Lecture 2 (FIRST MIDTERM) Flashcards
3 germ layers from out to in:
Ectoderm
Mesoderm
Endoderm
6 main chordate features:
Notochord Pharyngeal slits Endostyle or thyroid gland Dorsal Hollow Nerve Tube Postanal tail Segmented body musculature
The concept of “a tube in a tube” (like us) is called:
gastrulation
Where the ectoderm thickens, there is a specific germ layer called…
neural plate ectoderm
What is neurulation?
Ectoderm “rolls up” and leaves a hollow core (dorsal hollow nerve tube)
What are pharyngeal slits?
Piercings or almost piercings (which are pharyngeal pouches)
Probably functioned in feeding or respiration in early chordates
Endostyle:
Thyroid gland:
Endostyle: a ciliated groove in the floor of the mouth - present in early chordates
Thyroid gland: present in more advanced chordates
The central nervous system in chordates develops embryologically from…
ectoderm
What is the name of the canal going down your spinal cord?
neurocoel
Post-anal tail:
A tail extending beyond the anus
Primarily for swimming in lower chordates
Segmented body musculature:
Blocks of muscle that are arranged along the length of the body
The notochord is embryologically derived from…
mesoderm
The notochord is dorsal to what?
The coelom (body cavity)
The notochord is ventral to what?
The central nervous system
Neural crest ectoderm turns into..
Peripheral nervous system, ganglia of nervous system (cranial, spinal, autonomic), dentine of teeth, head skeleton, pigment cells, covering of the brain (meninges)
Most superficial layer in an embryo (specific germ layer):
epidermal ectoderm
Specific germ layer of the dorsal hollow nerve tube:
neural ectoderm
Three divisions of the mesoderm:
Epimere
Mesomere
Hypomere