Neurulation & Development of PNS Flashcards
what induces neurulation?
notochord (sitting in the mesoderm, below ectoderm)
starts at week 3
what is primary neurulation?
process of forming neural plate, then neural folds, then a neural tube
occurs in the part of the ectoderm directly on top of the notochord (the rest becomes surface ectoderm)
what is the neural groove?
anchors the neural plate (sits right along the center of it)
remains throughout all of neurulation
what days does primary neurulation occur during?
days 17-20
what direction does primary neurulation occur in?
starts in the cervical region
moves up over then head and down towards the lumbar region at the same time (like a zipper going in both directions)
what are the different layers that form during primary neurulation? (3)
- both sides of the neural plate meet - pinch off and form the neural tube
- neural crest cells (lateral to the groove) - both sides meet in the middle - pinch off and form neural crest cells (between surface ectoderm and mesoderm)
- surface ectoderm on both sides meet (most superiorly) and form a whole surface ectoderm layer
what signals the end of primary neurulation?
ends when the caudal neuropore closes (around somite 31)
what is secondary neurulation?
formation of neural tube in the sacral/cocygeal segments from the tail bud - eventually merges with the caudal neuropore
where does the tail bud come from?
forms during gastrulation
what are the steps that cause the tail bud to form into the neural tube?
- tail bud condenses to form the medullary cord (a solid mass)
- medullary cord caviate (forms a lumen)
- this lumen merges with the central canal of the neural tube
- lateral segments of the tail bud become somites
- neural crest cells form and migrate
how does the location of neural crest cells change during neurulation?
start lateral on the neural plate- end up dorsal to the neural tube
what transition do neural crest cells under go?
epithelial to mesenchymal transition (become migratory)
how do neural crest cells migrate?
migrate ventrally
can migrate before the neural tube closes or after then neural tube closes
what are important neural crest cell derivatives?
neural crest cells named by region: cranial, cardiac, trunk, sacral
- cranial - chin formation
- cardiac - septa between aorta and pulmonary trunk
- melanocytes, odontoblast, Schwann cells, ganglia, enteric nervous system, adrenal medulla
what are neurocristopathies? (3 examples)
group of diseases (effect depends on which neural crest cells are affected )
eg; head/neck -goldenhar syndrome, micrognathia, TCS
trunk - Hirschsprung (impacted megacolon)
melanocytes - piebaldism
what days does the first round of meninges formation occur during?
days 25-30
what do meninges develop from?
neural crest cells and mesenchyme
what is the mininx primordial?
primordial meninges - original layer of neural crest cells/mesenchyme that migrate around the spinal cord
what happens to the primitive mininx during days 34-48
splits into the ectomeninx and endomeninx
what does the ectomeninx form?
dura matter
what does the endomeninx form?
arachnoid/pia matter
what role do the vertebra play in meninges development?
vertebra form at the same time as the neural tube
neural crest cells migrate towards the vertebra, then mix with mesenchyme
eventually form circular structure around the closed neural tube
what changes does the ectomeninx undergo during days 45-60
the ectomeninx becomes compact and forms a dural Venus sinus
in the spinal region– it disassociates from the vertebral bodies in order to form the epidural space