Embryology Flashcards
Induces ectoderm differentiation
Notochord
Differentiates into neuroectoderm
Ectoderm
Differentiates into neural plate
Neuroectoderm
Gives rise to neural tube and neural crest cells
Neural plate
Becomes nucleus pulposus of intervertebral disc in adults
Notochord
Embryological structure that gives rise to dorsal sensory nerves
Alar plate
Embryological structure that gives rise to ventral motor nerves
Basal plate
Structures derived from telencephalon
Cerebral hemispheres and lateral ventricles
Structures derived from myelencephalon
Medulla and lower fourth ventricle
Structures derived from diencephalon
Thalamus, hypothalamus, third ventricle
Structures derived from mesencephalon
Midbrain, aqueduct
Structures derived from metencephalon
Pons, cerebellum, upper fourth ventricle
Gives rise to telencephalon and diencephalon
Forebrain
Gives rise to metencephalon and myelencephalon
Hindbrain
Gives rise to mesencephalon
Midbrain
Other name for forebrain
Prosencephalon
Other name for midbrain
Mesencephalon
Other name for hindbrain
Rhombencephalon
Tissue microglia derived from
Mesoderm
Cells derived from neural crest cells
Schwann cells and PNS neurons
Lab findings in neural tube defects
Increased alpha-fetoprotein and AChE
Mechanism of increased AChE in neural tube defects
AChE flows through defect into amniotic fluid
Neural tube defects are associated with what
Low folate intake before and during pregnancy and maternal diabetes
Mechanism of anencephaly
Failure of rostral neuropore to close
Complications of anencephaly
Polyhydramnios, no forebrain and open calvarium
Mechanism of spina bifida occulta
Failure of caudal neuropore to close