Neuroembryology Flashcards

1
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Major milestones

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Gastrulation
Neural Induction and Neurulation
Neurogenesis/Neuronal Proliferation
Cell Migration
Development of Axons and Dendrites
Synaptogenesis and Pruning
Myelination
Formation of Neural Circuitries

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2
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Nervous system develops between _ and _

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4 weeks and adulthood

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3
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Brain weight at birth

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800 g

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4
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Brain weight at 6 y/o

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1200 g

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5
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Brain weight at adult

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1400 g

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6
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_% of birth associated with major malformation of the CNS

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3

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7
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_% spontaneous aborted fetus

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75

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8
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_% of infants who die within the 1st yr of life have major CNS malformations

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40

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9
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Conceptus wk

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1-2

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10
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Embryonic development wk

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3-8

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11
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Fetal period wk

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9-38

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12
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Loss happens on

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Conceptus

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13
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Major abnormalities happen on

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Embryonic development

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14
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Functional and Minor abnormalities happen on

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Fetal period

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15
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Early developmental process in which an embryo transforms from 1 dimensional layer of epithelial cells (blastula) and reorganizes into a multilayered and multidimensional (glastula)

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Grastulation

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16
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Formation of trilaminar from bilaminar disc

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Gastrulation

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17
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Gastrulation happens on wk

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3

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18
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Gastrulation give rise to

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Ectoderm
Mesoderm
Endoderm

Primitive node and streak

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19
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Process before gastrula

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Zygote
Blastomere
Morula
Blastocyst
Blastula
Gastrula

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20
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Neural tissue appears at __wk

A

3rd

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21
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Embryo is composed of 3 primary germ layers

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Ectoderm
Endoderm
Mesoderm

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22
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Ectoderm forms

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CNS,skin

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23
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Mesoderm forms

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Connective tissue, muscles, vascular structures, bone marrow, portions of internal organ

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24
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Endoderm forms

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Lungs, liver, and gut

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25
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Establishes the basic body plan of all vertebrae
–midline axis, bilat sym, rostral and caudal ends, dorsal and ventral surfaces

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Primitive streak

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26
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Defines the rostral direction
–as the node regresses, a notochordal process develops in the area rostral to it and somites begin to form on either side of the notochord

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Primitive node/Hensen’s node

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27
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Induces epiblast cells to form neuroectoderm

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Notochord

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28
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A process of cell to cell signaling by which the underlying mesoderm induces the ectoderm to become neuroectoderm and form the neural plate, giving rise to most of the nervous system

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Induction

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29
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Neural induction takes place in the

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ectoderm of the head process overlying the notochord

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30
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Neural induction starts about the

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16th to 17th day of intrauterine life

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31
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Neuroectodermal induction is d/t

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Hormones, growth factors, neurotransmitters

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32
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Notochord came from

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axial mesoderm, day 16 - beginning of 4thweek

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33
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Directs the overlying ectoderm to form the neural plate

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Induction (noggin & chordin)

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34
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Notochord defines the longitudinal axis by

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production of cell adhesion molecules

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35
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Determine the orientation of the vertebral column

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Notochord

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36
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Persist as the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disk

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Notochord

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37
Q

Neural plate is formed on

A

Day 18

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38
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Neural fold is formed on

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Day 20

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39
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Slipper-shaped plate of thickened ectoderm

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Neural plate

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40
Q

Located in the mid dorsal region in front of the primitive gut

A

neural plate

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41
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Lateral edges become elevated to form the neural folds

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Neural plate

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42
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Neural folds become more elevated, approach each midline and fuse to form the

A

neural tube

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43
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Neural folds form on Day

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20

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44
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Day 21 neural folds touching each other forms the

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neural tube

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45
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Primitive streak emerges as a groove at the

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caudal (lower part) pole of the embryo

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46
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Primitive node emerges in the

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cranial pole (upper part)

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47
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Epiblast cells moving along the primitive streak and the nodes form the

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3 germ layers

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48
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Thickening of the ectoderm forms the

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Neural plate in the cranial pole

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49
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Primitive streak in the caudal part initiates the

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Gastrulation

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50
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Somites are made up of

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Mesodermal cells

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51
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Somites could be seen on

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20th days

52
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Somites give supports to

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neural folds, which are the precursors of the vertebrae

53
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Closure of the neural tube proceeds

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bidirectionally

54
Q

Fusion begins at the

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center at the developing neural tube then proceed like a closing a double headed zipper

55
Q

Unclosed cephalic portion & caudal part of the neural tube are called the

A

anterior and posterior neuropores

56
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The lumen or the opening of the neural tube is open to the

A

Amniotic Cavity Rostrally and Caudally

57
Q

The neuropores will close at __ days

A

24 Cranial; 26 Caudal

58
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A process by which the neural plate folds over itself and fuses in a zipperlike fashion to become a neural tube

A

Neurulation

59
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The process by which the brain and most of the spinal cord are formed

A

Primary neuralation

60
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__ begins when the notochord induces the overlying embryonic ectoderm to form a neural plate (day __) and ends by Day __

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Neurulation, Day 18, Day 28

61
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The process by which the caudal parts of the spinal cord are formed

A

Secondary Neuralation

62
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Duration of Secondary Neuralation

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Day 20 - 42

63
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Mass of cells that develop in the caudal part of the neural tube and it enlarges eventually becomes continuous with the neural tube

