cephalad region
- they stop at the prechordal plate (acts as “stop signal” from developing too far anteriorly)
- in doing so, these cells form the notochordal process
The notochordal process develops a lumen called the __________
Once this canal forms, the floor of the notochordal process fuses with the endoderm, replacing whatever endoderm was there with the notochord process.
notochordal canal
Once the notochordal canal disappears and becomes the notochordal plate, we also get the ___________ canal, which allows for communication between the amniotic cavity and the umbilical vesicle.
neurenteric
Note: was once the primitive pit –> becomes neurenteric canal
As the notochordal plate proliferates and folds into itself, it forms the ___________
@ ~ middle of 3rd week
notochord
Note: notochord is like a tube
True or False: Notochord formation starts caudally and progresses cranially
False.
Notochord formation starts cranially (cephalad) and progresses caudally
After the notochord is fully developed, the _____________ is fully obliterated
neurenteric canal
True or False: The neural groove is a groove that is part of the ectoderm that is located on top of the notochord. On either sides of the groove, there are neural folds.
True
What serves as the central axis of the embryo, dividing right from left?
the notochord
What does the prechordal plate develop into?
the oropharyngeal membrane
The oropharyngeal membrane is a two-layer membrane that includes an ________ and ________, but NO ____________
ectoderm and endoderm,
mesoderm
What eventually becomes the future site of the anus?
cloacal membrane
The cloacal membrane is a two layered membraned that includes an ____________ and ___________, but NO ___________
ectoderm and endoderm,
mesoderm
Note: similar to the oropharyngeal membrane
True or False: The cloacal membrane forms caudal to the primitive streak
True
A small, vascularized diverticulum (outpouching) from the caudal wall of the umbilical vesicle, extending into the connecting stalk
allantois
What is the allantois involved with?
- early blood formation
- bladder development
The ________ is a tube that extends from the bladder to the belly button (umbilical region) that closes after birth and becomes the ________________ in adults
urachus,
median umbilical ligament
The notochord induces the overlying ectoderm to develop into the ____________
neural plate
The process by which the neural tube is formed is called what?
neurulation
Note: begins with neural plate formation
The neuroectoderm gives rise to what?
- the CNS
- retina
- tissues that arise from the neural crest
True or False: As the organism matures, the neural plate extends beyond the notochord
True
On day 18, the neural plate invaginates to form the _____________, whereby neural folds are found on either side
neural groove
When the neural folds fuse together, they form the ___________
neural tube
When is neurulation complete?
By the end of the 4th week, when the tube becomes completely closed
____________ are a subset of neuroectodermal cells that originate at the apex of the neural folds, lose affinity to the epithelium and neighbouring cells, and migrate widely on either side of the tube, throughout the mesenchyme
neural crest cells
What do the neural crest cells give rise to?
the peripheral nervous system (PNS)
What are some derivatives of the neural crest cells?
- ganglia of CN V, VII, IX, and X
- spinal ganglia (dorsal root ganglia)
- autonomic nervous system ganglia
- neurolemma (Schwann) sheaths of peripheral nerves
- contribute to arachnoid and pia mater
- adrenal medulla
- melanocytes
- craniofacial bone and cartilage
- portions of the heart
Intraembryonic mesoderm proliferates to form a thick column of mesoderm on either side of the notochord, called __________
paraxial mesoderm
The ____________ is found just lateral to the paraxial mesoderm
intermediate mesoderm
The ____________ is found just lateral to the intermediate mesoderm
lateral mesoderm
During the 3rd to 5th week, the paraxial mesoderm “bulks up” to form what?
somites
What are somites?
cuboidal masses of mesoderm on either side of the notochord, that give rise to most of the axial skeleton and associated musculature (e.g., erector spinae), as well as the dermis in those areas
During the 3rd week, mesenchymal cells migrate anteriorly, lateral to the notochordal process to eventually form the ____________
cardiogenic mesoderm
Note: eventually gives rise to the embryonic heart primordia (aka the primordial heart)