Lecture 15 - Early Brain Development I Flashcards
Which signals act on the anterior structures and which signals act on posterior structures during development?
Anterior: Wnt Inhibitor, BMP Inhibitor
Posterior: RA, FGF, Wnt, BMP Inhibitor
In the following diagram of the developing brain, what is G?
Cerebral Cortex
Which germ layers forms the skin, nails, hair, lens of eye, lining of the internal and external ear, nose, sinuses, mouth, pituitary gland, and the mammary gland?
Ectoderm
What does the metencephalon become?
Cerebellum and Pons
In the following diagram of the developing brain, what is I?
Spinal Cord
True or False?:
Hensen’s node is found in amphibians. Spemann’s organizer is found in humans and chicks. They are homologus to eachother.
False
Hensen’s node is found in humans and chicks. Spemann’s organizer is found in amphibians. They are homologus to eachother.
In the following diagram of the neural plate being folded into the neural tube, what is J?
Somite
In the following diagram of the developing brain, what is K?
Metencephlon
In the following diagram of the developing brain, what is H?
Spinal Cord
In the following diagram of the developing brain, what is D?
Basal Ganglia
What is a lumbar puncture (spinal tap)?
A lumbar puncture is when a needle is inserted between lumbar vertebrae for the recovery of CSF so that it can be screened for proteins, glucose, and pressure. It is helpful in diagnosing hemorrhage, meningitis, and CNS inflammation.
What are the two phases of inductive signaling from underlying mesoderm?
Activation: Activating signals from early-forming mesoderm induces differentiation of neural plate, but in a default state of anterior differentiation (classical neural induction).
Transformation: Transforming signals coming from late-forming mesoderm induces posterior character to neural tissue.
In the following diagram of the neural tube being sealed, what is D?
Anterior Neural Fold
What structure induces the ectoderm above it to become the neural plate during neurulation?
Notochord
In the following diagram of the neural plate being folded into the neural tube, what is D?
Roofplate
What is spina bifida?
Spina bifida is a birth defect in which there is incomplete closing of the spine and membranes around the spinal cord during early development in pregnancy.
In the following diagram of the developing brain, what is F?
Cervical Flexure
What would happen if you injected chordin mRNA into an embryo?
You would trigger the development of a second nervous system (like in the “organizer” experiment).
In the following diagram of the neural tube being sealed, what is B?
Central Canal
In the following diagram of the neural plate being folded into the neural tube, what is H?
Notochord
In the following diagram of the developing brain, what is G?
Myelencephalon
In the following diagram of the neural tube being sealed, what is A?
Neural Tube
What is the primitive streak?
The primitive streak is the faint streak which is the earliest trace of the embryo in the fertilized ovum of a higher vertebrate.
In the following diagram of the developing brain, what is D?
Mesencephalon
Which secondary brain vesicles does the mesencephalon become?
Mesencephalon
(This is kind of a trick question because the vesicle isn’t subdivided.)
What occurs during gastrulation?
- Formation of the 3 germinal layers.
- Inward migration of cells.
- Creation of the notochord.
In the following diagram of the neural plate being folded into the neural tube, what is E?
Neural Tube
Which germ layer forms the muscles, bones, lymphatic tissue, spleen, blood cells, heart, lungs, reproductive system, excretory system, and the notochord?
Mesoderm
Where is the notochord found?
The notochord starts at the primitive pit (near Hensen’s node/Spemann’s organizer) and elongates under the primitive streak.
What does the mesencephalon become?
Superior and Inferior Colliculus and Fiber Tracts
Which secondary brain vesicles does the rhombencephalon become?
Metencephalon and Myelencephalon
In the following diagram of the developing brain, what is F?
Lateral Ventricles
What do you predict will happen in the following transplantation experiment?
Early-Forming (Anterior): A secondary head is formed.
Late-Forming (Posterior): A secondary tail is formed.
In the following diagram of the neural plate being folded into the neural tube, what is C?
Pre-Somitic Mesoderm
In the following diagram of the developing brain, what is J?
Myelencephalon
Which secondary brain vesicles does the prosencephalon become?
Telencephalon and Diencephalon
How does the neural tube become regionalized?
Induction of neural tissue by mesodermal factors is followed by graded mesodermal signals that help regionalize the neural tissue.
In the following diagram of the developing brain, what is A?
Cerebral Hemisphere
Which germ layer forms the lining of the lungs, tounge, tonsils, urethra and associated glands, bladder, and digestive tract?
Endoderm
In the following diagram of the developing brain, what is A?
Prosencephalon
In the following diagram of the closure of the neural tube, what is D?
Rhombencephalon
What are the primary brain vesicles (in order from furthest to closest to spinal cord)?
Prosencephalon, Mescencephalon, and Rhombencephalon