A

Caudal Eminence

64
Q

Primary vs secondary neuralation

Initial epithelium

A

P

65
Q

Primary vs secondary neuralation

Columnarization

A

P

66
Q

Primary vs secondary neuralation

Rolling/folding

A

P

67
Q

Primary vs secondary neuralation

Closure

A

P

68
Q

Primary vs secondary neuralation

Dispersed Mesenchyme

A

S

69
Q

Primary vs secondary neuralation

Mesenchymal condensation

A

S

70
Q

Primary vs secondary neuralation

Medullary cord/neural rod

A

S

71
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Primary vs secondary neuralation

Epithelial Transition

A

S

72
Q

Ant neural pore failure to close

A

anencephaly 5:500000

73
Q

Posterior neural pore failure to close

A

Spina bifida 1:1000

74
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Defective primary neuralation aka

A

Dysraphic defects

75
Q

Anterior neuropore Failure to close

A

Anencephaly
Encephalocoele/Cranial bifidum
Chiari I malformation

76
Q

Posterior neuropore Failure to close

A

Spina bifida oculta
Spina bifida aperta
Spina bifida Cystica

77
Q

Disorder of dorsal induction

A

Spinal Dyraphism

78
Q

Minor fusion failure of posterior vertebral arches unaccompanied by herniation of meninges or neural tissue

A

Spina bifida occulta

79
Q

Collectively designates meningocele, myelomeningocele, and other cystic lesion

A

Spina bifida cystica

80
Q

Anencephaly __ times more in female than in male newborns

A

37

81
Q

Anencephaly screening

A

sAFP

82
Q

Prevention of anencephaly

A

folic acid

83
Q

One month after the fertilization,in which the anterior pore closes, there is a rapid development of neural tissues in the cranial region, the three primary vesicle is formed

A

Prosencephalon, Mesencephalon, Rhombencephalon

84
Q

Rhobencephalon and the spinal cord junction, __ flexure will be formed

A

Cervical

85
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Second flexure at the level of mesencephalon

A

Mesencephalic flexure

86
Q

Between the 4th and 8th weeks, the brain folds sharply at:

A

Mesencephalic, Pontine, Cervical flexures

87
Q

During the __ week, further subdivisions of the brain vesicle creates 5 secondary vesicle

A

5th week

Prosencephalon - Telencephalon, Diencephalon
Mesencephalon - Mesencephalon
Rhombencephalon - Metencephalon, Myelencephalon

88
Q

Forms as an outpocketing of the forebrain and expand enormously with its complex lobes, gyri, and sulci

A

Telencephalon

89
Q

Telencephalon later on become

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Cerebrum, basal ganglia, and diencephalon

90
Q

Second month of gestation, mesoderm is forming

A

Facial structures

91
Q

Process of forebrain development

A

Ventral Induction

92
Q

Rhombencephalon is divide into

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Metencephalon rostrally, Myelencephallon caudally

93
Q

Diencephalon turn into

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Thalamus, hypothalamus, Pineal body, Infundibulum, Optic Cup

94
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Mesencephalon turn into

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Tectum, tegmentum, crus cerebri

95
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Metencephalon turn into

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Pons, Cerebellum

96
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Myelencephalon turn into

A

medulla oblongata

97
Q

Cavity of Telencephalon

A

Lateral Ventricle

98
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Cavity of diencephalon

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Third Ventricle

99
Q

Cavity of Midbrain

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Cerebral Aqueduct

100
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Cavity of Metencephalon

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Upper 4th Ventricle

101
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Cavity of Myelencephalon

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Lower 4th Ventricle

102
Q

The lumen of the neural tube persist as the

A

Ventricular system of the adult brain

102
Q

Condition in Diencephalon

hypoplasia of optic n. and thalamus
Absence of septum pellucidum

A

septo-optic dysplasia

103
Q

Cavities of the telencephalic vesicles become the

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Lateral ventricles

104
Q

Diencephalic cavity becomes the

A

3rd ventricle

105
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Rhombencephalic Cavity becomes the

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4th ventricle

106
Q

Mesencephalic Cavity becomes the

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Cerebral Aqueduct

107
Q

Opening between the third ventricle and the lateral ventricle

A

Intraventricular Foramina/ Foramen of Monroe

108
Q

Foramen that arises from the caudal part of the 4th ventricle

Communication between the ventricular system and the subarachnoid

A

Foramen of Magendie (median aperture)

109
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Lateral Aperture

A

Foramen of Lushka

110
Q

CSF is produced by the

A

choroid plexuses of the lateral third ventricles

111
Q

CSF escapes the ventricular system through

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4th ventricle, passes through subarachnoid space, absorbed by the arachnoid villi

112
Q

Ventricular system is lined by

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Inner ependyma of cells, outer pia mater

113
Q

Problem in formation of the ventricular system

A

Congenital Hydrocephalus

114
Q

Peak time of neuronal proliferation

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3-4 mo

115
Q

Sites of proliferation

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Ventricular and subventricular zone

116
Q

Proliferative units are produced by

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symmetrical divisions of stem cells

117
Q

Proliferative units later enlarge by

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asymmetrical division of the stemcells before migration

118
Q

Blast cells (pluripotential) multiply in __ region producing ___

A

Periventricular reigion, neuroblast & glioblast

119
Q

As the cells undergo their last division, they will now begin to migrate way from the periventricular area on the __ cell

A

Transient glial cell

120
Q

Guide the migration

A

Transient glial cell/ Radial glial cells

121
Q

Peak time of neuronal migration

A

3-5 months

122
Q

Cerebrum neuronal migration

A

redial migration: Cerebral cortex, deep nuclei

123
Q

Cerebellum neuronal migration

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Radial migration: Purkinje cells, dentate nuclei
Tangetial migration: external—internal granule cells

124
Q

Synaptic reduction

A

pruning