Susie Chapter 8 Flashcards
this is a set of instructions for making an organ of the body
genome
the first step in brain development is …
cell division
when individual cells stop dividing and take on specific characteristics (signals from different areas of neural tube turn on/off genes in different cells) -such as those of neurons or glial cells, this orders things spatially. this process is called…
cell differentiation
different kinds of neurons migrate to various locations is called…
pattern formation
this is formed by small patch of cells, the front is destined to form the brain, the rear to be the spinal cord. occurs during the 3rd week of human gestation.
neural plate
failure closure at the head end can result in the complete absence of an organised brain, a condition known as …
anencephaly
failure of neural tube closing at the lower spinal cord results in…
spina bifida
embryo sets up a number of localised __ regions in the neural tube that secrete signal molecules
polarizing
the molecule diffuses away from its source to form a __ of concentration with distance.
gradient
higher concentration of sonic hedgehog induces the expression of a gene that makes what type of neuron?
interneurons
lower concentration of sonic hedgehog induces expression of a gene that makes what type of neurons?
motor neurons
once a neuron stops dividing, it extends its axon with an enlarged tip (specialized for moving through tissue, suing its skills to select a favourable path) known as…
growth cone
this the cell of the body with the potential to change into all sorts of different kinds of other cells
stem cells
guidance cues from distance: chemorepulsion is called…
semaphorins
guidance cues from distance: chemoattraction is called…
netrins