Mod 8 Flashcards
what does the CNS develop from
thickened area of the ectoderm
what is the thickened area of the ectoderm called
neural plate at 4.5 week LMP
about what day does the cranial end close
38 LMP
about what day does the caudal end close
40 LMP
what is the most common site of neural tube defects
caudal
the rostral end differentes into three vesicles that give rise to the entire brain, what are they
prosencephalon
mesencephalon
rhombencephalon
what is another name for prosencephalon
forebrain
what is another name for mesencephalon
midbrain
what is another name for rhombencephalon
hindbrain
what does the prosencephalon differentiate into
telencephalon
diencephalon
what does the telencephalon form
cerebral hemispheres
what does the diencephalon form
thalamus
hypothalamus
what is the smallest potion of the brain
midbrain
what does the mesencephalon form
cerebral peduncles
where is the location of the mesencephalon
anterior to the aqueduct of Sylvius
what does the rhombencephalon differentiate into
metencephalon
myelencephalon