Embryology: Neurulation & Neural Crest, Histology: Nervous Tissue Flashcards
What is the somatic nervous system
the nervous system that innervates the skin and most skeletal muscle
what is the visceral (autonomic) nervous system
the nervous system that innervates the viscera, smooth muscle, and glands
what are the divisions of the visceral/autonomic nervous system
sympathetic and parasympathetic
What are the steps in the formation of the neural tube
- thickening of neural plate
- elongation of neural plate
- lateral folding
- fusion of opposing neural folds
- separation from overlying ectoderm
what is the role of each of these structures in neural tube formation: notochord neural groove neural crest median hinge point lateral hinge point neural crest cells
notochord - lies below the neural groove and signals the formation of the following structures
neural groove - cells that form the first invagination of the neural tube
neural crest - cells that come together to complete the tube formation (remain as free cells outside of tube)
median hinge point - first fold point of the tube
lateral hinge point - two lateral points of folding that bring the neural crests together
What are the different primary CNS segments
- prosencephalon (forebrain)
- mesencephalon (midbrain)
- rhombencephalon (hindbrain)
spinal cord
how many folds are there in the primary CNS
2 (cephalic and cervical)
what are rhombomeres
different segments of the hindbrain caused by HOX genes
What are the secondary CNS segments
Prosencephalon 1. telencephalon 2. diencephalon 3. Mesencephalon Rhombencephalon 4. metencephalon 5. myelencephalon spinal cord
how many folds are there in the secondary CNS
3 (mesencephalic, cervical, pontine)
What does the telencephalon develop into (and the neural canal in that area)
cerebral hemispheres (lateral ventricles)
What does the diencephalon develop into (and the neural canal in that area)
Thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, eyes (3rd ventricle)
what does the mesencephalon develop into (and the neural canal in that area)
anterior (visual) and posterior (auditory) colliculi (cerebral aquedcut
What does the metencephalon develop into
cerebellum, pons
what does the myelencephalon develop into
medulla oblongata
What happens at the external limiting membrane of the neural tube, and what happens at the lumen side of the neural tube
DNA synthesis occurs at the external limiting membrane
mitotic division occurs at the lumen side
What is the first progenitor cell in the CNS
neuroepithelium
what are the steps of differentiation of CNS cells
- neuroepithelium
- multipotential stem cell
- Bipotential progenitor cell
4a. neuronal lineage progenitor cell
- mature neuron
- microglial cell
4b. Glial lineage progenitor cell
- oligodendrocyte
- type 2 astrocyte
- type 1 astrocyte
- special glial cells
- ependymal cells
What happens in the development of mature neuron
they have outgrowths called filopodia that extend and retract (testing the environment) that develop into axons and dendrites
what are the two divisions of the brain
brain stem = myelencephalon, pons, and mesencephalon
higher centers = cerebellum and forebrain
what are the steps in the development of the thalamus and hypothalamus (pineal gland)
- swellings on the inner diencephalon with the hypothalamic sulcus between them
- sulcus dorsus separates the thalamus from the epithalamic swelling
- thalamic swellings grow and connect via interthalamic adhesions
- pineal gland forms from a midline diverticulum off of the epithalamic roof plate
what are the steps in the development of the pituitary gland
- infundibulum develops from the floor of the 3rd ventricle
- Rathkes pouch forms from the ectoderm lined space near future mouth
- move toward each other. and join
- rathkes pouch breaks off
- both move into the sella turcica
what forms the anterior pituitary, and what forms the posterior pituitary
infundibulum turns into posterior pit
rathkes pouch turns into anterior pit
what is the mesencephalon largely made up of
white matter, tracts that connect the forebrain and hindbrain
What does the lumen of the neural tube associated with the mesencephalon develop into
the cerebral aqueduct
what happens if the cerebral aqueduct becomes blocked
hydrocephalus (fluid accumulation in the brain)
what things develop into the pons
rhabdomeres 1 and 2 and cerebellum
what is the function of the pons
relay signals linking the spinal cord with the cerebral cortex and cerebellum
what are the pontine nuclei
the part of the pons that relays input from the cerebrum to the cerebellum
What things develop into the cerebellum
metencephalon and the adjacent rhombic lips