Lecture 12: Neurulation Flashcards
During week 1 of development, the trophoblast differentiates into what 2 structures?
Cytotrophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast
During week 1 of development, once the trophoblast differentiates into the cytotrophoblast and the syncytiotrophoblast, what does it do and what happens to the embryonic disc?
Differentiated trophoblast begins to implant into the uterine endometrium
Embryonic disc becomes bilaminar
During week 2 of development, the amniotic cavity forms and the ___________ expands.
Cells migrate from the ________ to form the primary yolk sac; ________ form within the syncytiotrophoblast; implantation is complete and the syncytiotrophoblast surrounds the _______
Syncytiotrophoblast
Hypoblast; lacunae; embryo
After completion of implantation in week 2 of development, extraembryonic _______ forms and splits to form the __________ cavity.
Trophoblastic ________ anastomose with maternal blood sinusoids.
Cells migrate from _______ to form secondary yolk sac; primary yolk sac is pushed to the side and begins to degenerate, eventually reduced to a remnant at the abembryonic pole of the chorionic cavity
Mesoderm; chorionic
Lacunae
Hypoblast
During week 3 of development, the embryo proper is attached to the ______ by the connecting stalk
Chorion
What is the difference between endoderm and primitive endoderm?
Primitive endoderm = hypoblast
Endoderm comes from the epiblast
Which germ layer is responsible for skeletal muscle, blood cells, lining of vessels, visceral smooth muscular coats, serosal linings, trunk CT, most of the cardiovascular system, and the notochord?
Mesoderm
What germ layer is responsible for the epithelial linings of respiratory and digestive tracts, GI glands and glandular cells of liver and pancreas?
Endoderm
What primary germ layer is responsible for the epidermis of the skin + epidermal derivatives, CNS and PNS, and neural crest cells, eyes, and internal ears?
Ectoderm
Which primary germ layer gives rise to the notochord?
Mesoderm
What effect does the notochord have on overlying ectoderm?
It is the primary inducer of overlying ectoderm to become specified as neuroectoderm, which then becomes neural plate and neural crest (begins in 3rd week)
Without signals from the notochord, the overlying ectoderm becomes epidermis
What 2 structures are derived from the neuroectoderm?
Neural plate
Neural crest
The processes by which the surface ectoderm and neuroectoderm are made physically and functionally distinct = ____________
Neurulation
Primary neurulation consists of what 3 major phases?
Neural plate –> neural folds –> neural tube
What establishes the hinge point between neural plate and neural folds phases of primary neurulation?
Neural groove
This allows physical changes to take place in neural plate; establishment of groove is essential to elevate surrounding areas to become neural folds, those edges then fuse to form neural tube
Secondary neurulation begins as neural tube arises from the __________ and aggregates into a solid cord.
The cord cavitates, creating a hollow tube. This occurs at the level of the ________ vertebrae
Mesenchyme; sacral
What happens to the neural crest as the neural tube closes?
Neural crest cells pinch off and migrate away, either prior to neural tube closure, or as closure occurs (timing varies depending on position on body axis)
What cell type forms from technically all types of neural crest?
Melanocytes
What tissue type arises from cranial neural crest cells only?
Teeth
What are some regions of neural crest cells?
Adrenergic, cholinergic, sensory neurons Schwann cells Melanocytes Odontoblasts Cartilage Bone Head/neck: dermis, skeletal, smooth muscle, adipose tissue Enteric ganglia ANS ganglia Adrenal medulla Teeth
Craniofacial anomalies are common with defects in what cell type?
Neural crest
Cardiac neural crest cells are very important for what developmental process?
Septation of the heart tissue, which originates as a single tube structure