Module 4: Development of the Nervous System, Musculoskeletal System, and Limbs Flashcards
When does development of brain vesicles begin
-week 5
Where do brain vesicles begin to form
-cranial end of neural tube
3 brain vesicles
-prosencephalon
-mesencephalon
-rhombencephalon
Prosencephalon derivatives
-cerebrum
Mesencephalon derivatives
-midbrain
Rhombencephalon derivatives
-pons, medulla, cerebellum
When does brain flexure begin
-week 5
-same time as development of vesicles
Where does brain flexure begin
-cranial end of neural tube
3 brain flexures
-midbrain flexure
-cervical flexure
-pontine flexure
Midbrain flexure
-first flexure to appear
-in region of mesencephalon
Cervical flexure
-second to appear
-at junction between future spinal cord and rhombencephalon
Pontine flexure
-third to appear
-when neural tube bends anteriorly at cervical and midbrain flexures, but the pontine flexure is directed posteriorly
What is the pituitary gland derived from
-ectoderm that develops from rathkes pouch and infundibulum
Rathkes pouch
-ectodermal out-pocketing of developing mouth
Infundibulum
-downward extension of the hypothalamus
Rathkes pouch derivative
-forms anterior lobe of pituitary gland
Infundibulum derivative
-posterior lobe of pituitary gland
Development of the pituitary gland stages
-outpocketing
-migration
-regression
-detachment
-differentiation
Pituitary gland outpocketing
-infundibulum and rathkes pouch outpocket from hypothalamus and stomodeum
Pituitary gland migration
-infundibulum and rathkes pouch migrate towards eachother
Pituitary gland regression
-connecting stalk between stomodeum and rathkes pouch regresses
Pituitary gland detachment
-rathkes pouch detaches from the stomodeum and becomes associated with the developing posterior pituitary
Pituitary gland differentiation
-rathkes pouch differentiates to form anterior pituitary
-meanwhile distal portion of infundibulum differentiates to form posterior pituitary
Cellular layers of the neural tube
-ventricular layer
-mantle layer
-marginal layer
Ventricular layer
-innermost layer
-lies adjacent to the lumen of neural tube
What kind of cells does ventricular layer contain
-neuroepthelial cells
-which are precursors to cells that comprise CNS
What is the first generation of cells produced by neuroepithelial cells
-neuroblasts
Neuroblasts
-eventually become neurons in the CNS
Mantle layer
-once ventricular layer is formed, neuroblasts migrate away to form this layer
What does mantle layer become
-grey matter in CNS
Marginal layer
-formed from neuronal processes that germinate from neuroblasts
What does marginal layer become
-white matter of the CNS
Spinal cord development
-proliferation of neuroblasts within ventricular layer causes differential thickening of mantle layer creating alar and basal thickenings
Where is alar thickening
-dorsal region
Where is basal thickening
-ventral region
Alar plate
-grey matter of dorsal half
-separated from eachother by roof plate
What kind of neurons does alar plate contain
-sensory
Basal plate
-white matter of ventral half
-separated by floor plate
What kind of neurons does basal plate contain
-motor neurons
Sulcus limitans
-appears in lateral wall of neural tube
-separating it into dorsal and ventral halves throughout future spinal cord and brainstem
Holoprosencephaly
-occurs when prosencephalon fails to develop
-can include neurological deficits, seizures, vision and motor difficulties
-craniofacial malformations, reduction of frontonasal prominence
Which horn do motor nerves emerge from
-ventral horn
Which horn do sensory nerves emerge from
-dorsal horn
-dorsal root ganglion
Which horn do autonomic nerves emerge from
-lateral horns
Formation of motor nerves
-begins with outgrowth of axons from motor neuroblasts located in basal plate
Formation of sensory nerves
-derived from neural crest cells
Formation of sensory nerve dendrites
-grow toward nerve cell body
Formation of sensory nerve axons
-terminate in the alar plate