Neuro Development Flashcards
Gastrulation
a phase early in embryonic development during which the single-layered blastula of the embryo is reorganized into a trilaminar (three-layered)
begins with the formation of the primitive streak
3 germ layers
1: ectoderm
2: mesoderm
3: endoderm
ectoderm forms the..
entire nervous system
mesoderm forms the..
connective tissues (bone, tendon, cartilage, blood, etc.)
musculoskeletal system
endoderm forms the..
linings of all cavities (GI tract, stomach, pancreas)
Primitive streak
13-14 days
area of active cell migration, cells start to migrate inward–>forms the 3 layers
–> invagination
can see a streak between amnion and yolk sac
invagination
process of cells migrating underneath and displacing underlying cells to form the 3 germ layers
day1
fertilization
day 6
implantation
Neurulation
day 16-18
=the formation of the NEURAL TUBE
starts with the notochord release factors that start the process of CNS development -neural induction
begins with the formation of the NEURAL PLATE
Neurulation accomplishes 3 major things in higher vertebraes:
1: creates the NEURAL TUBE- which gives rise CNS
2: creates the NEURAL CREST- which migrates away from the dorsal surface of the neural tube, and gives rise to a diverse set of cell types- forms the PNS
3: creates the epidermis-which covered over the neural tube once it is created
Neural induction
notacord releases a substance that induces the NS to start forming
(part of mesoderm creates notochord–> becomes nucleus propulsus later in life)
Neural plate
a thickening of the ectoderm caused when cuboidal epithelial cells become columnar
neural tube process
1: neural plate around 18 days
cells divide in ectoderm at different rates
2: neural groove
plate begins to invaginate into the ectoderm
as cells divide faster there is no room so it goes deeper
3: neural tube
* notocord develops
embryo at 20 days
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neuro tube is like a cylinder
ectoderm develops at different speeds; faster at periphery and slower medially- causes invagination in center (ventrally toward yolk sac)
bumps/ribs on side are the mesoderm (it grows around the NS like how the vertebrae surround the spinal cord)
neural crest cells
specialized cells that eventually go to dorsal lateral surface, later they form the peripheral NS (i.e. ganglion)
embryo at 21 days
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neuro tube –> progresses at either end
eventually lateral sides fuse together in the middle to form tube
embryo at 24 days
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Neural tube is complete! (except for the ends)
functioning nervous system!
lumen in middle will form ventricle system (heart)
neural tube will form brain stem, spinal cord and cerebrum
cerebrum>brain stem>SC (SC develops slowest, simplest- most undifferentiated)
neural epithelial layer
lumen of neural tube
single layer of cells
where all neurons (functioning units) and glia (CT cells in NS/helpers) come from
sulcus limitans
eveything ventral= motor
everything dorsal= sensory
mantle layer= grey matter
marginal layer= white matter
Primary vesicle stage
about 28 days..
Prosencephalon-forebrain- thalamus, cerebrum- divides into 2 parts
Mesencephalon- midbrain (ie brain stem)
Rhombencephalon- hindbrain- pons and medulla
Mylon?- spinal cord
cranial and cervical flexures