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L3 - neurodevelopment Flashcards

1
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instructions for brain on assembling cells

A

genomic control

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2
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how are the different component of the brain organised and differentiated

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transcription factors and morphogenes

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3
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how are components of the brain connected

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neural circuitry

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4
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is the genome a conserved structure

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yes

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5
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give an example of genetic divergence between species

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dolphin and camel have very wrinkly cerebral cortex

squirrel and frog do not

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6
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gyrification

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how wrinkly the cerebral cortex is

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7
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which organims is used to study neural development

and why is it useful

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C. Elegans (worm)
small and simple - 302 neurons
allows complete tracking of cell developent

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8
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what technique is used to model neural tube formation

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SEM

Scanning electron microscopy

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9
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process of neural tube formation

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neural plate forma furrow at medial hinge point
neural groove forms as two sides converge
epidermis forms top layer
neural crest forms middle layer (peripheral NS)
neural tube bottom layer

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10
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what direction does neural tube formation occur in

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from top to bottom

like a zip

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11
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what do dorso and ventral refer to in dorsoventral axis

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dorso - sensory neurons

ventral - motor neurons

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12
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brainstem is divided into…

A

rhomberes

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13
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rhombere organisation

A

determined by Homeobox (Hox) gene expression

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14
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what is a rhombere

A

segment of developing neural tube

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15
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Timing and localization to the neural tube closure can lead to?

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neural tube defects

e.g. anencephaly, spina bifida

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16
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where are cranial nerves restricted to?

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specific rhomberes

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17
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Shh gradient

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high Shh in ventral

low Shh in dorsal

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18
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increase in Shh concentration means….

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increase in motor neurons

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19
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Shh is important for determining…

A

neural identity

20
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what is produced by low Shh concentration

A

dorsal interneurons

21
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ventral motorneurons require high Shh conc for

A

induction

22
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progenitor domains

A

cell populations defined by combinations of transcription factors

23
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transcription factors specify neuronal subtypes

A

within progenitor subtypes

24
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what is a growth cone

A

specialist structure that guides neurones

25
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axons grow towards

A

positive, attractive signals

26
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axons grow by

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polymerisation of cytoskeleton

27
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what signals growth cones to targets

A

chemotactic or haptotactic stimulus

28
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haptotactic stimulus

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e.g. more adhesion sites

29
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-ve cues

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repel, cause downstream collapse of cytoskeleton

30
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why is midline crossing important

A

relied upon by locomotion and sensory coordination

allows both sides of the NS to communicate

31
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diagram for midline crossing

A

ladder diagram
longitudinal or crossed directions
neuromeres are the sections

32
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Robo

A

transmembrane receptor
mutants cause growth in circles
continuous crossing of midline

33
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Slit

A

chemorepellant ligand
mutants cause collapse of axon tracts down the midline
growth only down middle

34
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neurophilin receptor and semaphorin ligand

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essential for patterning peripheral nerves

35
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factors that regulate complex development of cns

A

nerve growth factors

neurotrophic factors

36
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how is neural plate formed

A

interaction of neural ectoderm with notochord

37
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where does neural plate form furrow

A

medial hinge point

38
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importance of HOX transcription factors

A

determine organisation between rostral and caudal axis

determine rhombomere organisation

39
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what determines dorsoventral axis

A

shh

40
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arguement against Shh dorsoventral hypothesis

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studies on mice mutants for Shh lack ventral spinal cord characteristics

41
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what relies of communication of both sides of the CNS

A

locomotion
sensory coordination
higher cognitive functioning

42
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what is required for proper midline crossing

A

proper interaction between robo receptor and slit ligand

43
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what is netrin

A

chemotropic signal secreted by floor plate

44
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netrin deficient mice

A

do not form hippocampal commissure or corpus callosum

45
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netrin-3

A

PNS

limited in CNS

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